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Lance O’Sullivan knows the NZ Derby form hasn’t looked too flash this autumn but he’s hoping star colt Rocket Spade can buck the trend in Saturday’s Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick. All three of the NZ Derby placegetters will line up in the $2 million staying test on Day One of The Championships after Rocket Spade edged out Milford and The Frontman in the NZ feature last month. Rocket Spade will have his first Australian run in the Australian Derby but it’s the performances of the other two so far across the Tasman that have created some cause for concern.

Link to Share Lance O’Sullivan admits his confidence in Rocket Spade’s prospects for Australia’s richest staying classic hasn’t been bolstered by the subsequent Australian performances of the pair that trailed him home in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). Rocket Spade is on the third line of betting for the A$2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday after beating Milford by a short neck in the New Zealand Derby, with Frontman a further short head back in third. But in their respective races since the New Zealand Derby, both Milford and Frontman – who races a...

Horse racing: Concert Hall earns Sydney shot 5 Apr, 2021 08:56 PM 3 minutes to read Concert Hall has had a roller-coaster year so far. Photo / Trish Dunell NZ Herald The forgotten Kiwi raider on the rich Sydney autumn carnival is about to get some high-powered help in her bid to win the Sydney Cup. Concert Hall has had a crazy 2021, including missing a key race in February after she got away at the barriers and went on a tour of the suburbs of New Plymouth, including galloping through a playground. Apart from being an equine tourist, she has recorded two sixths in races she went into on the ...

Racing: Entriviere's racetrack deeds give Hawke's Bay couple a huge buzz 12 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM 9 minutes to read Jockey Danielle Johnson drives Entriviere to victory in driving rain at the finish of last Sunday's Group 3 Haunui Farm King's Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie. Jockey Danielle Johnson drives Entriviere to victory in driving rain at the finish of last Sunday's Group 3 Haunui Farm King's Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie. Hawkes Bay Today By: John Jenkins Hawke's Bay couple Simon and Melissa Turner are experiencing racing euphoria as they own a significant shareholding in the exciting New ...

Link to Share In a desperate three-way finish to the blue riband Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), it was race favourite Rocket Spade who came out on top at the conclusion of a thrilling contest. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained colt had gone into the race off a strong performance to win the Group 2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) in his final lead-up to Sunday’s feature event at Ellerslie. That run had hinted the son of Fastnet Rock would thrive on the 2400m of the Derby and so it proved as rider Craig Grylls provided a masterclass in getting Rocket Spade home after the p...