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Magnificent Mr Brightside heads Kiwi clean sweep in Makybe Diva

Magnificent Mr Brightside heads Kiwi clean sweep in Makybe Diva

By Richard Edmunds

Kiwi-breds have a proud recent record in the Gr. 1 Makybe Diva Stakes, and that trend continued on Saturday with New Zealand laying claim to all of ...

 
West Coast the poster boy jumps racing needs

West Coast the poster boy jumps racing needs

By Dennis Ryan

In jumps racing’s hour of need, West Coast confirmed his status as one of the best ever with yet another champion performance in Sunday’s Ben & ...

 
Momentum building with major events on the horizon

Momentum building with major events on the horizon

By Cameron Rodger - GM Entain

“If you thought The Everest was a big event on the calendar last year, we’ll be looking to grow it even further this time round.” They say ...

 
Read About It writing his own headlines

Read About It writing his own headlines

By Dennis Ryan

Back-to-back wins in the Central Districts’ final two-year-old stakes race of the old season and the region’s first three-year-old stakes race of ...

 
New Zealand-breds make spring statement across the Tasman

New Zealand-breds make spring statement across the Tasman

By Richard Edmunds

Despite coming up empty-handed in Melbourne’s first Group One race of the season, New Zealand-breds still made their presence felt in a big way on ...

 
KEVIN HICKMAN: A special person whose legacy will live

KEVIN HICKMAN: A special person whose legacy will live

By Dennis Ryan

Early April 2019 will go down as one of the less memorable periods in my life, beginning with the call I received on the afternoon of April 2 ...

 
Browne influence lives on with another Pakuranga Hunt Cup win

Browne influence lives on with another Pakuranga Hunt Cup win

By Dennis Ryan

It’s more than 18 years since Hall of Fame horseman Ken Browne died, but his influence continues as we were reminded at Te Rapa last Saturday when ...

 
Allpress marking time as further milestones await

Allpress marking time as further milestones await

By Dennis Ryan

“One of my first thoughts after the fall was I wouldn’t be going to Japan, it clearly wasn’t going to happen – a broken back cooks it ...

 
Cooksley sticks to tried and true philosophy

Cooksley sticks to tried and true philosophy

By Dennis Ryan

From the time as a teenager when he burst on the scene as a Great Northern Steeplechase-winning jockey, Grant Cooksley has let his actions do the ...