Mark Twain out of Melbourne Cup
By Joshua Smith, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Mark Twain, New Zealand’s leading hope for this year’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), has been ruled out of spring racing with a tendon strain. [caption id="attachment_9052"...
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James salutes Prowess as Gavelhouse Plus auction begins
As the eagerly anticipated auction of Prowess gets underway on Gavelhouse Plus, Roger James has described the multiple Group One winner as one of the finest horses to grace his respected...
Mark Twain makes first step towards Cup
By Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Mark Twain took the first step in a long road leading to the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with an exhibition gallop between races at...
Orchestral heads to paddock after top campaign
By Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Orchestral has returned to New Zealand after a sensational campaign, which culminated in a bold effort for third in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Australian Oaks...
Kingsclere favoured to go back-to-back in Vinery
By Joshua Smith, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Cambridge’s Kingsclere Stables is in for a busy trans-Tasman weekend, headlined by their glamour filly Orchestral tackling the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill...
Orchestral on song for NZ Derby
By Joshua Smith, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Winning a Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) is nothing new for Roger James, with the Cambridge trainer looking to extend his tally in the Classic...
Orchestral a class above in Avondale Guineas
By Richard Edmunds, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Three weeks after announcing her arrival among the season’s elite three-year-olds in breathtaking style on Karaka Millions night, Orchestral treated Ellerslie to an encore in...
Kingsclere go back-to-back in Karaka Millions 3YO
By Joshua Smith, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Roger James and James McDonald teamed up to win the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie in 2012 with Silent Achiever, and the pair...
James and Wellwood go one better in Desert Gold
By Richard Edmunds, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Roger James and Robert Wellwood turned their Wellington Cup Carnival fortunes around with an impressive victory by Sudbina in the Gr.3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert...