The announcement last weekend of the 2025 New Zealand Award winners has prompted a number of catalogue updates, with few more significant than Lot 40 in the Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale. Offered on account of N40 Racing, Lot 40 is a filly by champion sire Bettors Delight from the winning Christian Cullen mare Cullen Who.…
Making her debut in the final event at Shepparton on Tuesday 3rd Feb, the 3yo Bettors Wish filly Like No Other started a raging $1.40 favourite and justified the support—though not without giving her backers a few anxious moments—scrambling home by the barest of nostrils from second favourite Bill. Trained by Mark Watson and driven…
Champion reinsman Anthony Butt will shortly return to his homeland New Zealand after a stint in Australia and he showed at Ballarat last Thursday why he is one of New Zealand’s best ever drivers. Butt’s drive behind the Like A Gazelle in the mare’s maiden was an absolute pearler as he settled the daughter…
In the week leading up to the 2026 Super Bowl, the American Ideal three-year-old Dallascowboy broke his maiden status, scoring on debut at Charlton on Monday. Renowned more for their cheerleaders than on-field success, the Dallas Cowboys haven’t lifted a Super Bowl trophy since 1995. Driven by Ryan Sanderson for trainer Shane Sanderson, Dallascowboy cruised…
Bettors Delight stallion Republican Party closed out the 2025 Season with a pair of Group One victories in the Invercargill Cup and Auckland Cup to clinch a trio of New Zealand Awards for the season. Republican Party was named 2025 NZ Harness Horse of the Year, 2025 NZ Pacer of…
At Newcastle on 28 January the $15,000 Super Maiden was taken out by Always B Miki 4yo Miki Moo. At Goulburn on 1 February the $15,000 Super Maiden was won by the 3yo Captaintreacherous colt Emperor. It wouldn’t have been such a big deal apart from the fact that a half-sister…
