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Kiwi Bred Evaporate Wins $2m G3 Five Diamonds
It was a Kiwi bred quinella in the rich $2million Gr3 Five Diamonds (1800m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday when consistent performer Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) edged out Zambardo (NZ) (Belardo (IRE)) to add another gold star to his burgeoning career record.
Hot Form Continues As Lazzura Takes Home Eighth Black Type Victory
Coming off a pair of G2 victories, the Chris Waller trained Snitzel mare Lazzura added a third G2 in as many starts as the 5yo toughed it out right to the line to win the $500,000 G2 ATC Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
Waikato Stud Win G2 Matriarch With Savabeel Mare
Saturday 7 November will be a date that lives in the memory of the Chittick family and everyone involved in their Waikato Stud breeding operation as they produced a winning double on the last day of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival with longshot prospect Sun Gift (NZ) (Savabeel) winning the Gr 2. Matriarch Stakes (2000m) and talented Super Seth mare Superfabulistic saluted in a Benchmark event.
Haras d'Etreham Set Fee for Hotazhell
Triple Group I winner Hotazhell will begin his stallion career at Haras d'Etreham in France at a fee of €15,000 next year before then shuttling to Widden Stud in Australia.
NZB Filly of the Year Frontrunner Faces Group One Test
Asturia (NZ) (Almanzor) has wasted little time in stamping herself as an early standout in the 2026-27 NZB Filly of the Year Series, and Saturday’s $600,000 Group One Barneswood Farm 54th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton gives her the chance to confirm that superiority.
NZB Ready to Run – More Like Proxima Dea!
A quality packed catalogue for the 2026 NZB Ready to Run Sale is now online and in the lead up to the sale we’ve gone looking each week for horses of interest that jump out on pedigree and superstar filly Proxima Dea has us hard on the trail of Tarzino.