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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.
Point Of Law Delivers Dominant G1 Melbourne Cup Victory
The least experienced runner in this year’s field, Frankel (GB) colt Point Of Law led home a one-two-three finish for Ciaron Maher as the northern hemisphere bred 3yo charged away under Ethan Brown to win the $10.2m G1 VRC Melbourne Cup (3200m) by three and three-quarter lengths.
$1m Golden Gift Goes To Castelvecchio Colt Act Up
With the form through the Listed MRC Debutant Stakes coming to the fore earlier in the day with winner Soldi recording his second black type win in as many starts, stablemate Act Up who finished had fourth in the Debutant headed to Sydney to win the $1m Listed ATC Golden Gift (1100m).
Proisir Filly Springs Upset Win in G1 NZ 1000 Guineas
Te Akau’s gun filly Asturia was the talk of the town heading into Saturday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, but it was fellow Waikato filly Angels Halo who caused an upset to claim the southern Classic becoming the seventh G1 winner for Proisir.
Zed Stayer Wins Listed Metropolitan Trophy Again
Just Charlie continued the theme of the day at Riccarton on Saturday when the Wanganui visitor claimed his second successive Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2590m).
Unbeaten Superstar Proxima Dea Wins G1 VRC Oaks
The story of Proxima Dea is a real trans-Tasman page turner, bred and raced by Kiwis, foaled in Australia, purchased by one trainer and prepared by another and her dam sold through Inglis Digital last year and now in Victoria, potentially carrying another classic staying star of the future!