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Inglis Digital Purchase Iron Hawk to Tackle G3 TAB Mile
Harness racing trainer Barry Purdon bought Iron Hawk last year with New Zealand Cup Week in mind, and now the moment has arrived, with the stakes performer set to tackle the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) at Riccarton on Wednesday.
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.
Unraced First Season Sires Trial Report
It’s been a pretty steady start to spring in terms of 2YO races and we are still waiting to see a first season sire post a winner, but there has been action aplenty at the trials which would indicate the pre-Christmas period is set to ignite.
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.
Group One performer Myakkabelle goes under the hammer on Gavelhouse Plus
Gavelhouse Plus is giving breeders the chance to add a Group One performer to their broodmare band with the auction of multiple black-type placegetter Myakkabelle.
Tassort Filly Goes Two for Two in $400,000 Inglis Banner
Race experience proved valuable at Flemington on Saturday when talented Tassort filly made it two wins from as many starts when adding the $400,000 Listed VRC Inglis Banner (1000m) to her debut win in the Listed MRC Debutant Stakes last month.