Leading southern apprentice jockey and registered nurse Denby-Rose Tait fittingly celebrated International Nurses’ Day with a winning double at Ascot Park on Sunday.
Two-year-old filly Connello produced a powerful home straight sprint in tricky conditions to capture her maiden victory when taking out the AB Electrical Ltd 2YO (!200m) at New Plymouth on Saturday.
Progressive galloper Orlov made it consecutive victories and three wins in his last five starts when he dashed home near the fence to take out the feature flat race at New Plymouth on Saturday, the Landmark Homes (1800m).
A black-type assignment is looming on the horizon for Casino Princess after she capped a consistent formline with victory in Saturday’s Macmillan Accountants (1560m) at Rotorua.
An emotional Alex Rae was delighted to see stable star Shock ‘Em Ova demolish his opposition at Caulfield on Saturday.
The son of Shocking closed from the tale of the field to land the Selangor Turf Club Handicap (1400m) fresh-up under Dean Yendall and had nearly three lengths on closest rival First Accused.
Te Akau Racing’s venture into Victoria continues to pay dividends, with four-year-old gelding Savoir Faire breaking through for his first metropolitan victory when successful at Caulfield on Saturday.
Former New Zealander Scarlet Oak has rocketed to the second line of betting in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) following an easy victory at Newcastle.
The Andrew Forsman-trained Positivity proved a grade above her rivals when cruising to a near two-length victory in the Gr.3 SA Fillies Classic (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
While the feature race focus has been on Adelaide over the past few weeks, South Australian trainer Michael Hickmott sent handy four-year-old mare Fancify to Caulfield where she scored a comfortable victory in the Rod Griffiths Handicap (1400m).
An emphatic front-running win at New Plymouth on Saturday hinted at a lucrative winter campaign over the next few months for Rocababy.
