Wyndspelle is a confirmed New Zealand Derby starter, while an offshore classic is on the agenda for the colt's stablemate Tavidream.

Yearling sales often throw up surprises but not many as big as the sales topper at Karaka yesterday.

If Ken Spicer doesn't have a good week selling horses he has nobody to blame but himself.

The $100,000 Retina Specialists Avondale Guineas at Ellerslie on Saturday was going to provide us with the perfect guide into the Vodafone Derby next month.

More is likely to be known today over the fate of the yobbos who dismantled the back straight running rail minutes before the last race at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Sydney trainer Joe Pride feels a sense of redemption after Terravista captured a second group one victory with an explosive turn of foot in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.

Any hopes rival trainers might have been harbouring that Winx had a tough run in the Apollo Stakes have been put to bed by Chris Waller.

After drawing wide, classy Kiwi will need plenty of luck, as will main rival Hectorjayjay.

The connections of Gingernuts are going to have to speculate to accumulate if they are to fully cash in on the 3-year-old's form. The

If Ken Spicer doesn't have a good week selling horses he has nobody to blame but himself. Because not only is Spicer one of the leading

Thoroughbred Racing announced an increase of the minimum stakemoney from $7000 to $10,000.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing chief executive Greg Purcell has announced his intention to step aside by the end of the current season.

Today's A$750,000, group one 1000m-sprint will be a stallion-making race with five potential stallions lining up in the field of 13.

The footing at Ellerslie today will hardly be suitable to most horses and two words emerge - be careful.

Kiwi pacing stars Have Faith In Me and Smolda may need the ace they have stored up their sleeves to sneak into the Miracle Mile via tonight's preludes.

Hitting 53 kilograms on race day is no easy task for Taranaki jockey Dylan Turner, but he has committed to riding that weight at New Plymouth today.

Cup and Guineas take on different slant in the wet.

The exciting four-year-old hasn't raced since a rare disappointing performance at Alexandra Park on December 31.

The former New Zealand apprentice will have the first chance to impress aboard the New Zealand 1000 Guineas winner.

Chenille, Marciano, and Megablast will be among cup rivals.

A pass mark from champion trainer Darren Weir at Moonee Valley this week will book Lord Van Percy's flight to New Zealand.

New Zealand's chances of securing more Miracle Mile invitations have been dealt a blow.

Comeback jockey Jason Waddell marked his Avondale Guineas mount Camino Rocoso down in his black book the first time he rode the horse.

Champion mare Winx has turned her comeback into little more than a A$269,000 ($286,000) track work gallop at Randwick.

Leading filly Volpe Veloce has gone to the paddock for a well-deserved break.

Split Enz told us that history never repeats but that theory might be tested at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Horses are horses, but trying to stay aboard a bucking bronco and group one sprinting somehow don't sit well together.

Kiwi pacing champ Lazarus can go faster - and he might have to.

More and more major races - and at times not so major events - are tempo related. It was something you didn't previously see a lot of.

Supporters of the well favoured Romantic Maid were breathing a sigh of relief as the promising mare finally secured a deserved victory.