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Wednesday Racing: Omolong dazzles on race day debut at Warwick Farm

A powerful debut from Omolong set the tone for a productive midweek meeting at Warwick Farm, with the 2-year-old Extreme Choice colt announcing himself in style for Chris Waller, while Pin Up Sheila maintained her unbeaten record and Zoufame produced a dominant return to the races to pick up his maiden in style.
Thursday 25th June
'There is genuine depth right across the select catalogue': Jones bullish ahead of National Weanling Sale

The countdown to the 2026 New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale is underway, with a compact yet quality catalogue of 114 youngsters (after withdrawals) selling this Thursday 25 June at Karaka.

June 25th 2026

Chaldean's first Southern Hemisphere foals turning heads at Karaka

Two foals from the first crop of Cambridge Stud's dual Group 1-winning shuttler Chaldean will be offered at Thursday's New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale, and their reception has the Cambridge team enthused for what the future holds for the stallion.

June 25th 2026

Skin in the game: New Zealand racing’s biggest investors put an innovative reform plan on the table

A far-reaching plan released to arrest New Zealand racing's decline was released on Wednesday, and it comes from seven of its most powerful breeders, investors and operators. From a pooled property vehicle to tax reform and a single governing body, the report asks whether those who own racing's assets are ready to put them to work for its future.

June 25th 2026

Double Market gets date with Anamoe via Inglis Digital

Group 2-winning Castelvecchio mare Double Market tops the Inglis Digital June Late Sale for $200,000, where three mares bound for commercial dates in the spring realised six figure price tags.

June 25th 2026

Tony Rider invests in New Zealand's future with purchase of The Oaks Stud

Milan Park Stud's Tony Rider has announced he has purchased The Oaks Stud and will take over the property at the end of July 2027. He intends to honour Dick Karreman's vision of the farm as a leading Australasian commercial enterprise, while continuing his personal investment into enhancing the nation's breeding population.

June 24th 2026

Hot And High bearing the fruits of Fogarty's future-focused plan

When Cape Falls Thoroughbreds' Brett Fogarty purchased multiple stakes winner Paris Petard in 2011, he was hoping to build a dynasty. That plan is gaining serious momentum in 2026 as the mare's granddaughter Hot And High clinches a second stakes victory.

June 24th 2026

Wilson-Taylor eyes New Zealand move in well-timed career shift

Queensland-based jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor is set to relocate to New Zealand, targeting spring and summer opportunities. With prior success across the Tasman and established connections, the 26-year-old sees the move as a natural and well-timed progression.

June 24th 2026

Promise to pressure to proof: Pierata's performance repaying Yulong's investment

The momentum is building for Yulong stallion Pierata after his son, Midnight Dynamite, nabbed the Listed Civic Stakes at Randwick on Saturday to become the sire’s third stakes winner. As his first Victorian-born youngsters prepare to hit the track, TTR chatted with Harry King about the stallion's surging statistics.

June 23rd 2026

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