Tayler Strong

Wot The Owl was claimed for $3500 by Tisbury owner and trainer Tom Kilkelly, after an easy win at Forbury Park last night.

Leif Erikson is on target to resume racing at Forbury Park tonight after a dashing workout win there last Saturday.

Wot The Owl, the winner of four races in the past three months, has a claiming tag of $3500 at Forbury Park tomorrow night.

Colours worn by winners at Riccarton for close on 70 years were carried by Kalgoorlie Bomber at Riccarton on Saturday.

Crystal Duke won the Christchurch Casino Winter Classic in sensational fashion at Riccarton on Saturday for his second major win in a race sponsored by the company of his Queenstown owner, Barry Thomas.

Cape Kinaveral ended a quest that began 48 years ago for his Opotoki nonagenarian part-owner Jimmy Brown when he won the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase at Riccarton on Saturday.

Jockey Isaac Lupton is in line to win the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase for the fourth time at Riccarton tomorrow with the mount on Roodyvoo.

Hayley Curran, who began riding over jumps 14 months ago, won the $60,000 New Zealand Grand National Hurdles at Riccarton yesterday with a well-judged front-running ride on Wotabuzz.

The experience of Waitaha Toa and his rider, Jonathan Riddell, may be a deciding factor in the New Zealand Grand National Hurdles at Riccarton today.

Drum Major, a $72,000 yearling, cleared maiden ranks as a 5yr-old at Oamaru on Sunday.

Oamaru: Motu Speedy Star caused his second major upset with success in the Kurow Cup at odds of 47-to-one yesterday.

Trainer Cran Dalgety and driver Mark Jones, who teamed to win the Kurow Cup 11 years ago, renew their association in a bid to win the race with Orl Black at Oamaru tomorrow.

Robert Hannam has been given the opportunity to ride his second Winter Cup winner as the replacement for injured Lee Callaway on Windwhistle in the $100,000 race at Riccarton tomorrow.

Pandora's Diamond is racing at Alexandra Park tomorrow night as a precursor to the shift to Cambridge of her Oamaru owner-trainer Roni Lauren.

Golden Crowns, a last-start winner of a maiden hurdle, will switch to a steeplechase at Riccarton on Saturday.

Lisa Allpress said she was "relieved" after she clinched the New Zealand jockeys' premiership at Oamaru yesterday.

Christchurch owners Phil and Glenys Kennard and Neil Pilcher capped a big season when Machs A Flyin won the 2yr-old race at Addington yesterday at his first start.