Mathew Gillies brought up a memorable milestone at Te Aroha on Sunday when recording his 100th win in the saddle in New Zealand.

Tony Pike’s powers of persuasion have come up short against the money on offer in Hong Kong.

Emerging filly Platinum Diamond sparkled again in Saturday’s Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m), completing an unprecedented treble of winter age-group features.

Sam King is back with four selections on Saturday.

Mary Shan will resume at Wanganui on Saturday to open a preparation with a sole aim.

Peter and Shaun McKay are dreaming of a Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) tilt with their quality stayer Wolfgang, and he will start his journey towards the iconic feature at Wanganui on Saturday.

New Zealand’s top-rated performer El Vencedor will contest all three legs of the spring Triple Crown series.

Lhasa proved he is more than a synthetic track specialist when he nearly caused an upset when finishing runner-up in Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa.

Venetian Sun made a successful foray to France for a first Group 1…

A well-judged front-running ride by Daniel Stackhouse has aided five-year-old gelding Navy King to claim the lion’s share of the prize in the MSC Signs Handicap (2040m) at The Valley on Saturday.

Late starter Jack Morrison will be presented with another ideal opportunity on his home polytrack course at Awapuni on Sunday to make up for lost time.

Joshua Brown’s victory in last month’s Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) was more than 30 years in the making for the Gussey family, and on Saturday he will be seeking to add to his burgeoning record in the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa.

Ed Walker’s recent love affair with the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes continued when Royal Fixation justified her handler’s confidence with a comfortable success under William Buick.

Cambridge trainer Mark Treweek continued his great record on his local synthetic track on Wednesday when Seamsew took out the Saddley Warehouse (970m).