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Mustang Valley excels in Awapuni feature
24 SEPTEMBER, NZ RACING DESK
Windsor Park-bred Mustang Valley (Vanbrugh), an impressive last start Hastings winner, lifted her game several notches on Saturday as she claimed her first success at stakes level when taking out t...

2000 Guineas pipe-dream alive and well for Denby Road
25 SEPTEMBER, NZ RACING DESK
Three-year-old gelding Denby Road (ShamExpress) is yet another example to never judge a book by its cover. Prepared by Cambridge trainer Shelley Hale, the giant son of ShamExpress was not expected...

Edward Manifold likely for She’s Licketysplit
Exciting three-year-old filly She’s Licketysplit (Turn Me Loose) is thriving in Melbourne and as a result trainer Andrew Forsman has elected to line her up at Flemington this weekend. She sealed he...

EXCITING FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR DEBUT SHAMEXPRESS WINNER
19 SEP 22 | NZ Racing Desk
Local debutant Stan lived up to the expectations of his trainer Robbie Patterson when he made a winning start to his racing career at New Plymouth. The robust son of Shamexpress had promised plenty...
CALLSIGN MAV RECORDS POPULAR FOURTH GROUP ONE WIN
19 SEP 22 | NZ Racing Desk
Windsor Park bred six-year-old Callsign Mav showed all of his fighting qualities when landing the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, providing popular heavy-weight jock...
BETTER GROUND TO SUIT KIWI GROUP 1 HOPEFULS
19 SEP 22 | NZ Racing Desk
Andrew Forsman enjoyed a satisfying weekend in Melbourne with his classic contenders and upcoming Group One aspirations will be further boosted by a break in the weather. The Cambridge trainer prod...

GROUP 1 FILLY TO MAKE AUSTRALIAN DEBUT
14 SEPT 22 | NZ Racing Desk
Australian punters will get their first look at New Zealand Group One winner She’s Licketysplit at Caulfield on Saturday where she will contest the Gr.2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m). The daug...

DYNASTIC DYNAMIC IN HASTINGS FEATURE
10 SEP 22 | NZ Racing News
Last season’s Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner Dynastic made a successful return to racing when he displayed a touch of class in taking out the Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m). The M...

DOMINANT GUINEAS WIN FOR VANBRUGH FILLY
5 SEP 22 | Racing News
Vanbrugh filly Sheez Dominant lived up to her name in the Wanganui Guineas on Saturday winning the Listed feature in impressive fashion at just her third start. Bred by Windsor Park Stud, the ...

IN-FORM GREY LOOKING GOOD FOR TARZINO
6 SEP 22 | NZ Racing Desk
Helena Baby turned heads when he enjoyed a trip away on Tuesday morning to further his build-up toward a second tilt at the opening Group One contest of the new season. The striking grey son of Gui...

Top filly off to Aussie, lickety split
Outstanding filly Lickety Split (Turn Me Loose) has been given the green light for an Australian campaign that could see her value skyrocket. The Group 1-winning filly will bypass the rest of the N...

LICKETY SPLIT - THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
22 AUG 22 | Racing News
In a manner reminiscent of her triple Group 1 winning sire Turn Me Loose, Gr.1 2YO winner Lickety Split resumed her exciting career with another terrific performance to down her more seasoned peer...

MR MAESTRO READY FOR VALLEY ASSIGNMENT
17 AUG 22 | NZ Racing Desk
Trainer Andrew Forsman expects to see significant improvement from Mr Maestro when he lines-up at The Valley on Saturday. The stakes performer finished fifth in his debut Australian outing at San...

NORTHLAND BREEDERS FIRST-UP FOR LICKETY SPLIT
16 AUG 22 | NZ Racing Desk
Group One winner Lickety Split will begin what her connections hope to be a lucrative spring preparation when she heads to Ruakaka on Saturday. The Andrew Forsman-trained filly will contest the G...

TURN THE ACE LETS LOOSE IN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
JUL 22 | Racing News
Exciting 3YO Turn The Ace (Turn Me Loose) delivered a class performance on Saturday to win the $60,000 ITM Winter Championship Final over 1600m at Ruakaka.Racing on the pace and giving all his riva...

TALENTED JUVENILE PROSPECTING CLASSIC GOLD
19 JUL 22 | NZ Racing Desk
Stephen Autridge looks to be in for an exciting season with rising three-year-old Alabama Gold after his win over 800m at the Cambridge trials on Tuesday. The son of Turn Me Loose had a pleasing ...

Winning treble for Turn Me Loose
RACING NEWS | 23 JUN 22
“If you want to define bravery, you look up TURN ME LOOSE in the dictionary and there it would be”.So said legendary Melbourne racecaller Greg Miles following the Gr.1 victory of TURN ME LOOSE in C...

New stakes winner adds to a great season for ShamExpress
29 JUNE, 2022 RACENEWS
The stocks of ShamExpress continue to rise and hardly a week passes without the progeny of Windsor Park’s successful son of O’Reilly featuring on the racetracks of Australasia. Last Saturday proved...

Windsor Park announces their 2022 service fees
16 MAY, 2022 RACENEWS
Windsor Park Stud, whose stallions have enjoyed a super season on the racetrack, have announced their service fees for the 2022 breeding season. Heading Windsor Park’s stallion roster will be ‘boom...

Another successful Windsor Park Stud Sports Luncheon & South Island Yearling Sale
16 MAY, 2022 RACENEWS
Great people, great support and a great lineup of yearlings resulted in an outstanding 100% clearance rate for the 2022 edition of our Rugby, Racing and Beer Sports Luncheon and South Island Yearli...

Windsor Park Stud Yearling Sale and Sports Luncheon
11 MAY, 2022 RACING NEWS
Windsor Park Stud Yearling Sale and Sports LuncheonShow Gate, Riccarton Park - Friday 13 May from 12noon We have a strong catalogue of nine well credentialled yearlings which can be...

Windsor Park announces their 2022 service fees
11 MAY, 2022 RACENEWS
Windsor Park Stud, whose stallions have enjoyed a super season on the racetrack, have announced their service fees for the 2022 breeding season. Heading Windsor Park’s stallion roster will be ‘boom...

Windsor Park Stud Rugby, Racing & Beer Yearling Sale
9 MAY, 2022 NZ RACING DESK
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Farewell Akela
20 APRIL, 2022 RACENEWS
Yesterday was time to say goodbye to one of our special broodmares Akela. A good looking, Group placed winner of 6 races, Akela quickly excelled in the broodmare paddocks with her second living foa...

Smart Trio For Turn Me Loose
12 APRIL, RACENEWS
Smart Trio For Turn Me Loose A trio of weekend winners for ‘boom’ stallion Turn Me Loose propelled the exciting, triple Group One winning sprinter/miler further up the sires tables.Of New ...

Freedmans secure promising Kiwi filly
6 APRIL, 2022 NZ RACING DESK
Promising filly Victoria Roc (Turn Me Loose) is set to continue her racing career in Australia. The daughter of Turn Me Loose was impressive when winning by 3-3/4 lengths when on debut at Matamata ...

ShamExpress clocks up another Group winner for the season
5 APRIL, 2022 RACENEWS
Zola Express, the quality, second-crop daughter of ShamExpress (O’Reilly) gained her first win at Group Two level at the weekend when finishing strongly to beat dual Group One winner Tiptronic in t...

Zola Express provides Millar with biggest win
2 APRIL, 2022 NZ RACING DESK
Trainer Janelle Millar was trying hard to keep her emotions in check as she waited for her gallant mare Zola Express to return to the Awapuni birdcage after providing the New Plymouth mentor with h...

Rockstar debut winner for Turn Me Loose
30 MARCH, RACENEWS
Following three impressive trials wins and highly touted as a filly with a big future, the Jamie Richards trained Victoria Roc (Turn Me Loose) lived up to the hype with an immaculate winning perfor...

Prix de Turn Dominant in Gr.2 Alister Clark Stakes
18 MARCH 2022, BREEDNET
Prix De Turn wins the Gr.2 Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley providing his sire Turn Me Loose with his third stakes winner in the past week A massive prize for young Cranbourne based trainer Ma...