Tuesday, 26 May 2026 Manawatu Race Results
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Mike Breslin couldn’t be any happier with Crouch ahead of Sunday’s Listed Sandown Cup (3200m), with his only concern being his 60-kilogram impost.
The New Zealand Thoroughbred industry is mourning the loss of another member of its community this week with the passing of Group One-winning trainer Anne Herbert, aged 68.
Solid Gold has had few favours this week, but trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are pleased with the Waikato Stud filly ahead of her Australian debut in the Gr.3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday.
Never Look Back made another winning start to the jumps season when taking out the Wanganui Insurance Brokers Open Hurdle (3000m) at Wanganui on Sunday.
Kylie Hoskin’s first foray into Australian racing didn’t deliver the desired result last Saturday, but it has whet her appetite for more and she is keen to undertake future campaigns if an opportunity presents itself.
A trip to the Queensland winter carnival remains in the mix for talented colt Excite but the immediate focus is on another domestic black-type target.
The Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable were to the fore at Te Rapa on Saturday when progressive juveniles Excite and Incandescent produced a feature race quinella in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (1400m).
Last start Group Three winner Geneva has earned his place in Saturday’s Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m), marking trainer Kylie Hoskin’s first trans-Tasman campaign.
Aylesbury trainer Richard Didham is licking his lips as winter racing draws closer.
Promising mare Monologue will close out her four-year-old campaign at Te Rapa where she will bid for further black type honours.
O’Reilly mare Gram may only be 10 years old, but she is already proving to be a powerhouse producer for Waikato Stud.
The combined Canterbury gallops and harness community is reflecting on the life of renowned racing photographer Colin Berry following his passing in Christchurch at age 89.
Andrew Campbell is eyeing off black type events with two members of his stable in the coming week.
