Legendary jumper West Coast defends Great Northern crown
September 16, 2024
Richard Edmunds, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images)Letham Stud-bred West Coast further cemented his status as one of New Zealand’s greatest ever steeplechasers with a stirring defence of his title in the $150,000 Ben & Ryan Foote Racing Great N...
Unusual Legacy takes big step towards Metropolitan
September 14, 2024
Next month’s Gr.1 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) is looming large on the horizon for Unusual Legacy, who enhanced his growing reputation with an outstanding last-to-first performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 Chandon Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill.The Benchmark 88 handicap wa...
High-flying pair on Great Northern pursuit
September 12, 2024
By Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskMark Oulaghan’s star jumpers West Coast and Berry The Cash were unstoppable in last month’s Grand National contests, and on Sunday, they are heavily-favoured to add the Great Northern equivalents to their formidab...
West Coast leaving legacy for underrated sire
August 12, 2024
By Joshua Smith, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskWest Coast may not have any black-type against his name, but he is proving to be one of best performers for his ill-fated sire Mettre En Jeu.On Saturday, West Coast etched his name into the history books when recording his third consec...
West Coast takes his third Grand National Steeplechase
August 10, 2024
By Kevin Robertson, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskSensational steeplechaser West Coast etched his name amongst the greats of the New Zealand jumping scene when he collected his third win in a row in Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m)...
West Coast sets scene for Grand National showdown
August 3, 2024
Outstanding steeplechaser West Coast laid down the gauntlet to fellow superstar jumper The Cossack for supremacy in next weekend’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) in emphatic fashion at Riccarton on Saturday.Shooting for his second wi...
West Coast completes iconic double with Northern Steeples victory
September 17, 2023
By Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskThe Letham Stud-bred West Coast cemented himself at the top of the steeplechasing ranks at Te Rapa on Sunday, the top-class jumper claiming the elusive National/Northern double when taking out the Ben and Ryan Foote Racing Great Nor...
West Coast takes testing Trentham feature
July 15, 2023
By Kevin Robertson, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskA perfectly judged ride by Shaun Fannin helped pave the way for West Coast (Mettre En Jeu x Testament) to add another feature steeplechasing event to his blossoming career record when the pair took out the Grant Plumbing Wellington ...
By Kevin Robertson, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskRace favourite West Coast displayed all of his undoubted class over the fences when he made the AHD-Animal Health Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase (4800m) a one-horse affair in the final stages, winning under a hold by more than 16&n...
Tried horse offerings fuel Unusual Suspect success
June 23, 2023
Whanganui-based stallion Unusual Suspect has proved a more than useful sire. Standing at the Auret family’s Letham Stud, the now 19-year-old stallion has produced a host of well-credentialed horses, including the stakes winner Unusua...
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