The champ is back
May 24, 2026
West Coast showed his champion qualities at Te Rapa on Sunday when he chased down runaway leader Whiskey Tango to score his first win in 20 months in the Waikato Hunt Cup (3900m).The Mark Oulaghan-trained 10-year-old has an unblemished record at the Hamilton track, winning b...
West Coast to kick-off jumping season at Te Rapa
May 22, 2026
Jumps fans will rejoice this weekend when they get to see Champion Jumper West Coast return over fences in the Waikato Hunt Cup (3900m) at Te Rapa on Sunday.The Hamilton track has been a happy stomping ground for the 10-year-old gelding, who has won both of his starts at the...
Anemacore strikes in Sunshine Coast Cup
January 25, 2026
Letham Stud stallion Unusual Suspect was credited with his second stakes winner when Anemacore lived up to his long-held potential and pre-race favouritism with victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Coastline BMW Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m).Ridden by Mi...
Good times keep rolling for family operation
September 30, 2025
Continued success with resident stallion Unusual Suspect and their racing team has kept Nigel and Adaire Auret busier than they may have envisaged, but without any complaints.They own and operate Letham Stud on the outskirts of Wanganui, with son and Group One-winning t...
Stakes target for smart stayer She’s Unusual
September 27, 2025
Six-year-old mare She’s Unusual was a well-supported winner of the Irresistible Pools & Spas Handicap (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The daughter of Unusual Suspect was perfectly ridden by Zac Lloyd, tracking the leader Nkosi before unleashing a devast...
She’s Unusual cruises to front-running success
June 23, 2025
Five-year-old mare She’s Unusual made the most of some cheap sectionals to lead her rivals a merry dance when winning the Elite Sand & Soil Handicap (1800m) on Saturday under an astute front-running ride by Tommy Berry. Prepared by John O'Shea ...
Sounds Unusual shows promise at Canterbury
January 2, 2025
New Zealand-bred gelding Sounds Unusual hinted at a bright future over staying distances with a maiden victory in the A$100,000 Ranvet Plate (1900m) at Canterbury on New Year’s Day.The four-year-old began his career only a month ago, finishing strongly from last ...
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...
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