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Maven Belle makes a stunning return to Pukekohe

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Last season's Champion two-year-old Maven Belle made a stunning return to the racetrack when cruising to victory in the HR Fisken & Sons 1200 at Pukekohe on Sunday. The Mark Walker-trained daughter of Burgundy won four of her five starts as a juvenile including the Group 1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m), the Group 2[...]

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Listed Barfoot & Thompson Gingernuts Salver (2100m) has become one of Stephen Marsh's favourite stops along the road to the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and a last-gasp triumph by Cruz Missile at Pukekohe on Sunday gave the Cambridge trainer his third win in the last four years. Marsh had previously won the[...]

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Strapping two-year-old colt Dapper has confirmed his place in the Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe on January 21 with a comfortable victory in the Norwegian Park 1200 at the same venue on Sunday.

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Logan Street Lion fended off the late-charge of Mahagoni to score a strong win in the Cleanaway Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday for trainer Chris Waller to land the second win of his current campaign.

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Former Kiwi gallopers Netanyahu, Riverplate and So Unusual took out successive races at Sandown (Ladbrokes Park Hillside) on Saturday. Alamosa five-year-old Netanyahu was first to salute in the Become An MRC Member Handicap (1300m) for trainers Leon and Troy Corstens. Sent out a $10 chance with Ladbrokes, Netanyahu sat handy to the speed under John[...]

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Gavin Sharrock was confident of a winning run from Soldier Boy at Trentham and his judgment proved on the money with the four-year-old producing a strong staying performance to claim Saturday’s Listed Marton Cup (2200m).

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rejuvenated galloper The Buffer extended his run of winning form when he galloped his rivals into submission at Kumara to carry an emotional Kelsey Hannan to a milestone victory in her fledgling career. The Kenny Rae and Krystal Williams-trained six-year-old made all the running in the time-honoured Vernon & Vazey Truck Parts Kumara Gold Nuggets[...]

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Anna Clement will be scouring the summer three-year-old programs with renewed interest following the resuming victory of talented filly Rocababy at Trentham.

Posted on January 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

An unusually long Wellington Cup carnival gets underway at Trentham on Saturday, and Lisa Latta is looking to get the four-week sequence off to a winning start. This weekend's Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) meeting was originally scheduled to be held at Latta's home track of Awapuni, but was relocated after the abandonment of[...]

Posted on January 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The clock is running down on Kelly Coe's current campaign and she is in the right order to take advantage of favourable conditions at Trentham on Saturday. The Proisir mare will head a trio of in-form representatives for trainer Ashley Meadows when she takes her place in the Richard Simpson Contracting Handicap (1600m). Kelly Coe[...]

Posted on January 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The thoroughbred world is mourning the death of Sir Patrick Hogan, who has passed away in Waikato Hospital after a period of ill health. From humble beginnings and with a determination shared by his wife Justine, in 1976 Sir Patrick founded Cambridge Stud, a nursery that was to reshape the bloodstock industry and draw unprecedented[...]

Posted on January 6, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott have saddled the last two winners of the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and a pair of talented three-year-olds are putting a spring in the Matamata trainers' step as they plot their path towards the 2023 edition. O'Sullivan and Scott won the Derby with Rocket Spade in 2021 and[...]

Posted on January 6, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Phillip Stokes-trained Daqiansweet Junior had a quiet jumpout at Pakenham over 1000m this week as the son of Sweet Orange builds towards autumn targets. OTI Racing CEO Terry Henderson said last year's Adelaide Cup winner will head north to Sydney this preparation before eventually having another tilt at the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m),[...]

Posted on January 6, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Dennis Yip's promising second starter, Top Top Tea, continued a good run for his sire Wrote when winning the Class 4 Mut Wah Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. In the process, the talented four-year-old carried Brazilian jockey Ruan Maia to his first victory since October 26 following 70 consecutive losses. “I'm very happy[...]

Posted on January 5, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Duneagle is in rare company in Shaun Ritchie and Colm Murray’s team as one of the few older members within their ranks and the quirky six-year-old looks ideally placed to return to winning ways at Ruakaka.

Posted on January 5, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Seasoned performers and travellers Sagunto and Langkawi will front up at Trentham this Saturday and top performances will book them return trips a week later for the opening day of the Wellington Cup carnival.

Posted on January 5, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

First and second in his previous two starts in the Greymouth Cup, Camino Rocoso's win set up a title defence of Saturday's Kumara Gold Nuggets.

Author: Andrew Birch

Maven Belle makes a stunning return to Pukekohe

Cruz Missile adds to Marsh’s Salver collection at Pukekohe

Dapper confirms a place in the 2023 Karaka Million 2YO

Logan Street Lion shows heart with strong win at Rosehill

Former Kiwis Netanyahu, Riverplate & So Unusual win at Sandown

Soldier Boy produces strong performance to claim Marton Cup

The Buffer puts margins on rivals in the Kumara Gold Nuggets

Rocababy makes strong winning return at Trentham

Lisa Latta looks for strong start to Trentham carnival

Kelly Coe to make the most of her chances at Trentham

Thoroughbred world mourns the passing of Sir Patrick Hogan

New Zealand Derby treble on radar for O’Sullivan and Scott

Group one target for Daqiansweet Junior

Top Top Tea continues Wrote roll by winning at Happy Valley

Duneagle will contest The Northland Cup on Friday

Peter & Shaun McKay bring Sagunto & Langkawi to JAPAC Marton Cup

Camino Rocoso on track for second Kumara Gold Nuggets

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