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The magic man thrills huge Cromwell crowd

Posted on November 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A huge crowd at Cromwell on Sunday were treated to an extended glimpse of the silky skills of Chris Johnson as the rider they call the magic man guided enigmatic galloper Camino Rocoso to victory in the Loveracing.nz Cromwell Cup (2030m). The John and Karen Parsons-trained seven-year-old was up for the challenge of defending his[...]

Posted on November 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Amidst the hustle and bustle of another busy morning at Waikato Stud, principal Mark Chittick was pleased to be able to sit down and catch his breath as he reflected on another stellar 48 hours for the iconic Matamata nursery. Three-year-old filly Zee Falls started the ball rolling when she became the third individual stakes[...]

Posted on November 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Awamutu raider London Bound looked a galloper headed for better things when she produced a powerful late surge to claim victory at Wanganui on Saturday. The Proisir four-year-old mare had kicked off her spring campaign with a barnstorming win over 1100m at Taupo back in August but had failed to flatter in three subsequent[...]

Posted on November 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Grangewilliam Stud stallion Zed is having a spring to remember and as we venture into summer the juggernaut continued as his six-year-old son Count Zero raced away with the A$300,000 Haymes Paint Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool for local trainer Symon Wilde. The unheralded stallion is the sire of six-time Group 1 winner Verry Elleegant,[...]

Posted on November 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It took every metre of the Ellerslie home straight for consistent galloper Gino Severini to finally gain the upper hand over his rivals as he captured his first stakes victory in the Group 3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m). The Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley-trained seven-year-old had finished in the minor placings in each of his[...]

Posted on November 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Evergreen galloper Hunta Pence was rewarded for his perseverance when he took out the Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m) after finishing runner-up in the race in the past two years. The Patrick Campbell-trained eight-year-old had been narrowly beaten by Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Sentimental Miss in 2019 and had to[...]

Posted on November 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising three-year-old Tellall enhanced his credentials for some of the summer age group features when he registered his first victory at stakes level when taking out the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) at Ellerslie. Shooting for his third win in a row, the Tony Pike-trained gelding made light work of his 58.5kgs topweight as[...]

Posted on November 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Jamie Richards and Te Akau Racing continued their dominance of spring two-year-old racing when they notched their sixth individual juvenile winner at Ellerslie on Saturday, while also adding the quinella for good measure. Impressive triallist Sneaky Shark was sent out a warm $2.20 Fixed Odds favourite for the 1100m scamper but had to settle for[...]

Posted on November 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ancroft Stud owner Philip Brown is keeping his feet on the ground as excitement mounts all around him over the potential of four-year-old galloper Levante. Brown and his wife Catherine share in the ownership of the Proisir mare with long-time friend Tony Enting and his wife Mary, former touring golf professional Mark Tapper and several[...]

Posted on November 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising galloper Edit provided further evidence of his racetrack talent when he dashed home for a decisive victory over 1200m at Pukekohe on Saturday. In the hands of runaway Jockeys' premiership leader Danielle Johnson, the Swiss Ace gelding made it back-to-back victories after opening his winning account at Ellerslie earlier in the month. Johnson's calculated[...]

Posted on November 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented filly Shezzacatch demonstrated she is a filly on the rise when she made it two wins from two starts at Awapuni on Saturday. An upset winner of the Listed El Roca – Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) on her home track on debut, the Savabeel three-year-old displayed some erratic tendencies during the race that[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Five-year-old mare Inspirational Girl produced a devastating turn of foot under popular jockey William Pike to race away with the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. The Group 1 winning mare advanced her record to nine wins and two placings from eleven starts and stamped herself as one of the[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Former Kiwi galloper Irish Flame overcame a torrid run and a frantic finish to score a narrow victory in Saturday's Listed A$500,000 Ballarat Cup (2000m) under jockey Michael Walker. Prepared by Mornington trainer Brett Scott, Irish Flame has been in rich form, and defied a tough run from barrier 16 to win in a close[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Exciting four-year-old Levante made a stunning return to the racetrack as she produced her trademark whirlwind finish to take out the Listed Haunui Farm Counites Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe. Up against a red-hot field of top-class sprinters, the Ken and Bev Kelso-trained mare was having her first start since finishing a luckless second to Gold[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Enigmatic stayer In A Twinkling was on his best behaviour as he secured his second Group 3 Franklin Auctions Counties Cup (2100m) with a gritty effort on Saturday. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old can be a headstrong character at times and has tested Richard's patience on numerous occasions. However, when his mind is on the job,[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented mare Media Sensation backed up an eye-catching performance at the Ellerslie trials earlier this month with a comprehensive front-running effort to take out the feature event for the fillies and mares at Pukekohe on Saturday, the Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1400m). Successful at the elite level as a three-year-old when[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Glen Harvey capped a week he will never forget when two-year-old filly Brix upset predictions by taking out the Listed Fasttrack Insurance 2YO Stakes (1100m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Harvey produced one of the feel-good success stories out of the annual NZB Ready To Run Sale on Wednesday when he turned a $5,100 outlay[...]

Author: Kevin Robertson

The magic man thrills huge Cromwell crowd

Chittick savouring further racetrack success from graduates

Gear change works the oracle for impressive Wanganui winner

Hardy Kiwi bred wins prestigious Jericho

Late burst secures Ellerslie feature for Gino Severini

Hunta Pence gets deserved prize in Wanganui feature

Tellall impresses with Ellerslie stakes victory

Te Akau Racing quinella Ellerslie two-year-old contest

Syndicate taking success in their stride with Levante

Bright future predicted for impressive Pukekohe winner

Shezzacatch remains unbeaten with solid showing at Awapuni

Reliable Man mare dominant in Railway

Kiwis claim Ballarat Cup with Irish Flame

Levante stamps her class in Counties Bowl

In A Twinkling wins second Counties Cup

Media Sensation dominates on-speed in Group 2 feature

Brix provides Harvey with first stakes winner

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