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Winning Tauranga treble for revitalised Colgan

Posted on November 16, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Six months after undergoing surgery to correct a painful issue with his neck, jockey Vinnie Colgan is back and firing on all cylinders. Established as one of New Zealand's leading riders in a career that spans three decades, Colgan was close to giving the game away at the start of the year as he battled[...]

Posted on November 16, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With their usual impeccable timing, the Te Akau Racing team roared into life on the last day of New Zealand Cup Week, winning five races including two of the feature events at Riccarton. Remington and Summer Monsoon got the balling rolling in races four and five before exciting colt Avonallo picked up his first stakes[...]

Posted on November 16, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Apprentice jockey Faye Lazet was delighted to boot home her first winner at Awapuni on Friday when linking with the Lisa Latta-trained Akela Belle, and there is more in store for the dedicated 22-year-old. Lazet produced a perfectly-timed ride to get the six-year-old mare home, providing the jockey with her first win after 51 starts[...]

Posted on November 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable capped off a superb week when classy mare Concert Hall captured the Group 2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) at Tauranga on Saturday. The Cambridge stable picked up the Group 2 Coupland's Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton on Wednesday with Hypnos and made it a Group 2 double in[...]

Posted on November 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ruakaka raider Dragon Storm produced the performance of his life when he took out the Group 3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton in a thrilling finish to the time-honoured event. The Chris Gibbs-trained six-year-old was well fancied in the race after a stunning five-length victory in his final lead-up run over 3000m.[...]

Posted on November 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Popular racing journalist Wally O'Hearn has died, aged, 61, after a lengthy battle with cancer. O'Hearn plied his trade for more than 40 years and worked for a host of publications including the Friday Flash, Best Bets, Sunday Star, Sunday News, DB Racing Annual, Waikato Times, the Informant and was also a regular contributor to[...]

Posted on November 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The potent combination of trainer Jamie Richards and rider Opie Bosson were back doing what they do best on Saturday — winning Group 1 races — as they combined to guide Kahma Lass to victory in the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Wearing the colours of Cambridge Stud proprietors[...]

Posted on November 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In a battle that most pundits expected, speedy two-year-old Avonallo turned the tables on rival Follow Your Dreams to take out Saturday's Listed Frantic Bloodstock Welcome Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. The pair had met on two occasions previously over 800m where Follow Your Dreams had the edge on Avonallo, however a rise in distance to[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A rueful Stephen Marsh was left with a bittersweet feeling following the running of Saturday's Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Not much more than a coat of paint separated his three-year-colt Bourbonaire from eventual winner Aegon at the finish line, the second time the pair had finished[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With local stables dominating the first day of the annual New Zealand Cup Carnival at Riccarton on Saturday it was no surprise to see the Michael and Matthew Pitman team in the thick of the action. The first seven races on the card were taken by Riccarton-based trainers with another two wins added later in[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A perfect barrier draw and valuable raceday experience paved the way for gritty two-year-old Miss Ipenema to register her maiden victory at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Sacred Falls filly had finished runner-up in her first two starts but showed plenty of heart to kick back when headed to take out a juvenile 1000m dash[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Local trainer Terri Rae stamped her mark on the first day of New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton on the weekend with four winners from just seven starters. Rae operates a boutique stable with around fourteen horses in work at any one time but has punched well above her weight so far this season with[...]

Posted on November 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In-form stayer Robusto underlined her chances for next week's Group 3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) when she proved too good for her rivals in the Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2500m), the traditional lead-up event to the two-mile carnival feature. Just ninety minutes after trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman collected the[...]

Posted on November 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Co-trainer Graeme Rogerson makes no secret of the high esteem that he holds for talented galloper Mascarpone. The flashy chestnut took another step to fulfilling his potential when he downed a handy field of sprinters in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa. The Shooting To Win four-year-old had disappointed slightly when finishing[...]

Posted on November 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Four-year-old gelding Sansom has fashioned a good winning record for trainer Phillip Stokes and it continued at Flemington on Saturday when leading throughout to score in the Group 3 Network 10 Chatham Stakes (1400m). The son of Charm Spirit has won eight of 17 starts and advanced his total prizemoney earnings to A$408,320. Ridden by[...]

Posted on November 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In what was a carbon copy of the finish to the Group 2 Hawke's Bay Guineas (1400m) back in September, unbeaten three-year-old Aegon defeated Bourbonaire in a thrilling finish to the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The Cambridge gallopers had fought out a terrific battle in the[...]

Posted on November 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A patient ride from Lisa Allpress paved the way for dashing mare Wekaforce to take out Saturday's Listed Brokerweb Risk Services Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. Allpress had combined with the Showcasing five-year-old twelve months earlier when the pair finished an unlucky sixth in the corresponding event after bungling the start and it looked like[...]

Author: Kevin Robertson

Winning Tauranga treble for revitalised Colgan

Te Akau celebrating Super Saturday

Lazet making most of Kiwi opportunities

Concert Hall caps superb week for Cambridge pair

Dragon Storm takes out thrilling New Zealand Cup

Vale Wally O’Hearn

Bosson and Richards combine for 1000 Guineas triumph

Avonallo turns tables in Welcome Stakes

Spelling paddock beckons gallant Guineas runner-up

Four-timer for Pitmans on Cup Week opener

Bargain buy set for Karaka Million

Fantastic Four for Rae at Riccarton

Robusto produces perfect New Zealand Cup trial

Promising sprinter scores first stakes victory

Flemington Group 3 winner for Charm Spirit

Aegon lands 2000 Guineas in grandstand finish

Wekaforce too speedy in Pegasus Stakes

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