Aaron Kuru

Tallyho Twinkletoe Claims National Glory

Posted on August 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Patrick Payne is fast becoming a master trainer of jumpers. But while he will go into the record books as the winning trainer of Tallyho Twinkletoe in Sunday's Grand National Hurdle at Sandown, Payne prefers to deflect all the credit to New Zealand conditioner Kevin “Dummy” Myers. This season has Payne has collected feature jumps[...]

Posted on August 2, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Emily Farr could be in for one of her biggest days in racing on Sunday when she partners in-form jumper Gobstopper in the Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown. It has been a rapid rise for the 2017 Group 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) winner, who is undefeated in his two starts over hurdles, including[...]

Posted on July 13, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fresh from securing a feature jumping double on their home track at Hastings last month, the training partnership of Paul Nelson and Corinna McDougal were at it again at Trentham on Saturday when No Tip took out the Anuka Smoker Wellington Hurdle (3400m). The lightly raced Mettre En Jeu seven-year-old was having just his ninth[...]

Posted on June 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A thrilling front-running exhibition has seen local galloper Perry Mason cap a brilliant day for local trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal when taking out the AHD Hawke's Bay Steeplechase (4800m) at Hastings on Saturday. Rider Aaron Kuru had earlier piloted stablemate No Change to a comprehensive victory in the Te Whangai Romneys Hawke's Bay[...]

Posted on June 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A patient ride from Aaron Kuru paved the way for local runner No Change to take out the feature hurdle race at Hastings on Saturday, the Te Whangai Romneys Hawke's Bay Hurdle (3100m). The Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal-trained ten-year-old had been narrowly defeated in the 2018 edition of the race but went one better[...]

Posted on June 12, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Saturday's Awapuni racemeeting marks 12 months since jumps jockey Aaron Kuru and steeplechaser Des De Jeu became the talk of the racing world and the duo will be reunited when they contest the L J Hooker Manawatu Steeplechase (4200m). The low-key rider became a media sensation after staging one of the most remarkable comebacks ever[...]

Tallyho Twinkletoe Claims National Glory

Grand expectations for Gobstopper

Nelson and McDougal partnership bag another jumping feature

Perry Mason all class in Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase

Local victory in Hastings hurdle feature

Twelve months on and Kuru still can’t believe it

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