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Phelan to tick Warrnambool off bucket list

Posted on April 30, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Experienced horseman Shaun Phelan will achieve a long-held ambition this week when he rides at the famed Warrnambool carnival. Phelan won last season's New Zealand Jumps Jockeys' Premiership with 20 wins, including a record nine prestige events, and is now looking to make his mark at the Victorian festival to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday[...]

Posted on May 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Plymouth trainer John Wheeler still has a zest for life and passion for racing that will keep him in the training caper for the foreseeable future. The Hall of Fame trainer has excelled with both flat horses and jumpers and is viewed by his peers as a trailblazer among the ranks of New Zealand[...]

Posted on August 22, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A consensus between a trainer and his first-choice jockey will see talented jumper Laekeeper contest Saturday's Corson Maize Pakuranga Hunt Hurdle (3350m) at Ellerslie with a new rider. Shaun Fannin will ride topweight Laekeeper for the first time after Morrinsville trainer Simon Rees and regular rider Emily Farr agreed she should ride last-start Riccarton winner[...]

Phelan to tick Warrnambool off bucket list

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