Aegon

Inside draw a boost for The Chosen One

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

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The Chosen One has snuck into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) for the second year in a row. The Group 2-winning stayer finished ninth in last year’s Caulfield Cup after drawing barrier 18, but this year will start from a much more favourable barrier two. The son of[...]

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

Unition may be ready to become a man – in a manner of speaking. The Fastnet Rock three-year-old will tackle Saturday’s Fairview Motors Matamata 1400 as he looks to cement his claims on a trip to Riccarton for the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (2000m) on November 7. Bred and[...]

Posted on October 7, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Big-race jockey Leith Innes believes Two Illicit could be the horse to help him complete the Hawke’s Bay Group 1 Triple Crown. Innes has won the first two legs of Hastings’ spring attraction, taking the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) on three occasions (Starcraft, 2004 and Kawi 2015 and 2016) and the Group 1 Windsor[...]

Posted on October 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Andrew Forsman and the Zame Partnership look to have unearthed another exciting galloper in Aegon. The three-year-old son of Sacred Falls won the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday and he looks to be following in the same footsteps as his ownership predecessors Rhaegar and Jon Snow. Zame Partnership spokesman Bart[...]

Posted on October 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Chad Ormsby knows he was unlucky not to return from Hastings with a Guineas win on the board as a trainer, but he was thrilled to see Moana live up to his expectations. Having just her third start, Moana followed an encouraging second at Matamata with a desperately unlucky and close third in the Group[...]

Posted on October 4, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The judge has his work cut out at Hastings on Saturday as he perused the photo finish to one of the day’s feature events, the Group 2 Dundeel at Arrowfield Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). Five horses went to the line with less than half a length between them and when the dust settled it was[...]

Inside draw a boost for The Chosen One

Guineas credentials on the line for talented Unition

Innes out to round off Triple Crown

Partnership unearths another star

Patient approach with unlucky Moana

Blanket finish to Hawke’s Bay Guineas

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