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Cox Plate and “The Babe” come to town

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

Kiwis have a great connection with the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m), but none more-so than four-time winning jockey Brent Thomson, and the legendary hoop will be on hand next week when the famous piece of silverware tours New Zealand. Thomson, affectionally dubbed “The Babe”, began his riding career in Wanganui as a 15-year-old and[...]

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

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike cut a satisfied figure on Sunday morning as he reflected on pulling off a successful raid on a Group 1 feature at Royal Randwick a day earlier with class sprinter The Bostonian. Pike and principal owner David Archer put together a plan well over a month ago to have the now[...]

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

Former champion jockey Lance O'Sullivan will never forget his first ride in the Group 1 W.S. Cox Plate (2040m) and neither will racing fans throughout New Zealand and Australia. As this year's Cox Plate trophy begins a week-long New Zealand tour (starting on Auckland Cup day at Ellerslie on Saturday), it's certain the most discussed[...]

Posted on March 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stallion credentials go on the line for Kiwi-owned colt Banquo in Saturday's Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. The Written Tycoon colt goes into the sprint feature having won two of just eight starts but he will take his chance with a featherweight 51kg to carry against the likes of Exceedence, Bivouac, Loving Gaby,[...]

Posted on March 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Multiple Group 1-winning sprinter The Bostonian is set to return to action at Randwick on Saturday, kicking off a Sydney autumn carnival campaign for Cambridge trainer Tony Pike. The winner of the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) and Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) in Queensland last winter, the Jimmy Choux gelding will line up[...]

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

Catalyst has been ruled out of the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) with bruised fetlocks. Trainer Clayton Chipperfield sent him to the Ballarat Vet Clinic on Tuesday fearing he was not quite himself after his below-par run in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m). “When he finished off in the Guineas like he did we[...]

Posted on March 1, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

After a weekend that featured successive Group 1 victories in Sydney along with a stakes win on the biggest day of racing at Ellerslie, you would think the natural reaction for any trainer would be to take a breather and celebrate those achievements. Well maybe not if you are Jamie Richards, who heads up the[...]

Posted on February 27, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Seven months on from an accident that could have claimed his life, prominent owner and sponsor Kevin Pratt is back doing what he loves – winning races. Pratt's black and silver Kamada Racing colours were carried to a big win in Wednesday's Group 3 Launceston Cup (2400m) by Home By Midnight, who was previously a[...]

Posted on February 26, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Craig and Shaun Phelan-trained Big Mike relished his time on the East Coast last week, landing both Sunday's Wairoa Cup (2100m) and the precurser, the Wairoa Cup Trial (1900m) last Thursday, topping him off nicely ahead of a tilt at the Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7.[...]

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Cox Plate and “The Babe” come to town

Plan comes together for Pike and The Bostonian

Unforgettable Cox Plates for O’Sullivan

Banquo chases Newmarket win for Kiwi owners

Pike launches Sydney autumn assault

Campaign over for Catalyst

Elite victories provide boost for local fans and racing industry

Pratt’s star stayer shines in Tasmania

Auckland Cup for Big Mike

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