Avondale Cup

Star Tsar on Cups path following Ellerslie victory

Posted on January 2, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive staying prospect Star Tsar staked his claim for a start in the Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) in March with a dominant victory in Friday’s Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m) at Ellerslie. The track specialist appealed as a leading chance in the race off the back of a solid run[...]

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

The racing career of Group 1 winner Glory Days has come to an end. The daughter of Red Giant won 10 of her 32 starts and gave trainer Bill Thurlow some of his biggest moments in racing. Glory Days had a standout 2018-19 season, recording seven wins, including the Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) and[...]

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

Twenty-six years on from her famous Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) victory with Solvit, Moira Murdoch’s beach training regime is continuing to pay dividends. Now training in partnership with her daughter Kieran, Murdoch sprung a $32 upset with Polzeath in Saturday’s Group 2 Joe McDonald Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie. “It was very exciting and[...]

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

Lightweight runner Polzeath upset the applecart at Ellerslie on Saturday when he took out the Group 2 Joe McDonald Avondale Cup (2400m). The lightly raced seven-year-old was having his first attempt in stakes company and his first run beyond 2100m in the Group 2 staying feature but handled both challenges with aplomb under the urgings[...]

Posted on February 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stephen Marsh has Group 3 winner Scorpz just where he wants him for this month’s Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie. Marsh will saddle the Charm Spirit colt in Saturday’s Group 2 Jamieson Park Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie, looking for a bold run ahead of the Derby two weeks later. Scorpz[...]

Posted on February 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Things may not have gone Concert Hall’s way in the Group 3 City Of Auckland Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie last start, but her connections are hopeful she can bring home another cup from the Auckland track on Saturday. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained five-year-old will contest the Group 2 Joe McDonald Avondale Cup (2400m)[...]

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

Handy staying mare Etah James has returned to New Zealand and will be set for a tilt at the Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7. The seven-year-old has re-joined Matamata horseman Mark Lupton, who part-owns the mare with his wife Cath and fellow breeders Terry Reid and Gary[...]

Posted on February 3, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Graham Richardson believes he has good performer Tiptronic right where he wants him as he prepares for next weekend’s Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa. The O’Reilly gelding is coming off an impressive victory over 2100m at his most recent start at Ellerslie and will attempt to go one better in[...]

Posted on January 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Michael Moroney-trained Sound is on track to head across the Tasman to target the Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7. The seven-year-old entire finished fifth fresh-up over 2000m at Caulfield last Saturday and Moroney said he was able to get a good gauge on Sound ahead of[...]

Star Tsar on Cups path following Ellerslie victory

Glory Days retired

Murdoch’s name in lights again with Polzeath

Polzeath upsets in Avondale Cup

Scorpz preparing well as Marsh seeks to extend Derby reign

Mare at concert pitch for Avondale Cup

Auckland Cup target for Etah James

Richardson looking to go one better with Tiptronic in Waikato feature

Sound on track for Auckland Cup

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