Big Mike

Riding return nigh for Phelan

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

It’s been a frustrating last few months for top jumps jockey Shaun Phelan, but the end to his injury enforced layoff is near. The talented rider has been sidelined since June after he broke his wrist when schooling a horse and he has subsequently missed the majority of the jumping season. However, a recent x-ray[...]

Posted on August 31, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A never-say-die attitude from both horse and rider saw lightly raced stayer Junior pick up the biggest win of his career to date when he took out the Opal Kiwi Packaging Kiwifruit Cup (2100m) in the hands of Chelsea Burdan at Tauranga. The Craig and Shaun Phelan-trained six-year-old loves a good scrap in his races[...]

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

Shaun Phelan won’t enjoy watching his fellow jumps jockeys compete in two of the country’s feature jumps races at Te Rapa on Saturday. The talented rider has been sidelined after breaking his wrist while schooling a horse in June and he is hoping to make a return to race day riding in the coming month.[...]

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

Waikato trainer and jumps jockey Shaun Phelan got a little taste of racing at Waverley’s point-to-point meeting last week and now he wants more. “I have got a few nice rides for Harvey Wilson,” Phelan said. “I rode a few for him at the point-to-point and for John Wheeler as well at Waverley the other[...]

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.[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Beautiful weather, great hospitality, and being able to go fishing in-between race meetings, it’s no wonder Shaun Phelan loves East Coast racing. Phelan, who trains at Cambridge in partnership with his father Craig, has taken three horses to Wairoa’s two day meeting and enjoyed success on Thursday with Big Mike in the Wairoa Cup Trial[...]

Posted on May 20, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

As far as dress rehearsals go, you don’t get much better than the performance free-going stayer Big Mike put on at Te Rapa on Saturday. Last years Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) winner was on trial for another trip across the Tasman for trainers Craig and Shaun Phelan and he passed with flying colours as he[...]

Posted on May 17, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaun Phelan will wear two hats at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Cambridge horseman will don his riding helmet for two jumps rides at the prestigious raceday as well as putting on his trainer’s hat to help saddle Big Mike and Notabadidea. Both horses look strong chances in two of the flat race features but[...]

Riding return nigh for Phelan

Jericho Cup aspirations for Junior

Big Mike a nice distraction for Phelan

Phelan jumping to get back racing

Auckland Cup for Big Mike

Phelan loves East Coast racing

Big Mike ready to put another stamp in his passport

Phelan showcases his versatility at Te Rapa

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