Bill Pomare

Classy stayer Ocean Billy set to resume

Posted on December 19, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It's been a tough couple of years for Group One-winning stayer Ocean Billy and breeder-owner-trainer Bill Pomare, but the tide is turning and the son of Ocean Park is set to resume racing at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Rotorua pair were sent on a whirlwind trip following the now eight-year-old's victory in the 2021[...]

Posted on February 18, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Last year's Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ocean Billy is facing a lengthy stint on the sidelines after suffering a tendon injury. Rotorua owner Bill Pomare, who had trained Ocean Billy in New Zealand before sending him to Sydney, said he had received a call from trainer Chris Waller telling him the bad news[...]

Posted on January 6, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The feelgood story around Bill Pomare and his rugged stayer Ocean Billy is ready for its next chapter later this month. The 2021 Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner provided Pomare, wife Suzi and fellow owner Peter Ludgate with a once in a lifetime moment when he contested the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in[...]

Posted on November 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The significance of having a runner in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) has yet to fully dawn on Bill Pomare, but he has a fair idea of when that might happen. The popular Rotorua horseman shares ownership of Ocean Billy with his wife Suzi and friend Peter Ludgate. Just before 5pm NZ Time on[...]

Posted on September 30, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rotorua trainer Bill Pomare has waited his entire life to have a horse good enough to compete in a Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), and now that he has, COVID-19 has denied him the chance to be there in person. Pomare is targeting the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) and Melbourne Cup with Ocean Billy,[...]

Posted on September 7, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup contender Ocean Billy's storming effort at Te Rapa has convinced trainer Bill Pomare to take on the weight-for-age gallopers again in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on September 18. The Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner flashed home late to finish fifth behind Mascarpone in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate[...]

Posted on August 23, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

All things being equal, last season's Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ocean Billy will step out for his first raceday assignment at Te Rapa on Saturday as he begins a campaign that could see him contest both the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) and Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) later in the spring. Trainer[...]

Posted on June 21, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Bill Pomare is eagerly awaiting a visit from the local farrier this week as the signal his stable star and family favourite Ocean Billy is ready to take the first step on the road to a potentially life-changing event later this year. Pomare put aside the Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner[...]

Posted on March 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Bill Pomare won't be the least bit surprised if his stable star Ocean Billy does the almost unthinkable and wins tomorrow's Group 2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m). The last start Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner lines up as topweight in the Tauranga feature with conventional wisdom having the free-running stayer only just[...]

Posted on March 15, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

While he is still coming to terms with winning the first Group One of his training career, Rotorua's Bill Pomare knows he could have some big decisions to make with his stable star Ocean Billy. Pomare was enjoying a few quiet moments on Sunday afternoon as he reflected on an amazing journey with the Ocean[...]

Posted on March 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rotorua galloper Ocean Billy gave trainer Bill Pomare his biggest thrill on a racecourse when he proved too tough in the concluding stages when taking out Saturday's Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie. The rugged Ocean Park five-year-old won the Group 3 Waikato Cup (2400m) back in December to frank his[...]

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

A career highlight at Te Rapa on Saturday might have put a further delay on retirement plans for owner-breeder-trainer Bill Pomare. After more than three decades in the industry, the Rotorua horseman celebrated his biggest win when Ocean Billy triumphed in the Group 3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m). “We're pretty much on the cusp[...]

Posted on December 14, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Twenty-four hours on from the biggest win in his fledgling career, apprentice jockey Callum Jones is still having trouble coming to terms with his achievement. The eighteen-year-old, in his first full season of riding, pulled off a daring mid-race move on the Bill Pomare-trained Ocean Billy in Saturday's Group 3 SKYCITY Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m)[...]

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

Apprentice Callum Jones made the most of a late call up when he guided outsider Ocean Billy to victory in Saturday's Group 3 SKYCITY Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa. Trainer Bill Pomare had struggled to book a rider for the Ocean Park five-year-old leading into the race and turned to the inexperienced Jones,[...]

Posted on July 19, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent mare Call Me Evie rewarded some inspired late support from punters when she overcame a wide run in transit to take out a rating 65 1100m contest at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Bill Pomare-trained four-year-old came in for some sustained backing in the final minutes before the race, halving her $8 quote with[...]

Classy stayer Ocean Billy set to resume

Ocean Billy sidelined by injury

Ocean Billy getting ready for new Sydney campaign

Ocean Billy takes Rotorua to the Melbourne Cup

Ocean Billy set to cross the Tasman

Tarzino in the frame for Cups contender

Billy ready for new campaign

Auckland Cup winner ready to commence spring preparation

Colourful Pomare riding crest of a wave

Pomare thinking ahead with Ocean Billy

Battling Billy causes minor upset in Auckland Cup

Ocean Billy puts Pomare’s retirement on hold

Stakes success still sinking in for young apprentice

Daring ride pays off in Waikato Cup

Pomare grabs the gold at Te Rapa

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