Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes

Bedtime Story primed for Te Rapa Group 3 challenge

Posted on April 24, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising filly Bedtime Story will be looking for a fairytale ending to her three-year-old season when she heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m). The daughter of Per Incanto has been in pleasing form for trainers Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos, winning three and placing in two[...]

Posted on April 29, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Commentator George Simon will be the first to admit he didn't cover himself in glory in the final stages of his call on the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m), but he had good reason as Denby Road, the horse that he and wife Maryanne bred and race, saluted in the Group Three feature. The[...]

Posted on May 22, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive three-year-old Wewillrock will head to the spelling paddock after a clear-cut victory at Te Rapa on Saturday which has trainer Guy Lowry keen to see just how far he can go in his next campaign. Lowry, who prepares the son of Westbury Stud stallion El Roca with training partner Grant Cullen, had been expecting[...]

Posted on May 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata filly Bonny Lass showed just how tough she is when she overcame a wide trip in transit to deliver a comprehensive victory in the Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained daughter of Super Easy was forced over plenty of extra ground as rider[...]

Posted on April 30, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With two Group One wins in the four weeks since he has returned to the New Zealand trainers' ranks, Mark Walker has well and truly announced his arrival and he's set to further make his presence felt with five runners in Saturday's Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa. Walker will[...]

Posted on April 28, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Valuable New Zealand filly Bonny Lass is in prime order for Saturday's Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa where she will bid to add to her burgeoning record. The daughter of Super Easy proved herself a match for the best juveniles last season and it's been more of the same[...]

Posted on April 20, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A special pre-race plan helped Sergio become Kamada Bloodstock's 100th race winner when he led all the way in Sunday's Woodville-Pahiatua Cup (1600m). New Zealand trainer Chrissy Bambry had been worried about the Swiss Ace gelding hanging to his right, especially when going around the final turn. But she managed to figure out a way[...]

Posted on April 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive New Zealand three-year-old filly Bonny Lass is back on track for a tilt at the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on April 30, galloping between races at the Hamilton venue on Saturday after recovering from the effects of a stone bruise. Placed twice at Group One level as a two-year-old,[...]

Posted on March 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainers Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen are hoping to snare top honours in the Group 2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at their home track on Wednesday with Love Letter. The Wrote filly heads into the race in good form, having won one of her five starts and placed in three others, including[...]

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

Speedy mare Babylon Berlin got her spring campaign off to the best possible start when she proved too slick for her rivals in the Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. The Ben Foote-trained daughter of All Too Hard had shown she has a touch a class about her during a three-year-old campaign where[...]

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

Speedy Kiwi filly Babylon Berlin gave her rivals a galloping lesson when she led throughout to take out the Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Ben Foote-trained daughter of All Too Hard started at the microscopic odds of a on the tote, but never gave her backers[...]

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

Danielle Johnson set a single season stakes record for a New Zealand jockey last weekend and is looking to add to it on Saturday with some solid chances at Te Rapa. Johnson rides Savy Yong Blonk, the favourite for the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, along with several other good[...]

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

Exciting New Zealand three-year-old No Filter will have his first crack at stakes level when he contests the Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on the North island on Saturday. The son of Toronado has won three of his seven starts, placing in two others, and trainer Richard Collett said[...]

Posted on April 28, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It's taken patience and hard work, but Ben Foote believes he's got Travelling Light back to her best. The four-year-old mare will be among the leading fancies for the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday after pushing Avantage to a neck in the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m)[...]

Posted on April 27, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A trip across the Tasman is in the offing for talented filly Miss Tycoon Rose if she performs well in the Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Group One performer has missed a large part of her three-year-old season through injury but bounced back in emphatic fashion[...]

Posted on April 20, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent filly Babylon Berlin will be looking for her first stakes victory at Te Rapa on Saturday-week when she contests the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m). The daughter of All Too Hard has been stakes-placed on three occasions this season, including the Group 3 Hawke's Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings last[...]

Posted on April 6, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Classy filly Miss Tycoon Rose looked close to a good thing when resuming after a long break at Riverton on Monday and that was how it played out despite a mid-race scare. The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained Written Tycoon three-year-old was having her first start back from an injury-enforced timeout following her gallant run for[...]

Bedtime Story primed for Te Rapa Group 3 challenge

Denby Road delivers in Breeders’ Stakes

Lowry looking to the future with impressive Te Rapa winner

Bonny Lass delivers in style at Te Rapa

Big Walker contingent for Cambridge Breeders’

Bonny filly ready for Breeders’ Stakes

Special Cup winner for Bambry

Bonny Lass back on track for Te Rapa assignment

A Love Letter to Hastings

Babylon Berlin too quick in Riccarton dash

Babylon Berlin all class in New Zealand three-year-old feature

New Zealand jockey Johnson hoping to toast Travis Stakes success

First stakes test for New Zealand three-year-old No Filter

Travis mission for Travelling Light

Australian campaign in the offing for exciting three-year-old

Babylon Berlin searching for stakes victory

Miss Tycoon Rose back with a vengeance at Riverton

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