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Pitman sets sights on special milestone

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

The return of Riccarton's Grand National Carnival is music to the ears of Michael Pitman, who hopes the three-day meeting on his home track will move him closer to a remarkable milestone. In partnership with his son Matthew, Pitman finished third on the New Zealand national trainers' premiership for the 2020-21 season with 58 wins.[...]

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 December 31, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman walked away happy men from Kurow on Wednesday after securing the quinella in the Kurow Cup (1400m) courtesy of Carson River and Enzo's Lad. Carson River settled midfield for jockey Samantha Wynne before finding the one-one outside stablemate Enzo's Lad. The son of Swiss Ace quickly found the lead when[...]

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

Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman will have numbers in their favour as per usual at their home track meeting on Friday. The father-and-son training duo like to take full advantage of not having to travel their horses given Riccarton's standing as the premier Southern track, and on Friday they will saddle as many as[...]

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

There was a familiar look to the results after racing was concluded at Riccarton on Saturday with the local training duo of Matthew and Michael Pitman racking up another winning double on the day. The Pitman-trained Carson River made it back-to-back wins when he stormed home to take out the rating 91 1400m on the[...]

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

Capable galloper Carson River provided the second leg of a winning double for the Michael and Matthew Pitman training partnership at Riccarton on Saturday. The Pitman team are always well represented at their home meetings and along with wins by Carson River and maiden galloper Heartoheart, they went agonisingly close to victory on several other[...]

Pitman sets sights on special milestone

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

Pitmans quinella Kurow Cup

Enzo on path to another Telegraph

Familiar look to Riccarton results with Pitman double

Carson River heads local double for Pitman team

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