Champagne Stakes

Unusual Countess to push sire in the limelight

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

Marton trainer Fraser Auret is pleased with the condition of promising filly Unusual Countess as she heads into Saturday’s Listed The O’Learys Fillies Stakes 3YO (1200m) at Wanganui. Sighted only once on raceday, Unusual Countess ran out a ready winner of the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) as a two-year-old at Riccarton in May and impressed[...]

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

Stakes-winning New Zealand two-year-old Atullibigeal has been sold and will continue his career in Hong Kong. Prepared by Te Awamutu horseman Carl Henderson, the son of Street Boss was an impressive winner of the Listed Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m), with all the makings of a nice middle-distance horse for the forthcoming season. But not surprisingly,[...]

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

Strapping two-year-old Atullibigeal gained revenge on his last start conqueror when he strode clear in the closing stages to take out the Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. The Carl Henderson-trained son of Street Boss had been narrowly defeated by talented filly Lady Maroal when the pair clashed in the Listed Champagne Stakes[...]

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

A New Zealand trainer-owner combination in its infancy will look to continue a roaring start when Lady Maroal contests the Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Lady Maroal is the first horse 61-year-old Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley has prepared for 94-year-old owner Ron Saunders and already the two-year-old has won the[...]

Posted on May 13, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Several days have passed since recording a black-type double at Riccarton in New Zealand, but Nigel Auret is still lost for words when asked about the achievement. His son, Fraser, had travelled south from his Marton base with Unusual Countess and Streak of Power and duly delivered with the pair winning the Listed Champagne Stakes[...]

Posted on May 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Andrew Carston will have a couple of stakes candidates at his home track of Riccarton this weekend. Promising juvenile Art De Triomphe will have her first tilt at stakes level when she contests the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. The filly became her sire Vadamos’ first New Zealand winner[...]

Posted on April 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley enjoyed a red-letter day at Ellerslie on Saturday, taking out two of the three feature races on offer with two-year-old Lady Maroal winning the Listed Staphanos by Deep Impact Champagne Stakes (1600m) before stable star Demonetization powered home to take out the Group 2 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m). Tiley had a[...]

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

Andrew Forsman has only just returned to New Zealand after overseeing the final preparations of his team competing in The Championships in Sydney, but he is hoping it won’t be too long until he is back across the Tasman. Forsman and training partner Murray Baker will have a strong contingent at Ellerslie on Saturday, including[...]

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

Carl Henderson is full of excitement heading into the Listed Staphanos By Deep Impact Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Te Awamutu trainer will line-up Atullibigeal, who has been installed a favourite by TAB bookmakers after his last start victory at Ellerslie. The son of Street Boss led from pillar to post over[...]

Posted on April 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Promising filly Gin Martini was purchased at Karaka as an Oaks prospect, but she has quickly found herself tackling elite-level targets as a juvenile. The daughter of Rip Van Winkle has placed twice in her three starts to date, including running third in the Group 3 Schweppervescence (1400m) at Rosehill earlier this month. Trainer John[...]

Posted on April 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The absence of Anamoe from the Champagne Stakes could tempt Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to back up Randwick winner Converge in the Group 1 race. Anamoe was widely regarded to have a stranglehold on the final leg of the two-year-old triple crown but he was ruled out on Saturday by Godolphin, who confirmed he[...]

Posted on April 12, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Cambridge Stud colours of Brendan and Jo Lindsay will be in full force on Saturday in Sydney through top-class mare Probabeel in the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m), while ownership-mate Bavella will also be making a hit-and-run raid across the Tasman with the 98-rater set to contest the Group 2 Sapphire[...]

Posted on April 10, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

James Cummings was left wondering what might have been after Anamoe’s slashing second from a wide draw in the Golden Slipper, but the colt has swept that disappointment aside with a breathtaking performance at Randwick. The Godolphin head trainer admitted he was crushed when the youngster came up with the outside gate in the Slipper,[...]

Posted on April 4, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Although he playfully describes the talented two-year-old with the hard to pronounce name as “a bit of a clown”, trainer Carl Henderson knows he has some serious horsepower on his hands with impressive Ellerslie winner, Atullibigeal. The rangy son of Street Boss provided a glimpse of the sort of motor he has when defeating well[...]

Posted on April 3, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Improving youngster Saif could join Hawkes Racing stablemate Hilal in the Sires’ Produce Stakes after making a winning Sydney debut in the Schweppervescence at Rosehill. Saif, who had won his first start in Victoria and finished runner-up in the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington, made a successful interstate switch with jockey Craig Williams making[...]

Posted on March 29, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The local stable of Michael and Matthew Pitman flexed its muscles at Riccarton on Saturday, winning the first four events on the nine-race card, providing proof they will be a force to be reckoned with as Easter racing looms. Talented four-year-old Okay Pal kicked the day off nicely when he recorded a slick 1.07.84 when[...]

Posted on March 20, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Daily Bugle is set to be given the chance at interstate Group 1 assignments after his victory in the Cleanaway Sustainability Sires (1500m) at Mornington on Saturday. Trained by Robbie Griffiths and Mathew De Kock, Daily Bugle is likely to contest the Inglis Sires’ (1400m) at Randwick on April 3 and the Champagne Stakes (1600m)[...]

Unusual Countess to push sire in the limelight

Henderson juvenile Hong Kong bound

Atullibigeal gains measure of revenge in Futurity Stakes

New Zealand Juvenile continues to spark fresh-new partnership

Auspicious day for Auret family at Riccarton

Riccarton stakes targets for Carston pair

Tiley takes stakes double at Ellerslie

Queensland campaign in the offing for exciting three-year-olds

Henderson hoping to pop some bubbles at Ellerslie

Sargent hoping to toast Group One success at Randwick

Champagne back-up on the radar for Converge

Hit and run Sydney raid for Bavella

McDonald celebrates milestone on Anamoe

Henderson has high hopes for Atullibigeal

Saif puts Rosehill rivals to the sword

Pitman team hitting its straps ahead of lucrative Easter period

Sydney calling for Daily Bugle after Mornington win

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