Coconut

Chase displays his love for Trentham with emphatic victory

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

A love affair with the Trentham track continued for consistent galloper Chase when he picked up his third victory at the venue in the King Of Comedy at Novara Park North Island Challenge Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The Stephen Nickalls-trained five-year-old has only once finished out of the first two in eight runs at the[...]

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

New Zealand trainer Stephen Nickalls is looking forward to Trentham on Saturday where he will have a two-pronged attack in the Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (5500m). The jumps racing enthusiast has placed in the feature twice before with The Oysterman and he is hoping either Zartan or Coconut can get the job done this weekend.[...]

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

A never-say-die attitude saw local runner Coconut upset predictions as he took out an action-packed LJ Hooker Manawatu Steeplechase (4200m) at Awapuni on Saturday. There was sensation early in the race as the disappointingly small field of five was reduced to just four runners when hot favourite () Aigne dislodged rider Shaun Fannin after jumping[...]

Posted on June 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stephen Nickalls has to pinch himself every time he looks back on this season. The New Zealand horseman was happy training a handful of jumpers on his Rangiotu farm and then one filly changed everything. Llanacord, a NZ$15,000 yearling sale purchase by his stepfather Kevin Hopson, went from winning her maiden race at Wanganui in[...]

Chase displays his love for Trentham with emphatic victory

Nickalls chipper ahead of Wellington Steeplechase

Coconut upsets in action packed jumping feature

Nickalls hoping whirlwind season continues at Trentham

What are you really gambling with?