Comeback

Rogerson upbeat despite loss of top performer

Posted on September 8, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Graeme Rogerson is looking forward to the second day of the Bostock New Zealand Spring Racing Carnival at Hastings later this month despite the unfortunate loss of progressive five-year-old Comeback. The Makfi gelding was humanely euthanised following his gritty run for sixth in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on August 31[...]

Posted on August 22, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Team Rogerson look to have a strong hand in next week's Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings with a potential trio of runners in the first Group 1 race of the season. This past weekend's Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) placegetter Comeback is assured of a start in the race, while trainers Graeme, Debbie and Bailey[...]

Posted on August 17, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fireworks were expected at Te Rapa on Saturday as several of last season's equine stars kicked off their new spring campaigns in the Group 2 US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) and it was recent Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) placegetter Endless Drama who delivered with a stunning victory. The Tony Pike-trained eight-year-old had been[...]

Posted on August 16, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Debbie Rogerson is trusting race fitness to give Malambo and Comeback their edge as they prepare to face the stars of Saturday's Group 2 US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa. The Hamilton trainer is happy with both Team Rogerson's runners for the weight-for-age sprint which has attracted five Group 1 winners. TAB[...]

Posted on August 4, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The training triumvirate of Graeme, Debbie and Bailey Rogerson kicked the new racing season off in style at Te Rapa on Saturday when they dominated the early proceedings at the meeting. The trio provided the quinella in the third race on the programme when accomplished mare Malambo proved too speedy for stablemate Comeback as she[...]

Posted on August 1, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Hamilton trainer Graeme Rogerson's hand in this month's Group 2 US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa will become clearer after Saturday when he will line-up race hopefuls Comeback and Malambo. Rogerson and his training partners Debbie and Bailey Rogerson will produce four runners in the US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate 17 Aug[...]

Posted on July 3, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented four-year-old Comeback remains on track for a trio of black-type assignments this winter. The gelding's winning streak of five came to an end at Wellington last start, when he finished second to Dr Watson who was carrying 4.5kgs less than him. “We rode him up on the speed because we thought we would need[...]

Posted on June 30, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With just one win required to match his best tally for a season and just five wins behind National Jockey's Premiership leader Lisa Allpress, you could be forgiven for thinking Johnathan Parkes was plotting a huge month in July. On the contrary, the popular Central Districts horseman is happy to just go with the flow[...]

Posted on June 6, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Team Rogerson-trained Comeback will attempt to extend his winning streak to six on Saturday when he lines-up in the Platinum Homes Taranaki 1200 at Trentham. Graeme Rogerson, who trains the gelding in partnership with wife Debbie and granddaughter Bailey, said they have been able to get on top of soundness issues that have plagued[...]

Posted on May 25, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The winning roll for impressive four-year-old Comeback continued at Trentham on Saturday when he made it five wins in a row with a gritty performance to take out the Roaring Lion North Island Challenge Stakes (1400m). Prepared at Tuhikaramea by Graeme, Debbie and Bailey Rogerson, the Makfi gelding won his first race back in May[...]

Rogerson upbeat despite loss of top performer

Triple Tarzino threat for Team Rogerson

Endless Drama takes Foxbridge Plate

Fitness the key to Foxbridge upset for Rogerson pair

Team Rogerson in dominant form at Te Rapa

Comeback, Malambo spearhead 20-strong Rogerson entry

Comeback remains on track

Parkes taking success in his stride

Group targets on the horizon for Comeback

Comeback makes it five in a row

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