Cooga Doon

Auret vying for back-to-back Guineas

Posted on September 2, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fraser Auret is hoping to unearth another quality three-year-old in the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m) on Saturday. The Marton trainer took out last year's race in emphatic style when Cooga Doon distanced his rivals to win by nine lengths. There was plenty of interest in the son of Makfi after the race and[...]

Posted on May 1, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

If you thought a month-long lockdown due to Covid-19 was a bitter pill to swallow, then spare a thought for Central Districts jockey Madan Singh. The 28-year-old returned to his native India for his annual visit home and has found himself stranded as a result of border closures due to the global pandemic. Singh, who[...]

Posted on November 19, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With 28 two-year-olds set to go through the ring at Karaka this week, the 2019 Ready to Run Sale marks another big step in the rapid rise of Woburn Farm. Established in 2012 by Cambridge-based couple Adrian Stanley and Hannah Kettlety, Woburn Farm made its Ready to Run Sale debut in 2016 with six horses[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Exciting three-year-old Cooga Doon will continue his racing career in Asia after his seven-figure sale to Hong Kong interests on Thursday. The undefeated son of Makfi won the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1340m) by nine lengths last start and trainer Fraser Auret said the phone has been red hot since then. “There was a[...]

Posted on September 12, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rahotu couple Philly and Paddy Mullin consider themselves new to the breeding game, and are absolutely delighted to have bred their first stakes winner Cooga Doon. The three-year-old son of Makfi was an impressive winner in the recent Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1350m), beating his nearest rival Sai Fah by nine lengths with a[...]

Posted on September 7, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Lightly raced three-year-old Cooga Doon made it two wins from two starts when he took out the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1340m) in sensational fashion on Saturday. The Fraser Auret-trained Makfi gelding had set tongues wagging when successful by seven lengths over 1200m in his debut run at the venue last month. The subject[...]

Auret vying for back-to-back Guineas

Stranded jockey keen to get back to New Zealand

Woburn Farm a vendor on the rise

Exciting three-year-old Hong Kong bound

Stakes winner Cooga Doon a first for his breeders

Cooga Doon wins Wanganui Guineas

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