Corinna McDougal

Phelan hoping to be jumping for joy

Posted on September 17, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaun Phelan will gain an extra dose of satisfaction if he can guide the in-form Kajino to victory in Sunday's Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) at Te Rapa. The top New Zealand jumps jockey played a significant role in owner-trainer Diana Kennedy securing the eight-year-old, who will face the sternest test of his burgeoning career in[...]

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

After competing for the full six-kilometre distance of a gruelling Diprose Miller Great Northern Steeplechase (6200m), less than half a length separated eventual winner Te Kahu from gallant runner-up Zartan at Te Aroha on Sunday. Raced at Te Aroha instead of its spiritual home over the famed Ellerslie hill due to COVID19 restrictions, the race[...]

Posted on May 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A fleeting visit back home to New Zealand from Australia paid dividends for top jumps jockey Aaron Kuru as he guided last year's Great Northern Hurdle (4190m) winner The Cossack to victory in the first of the prestigious jumping events this winter, the Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdle (3200m). Kuru, who now operates out of the[...]

Posted on October 16, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaun Phelan may have missed the majority of the jumps season through injury, but he is delighted he has managed to return to raceday riding in time for the end of season features. Phelan had been sidelined after breaking his wrist when schooling a horse in June and it has been a frustrating few months[...]

Posted on April 27, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading jumping trainer Paul Nelson is gearing up for a return to racing but is still seeking some clarity around draft scheduling of races and other issues before his horses hit the tracks for the proposed July restart. Nelson and training partner Corinna McDougal could have upwards of twelve runners set for jumping assignments during[...]

Posted on July 13, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fresh from securing a feature jumping double on their home track at Hastings last month, the training partnership of Paul Nelson and Corinna McDougal were at it again at Trentham on Saturday when No Tip took out the Anuka Smoker Wellington Hurdle (3400m). The lightly raced Mettre En Jeu seven-year-old was having just his ninth[...]

Phelan hoping to be jumping for joy

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