Cork

Cork set for Group 3 Metric Mile

Posted on September 19, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In the upcoming Group 3 Metric Mile (1600m) at Awapuni this Saturday, the talented mare Cork, trained in partnership by Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard, will be making her return to stakes competition. Cork, a six-year-old mare with just 15 starts to her name, has shown a strong affinity for heavy tracks, boasting four wins[...]

Posted on August 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata mare Cork is on her way home after a pleasing hit-and-run mission on Saturday's Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton where she finished runner-up to Belardo Boy. Pam Gerard, who trains the six-year-old in partnership with Michael Moroney, was pleased with her efforts on her first trip away from home. “She got down[...]

Posted on July 24, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cork continued her love affair with Tauranga on Saturday when extending her unbeaten streak to three on the Bay of Plenty track. The daughter of Complacent finished seventh first-up in the Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m) at Hastings earlier this month and appreciated the drop back to Rating 75 grade this weekend. With the four-kilogram claim[...]

Posted on June 30, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive mare Cork is forward to resume at Hastings on Saturday, although co-trainer Pam Gerard would have preferred to have seen her back in action a week earlier. The lightly raced five-year-old was to have made her return in take one of the Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m), but following the abandonment of the meeting has[...]

Posted on September 21, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A patient approach has helped New Zealand trainer Pam Gerard get Cork to a position where she is a force in stakes company. The improving five-year-old mare will have her second go at securing a black type victory when she contests the Group 3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile (1550m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The five-year-old[...]

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

Promising Matamata mare Cork may be aimed at some ambitious spring targets if she can run well in Saturday's ITM Interprovincial Championship (1600m) at New Plymouth. The five-year-old has won three of her nine starts and earned her first black type when finishing second to Helena Baby in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New[...]

Posted on June 28, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Despite COVID-19 restrictions creating ongoing logistical headaches and isolating him from his family and friends in New Zealand, trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney has taken special satisfaction from the last couple of weeks. Moroney watched on from his Melbourne base as his high-class Kiwi-bred mare Tofane became just the third mare in history to complete Brisbane's[...]

Posted on June 9, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising filly Tevere will step-up to 1400m for the first time at Te Rapa this weekend. The daughter of Contributer has pleased in her previous two starts over 1200m, culminating in a last start win at Te Rapa last month, and her connections believe she will appreciate the step up in distance on Saturday. Pam[...]

Cork set for Group 3 Metric Mile

Cork to be aimed towards Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival

Cork continues unbeaten record at Tauranga

Cork poised for Tauranga Classic assignment

Gerard hoping to pop stakes Cork on Saturday

Saturday to decide Cork’s spring targets

Moroney savours Tofane’s special double

Promising New Zealand filly to step up at Te Rapa

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