Darci La Bella

Melbourne Cup firmly on Ladies Man radar

Posted on September 26, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In the aftermath of a challenging day at Awapuni, where torrential rain tested the mettle of the runners, Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock reflected on the performances of his trio of gallopers. Ladies Man and Justaskme secured minor placings behind Belardo Boy in the Group 3 Metric Mile (1600m), but the Heavy 10 track conditions had[...]

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

Pocket rocket Darci La Bella added another present under the Christmas tree for her connections when she proved too strong in the closing stages when taking out the Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. The Allan Sharrock-trained mare made it four wins in a row, three of them at stakes level, as she[...]

Posted on December 16, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock is hoping to end Darci La Bella's preparation on a high when he treks south to Trentham on Saturday. The daughter of Darci Brahma has continued her rich vein of form in her five-year-old season, winning her last three starts, including the Group 3 Taranaki Breeders' Stakes (1400m) and Group 2[...]

Posted on November 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

What a difference 30 minutes made for jockey Jonathan Riddell on Saturday. Fresh from being dumped at the start aboard the well-favoured Babylon Berlin in the previous race, the Cambridge hoop came out and produced a picture-perfect ride aboard class mare Darci La Bella to take out the Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders'[...]

Posted on October 8, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive mare Darci La Bella added a valuable black-type victory to an already outstanding race record when she strode clear to win the Group 3 Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders' Stakes (1400m) at Hawera. The winner of eight of her 14 starts before contesting Saturday's Group Three feature, the daughter of Darci Brahma went into the[...]

Posted on August 29, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Despite solid performances in the Group 2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, trainer Allan Sharrock's trio of Butler, Darci La Bella and Tavi Mac are unlikely to head to Hastings next month. The Taranaki gallopers hold nominations for the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) on the opening day of the Hawke's Bay[...]

Posted on August 23, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Allan Sharrock has a strong hand to play in Saturday's Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) in a bid to trump his rivals for a second time in the Te Rapa feature. The New Plymouth trainer is expecting to be represented in the Waikato Stud-sponsored feature by the proven Tavi Mac with Butler and Darci La[...]

Posted on July 3, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock made the most of a five-and-a-half-hour road trip to Hastings on Saturday when he secured a one hundred percent winning strike rate with his three runners on the day. Sharrock left home at 3am on Saturday morning, arrived in Hastings at 8:30am and put his first runner, Darci La Bella[...]

Posted on June 30, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

For all of New Zealand trainer Allan Sharrock's three runners at Hastings on Saturday, potential black-type targets are looming large on the horizon – including a shot at the season-opening Group One feature that holds a special place in Sharrock's heart. From 2014 to 2016, the New Plymouth trainer celebrated three consecutive victories in the[...]

Posted on June 14, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stable stalwart Tavi Mac is making timely progress toward another campaign with Group features again on his radar. The Allan Sharrock-trained son of Tavistock has multiple stakes victories among his career tally of 12 wins from 23 appearances and his preparation will be stepped up a gear this week. “Tavi Mac will be having a[...]

Posted on January 6, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shamus is well exposed in the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) market and a decision whether he will give trainer Allan Sharrock the chance of a second success in the staying classic will be made after his next run. Currently on the third line at , the gifted Taranaki three-year-old is unbeaten in[...]

Posted on May 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Allan Sharrock continued the red-hot run for his stable this season when he produced the quinella in the first race on his home turf at New Plymouth on Saturday. Promising three-year-olds Darci La Bella and Butler cleared out from their age-group rivals at the finish of the 1000m contest, with both producing[...]

Posted on May 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Out of principle, New Zealand trainer Allan Sharrock hasn't attended a horse of the year awards since 2006 but a promise to his stable apprentice Hazel Schofer could soon see him heading to the drycleaners with his tuxedo. Sharrock made his stand against attending the awards after his star galloper Wahid was initially denied three-year-old[...]

Posted on February 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock will use a home-track feature as a potential launching pad to next month's Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Sharrock had planned to use last week's Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham to assess how promising fillies Sumi and Signora Nero were[...]

Posted on January 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Exciting three-year-old Darci La Bella showed she has inherited plenty of the family ability when she made a winning debut at Otaki on Monday. The Darci Brahma filly is a half-sister to her trainer Allan Sharrock's stable star Tavi Mac, although Sharrock is quick to point out one major difference. “They are both very talented[...]

Melbourne Cup firmly on Ladies Man radar

No doubting Darci at Trentham

Darci La Bella vying for four straight

Darci La Bella displays her class at Pukekohe

Darci La Bella wins Group 3 at Hawera

Group 1 Tarzino unlikely for Sharrock’s contenders

Sharrock trio prepared for Foxbridge Plate test

Sharrock grabs winning treble at Hastings

Bigger things in store for Sharrock’s Hastings trio

Tavi time drawing closer for Sharrock

Derby start for Shamus in the balance

Sharrock duo quinella opening race at New Plymouth

Hazel Schofer’s success could end Sharrock boycott

Sharrock fillies take home advantage into Oaks Prelude

Darci La Bella out to emulate her older brother

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