Darlington County

Farm labour has Derby winner primed for new campaign

Posted on September 24, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Six weeks of farm work has Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest in good fettle for a spring preparation, according to his new trainer Bill Thurlow. Sherwood Forest, who won the 2020 edition of the Classic at Ellerslie for Cambridge trainer Tony Pike, begins a new preparation for Waverley's Thurlow in Saturday's[...]

Posted on April 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Waverley trainer Bill Thurlow is looking forward to racing at his home track on Friday where he will have a trio of runners. His charge will be led by Darlington County who drops back to rating 72 grade after running sixth in the Listed New Zealand St Leger (2600m) at Trentham. Thurlow was pleased with[...]

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

Darlington County has got Waverley trainer Bill Thurlow daring to dream of another Auckland Cup triumph. Thurlow produced Glory Days to win the Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie in 2019 before she went on to place in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick at her next start. So You Think four-year-old[...]

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

Bill Thurlow is playing the waiting game with a pair of his gallopers. The Waverley trainer has two horses entered for Hawera's Sunday meeting, however, with Day Light drawing the outside gate in the Wanganui-Taranaki Owners Association “Pakaraka star” Maiden (2000m) and Darlington County being the first emergency for the Transag “Our Paddy Boy” Maiden[...]

Farm labour has Derby winner primed for new campaign

Thurlow trio to tackle home targets

Staying mare sparks Glory Days comparisons

New Zealand trainer Thurlow playing waiting game with stable duo

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