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Relieved Williams hopes for local Derby win

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

Byerley Park trainer Peter Williams was a relieved man when the news came through that Ellerslie would play host to the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) meeting on Sunday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Friday afternoon that Auckland will move out of lockdown and drop to level 2 from Sunday at 6am,[...]

Posted on February 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Il Affare’s iron constitution will serve her well as she continues her Classic preparation at Ellerslie this weekend. That’s the word from the Dundeel filly’s co-trainer Peter Williams as he puts the finishing polish on the two-win filly ahead of Saturday’s Group 2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2100m). Il Affare will back up from her fourth[...]

Posted on February 2, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising three-year-olds Slave To Love and Il Affare provided trainers Peter and Dawn Williams with plenty of encouragement ahead of some upcoming Group One assignments when producing solid performances at Pukekohe on Sunday. Savabeel filly Slave To Love ran away from her rating 65 opponents over 1600m to register her second win from four starts[...]

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

Co-trainer Dawn Williams was in a philosophical mood when assessing the performance of promising three-year-old Il Affare, who overcame a troubled passage to finish third in the Group 2 Royal Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. The Dundeel filly got well back in the early stages of the race and was then held[...]

Posted on December 25, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainers Peter and Dawn Williams will unleash a three-pronged attack on Saturday’s Group 2 Jamieson Park Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Byerley Park-based conditioners will line up royally bred fillies Helsinki, Royce Roca and Slave To Love, with Peter Williams keen to see them acquit themselves well in their biggest challenge to date.[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented mare Media Sensation backed up an eye-catching performance at the Ellerslie trials earlier this month with a comprehensive front-running effort to take out the feature event for the fillies and mares at Pukekohe on Saturday, the Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). Successful at the elite level as a three-year-old when[...]

Posted on November 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

South Auckland trainers Peter and Dawn Williams are looking forward to heading to Pukekohe on Saturday where Media Sensation will make her raceday resumption in the Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). The Group 1 winner has had three trials this preparation, culminating in a 1200m win at Ellerslie last week, and[...]

Posted on November 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A lot can happen in 10 minutes. That was the case for prominent breeder/owner Daniel Nakhle who was on track at Pukekohe on Saturday to watch his promising mare Arrivederci win the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m). Nakhle barely had time to watch the replay before Crosshaven, a horse Nakhle co-bred and retained a[...]

Posted on October 20, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained Helsinki is on a less conventional path to the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton Park next month. The South Auckland trainers have elected to bypass the three-year-old features at Te Rapa this weekend in favour of a 1400m maiden at Matamata on Wednesday. The[...]

Posted on October 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Peter and Dawn Williams unleashed a three-year-old filly of promise when Il Affare broke maiden ranks over 1600m at Avondale on Wednesday. The daughter of Dundeel had bumped into a couple of smart gallopers previously, having finished second to Vamos Bebe two starts back before closing well for fourth behind the highly-touted Rocket Spade at[...]

Posted on September 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Peter and Dawn Williams are looking to their promising filly Helsinki to spearhead their hopes of a trip to their old stomping ground for the New Zealand Cup meeting at Riccarton in November. Helsinki, a runner-up in two of her three starts and an unlucky eighth in the Listed Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), holds a[...]

Posted on August 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising four-year-old Timberlake showed he had taken plenty out of his first-up run at Te Aroha recently when he raced away with a 1400m maiden contest at Matamata on Saturday. The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained four-year-old was sent out favourite at Te Aroha off the back of a tidy 1000m trial victory, where he fought[...]

Posted on July 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

South Auckland trainers Peter and Dawn Williams will take just one runner to Avondale on Wednesday, but they believe that is enough to pick up a cheque. Three-year-old filly Megeve will contest the AJC Members (1100m) and will be looking to keep her undefeated record at the Auckland track intact. The Sir Peter Vela-owned filly[...]

Posted on June 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Byerley Park trainers Peter and Dawn Williams are looking forward to a productive spring with a promising group of young horses. The husband and wife training partnership will be unlikely to be represented by runners when racing commences later this month but are encouraged by the young stock coming through the stable at present. “The[...]

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

Stakes performer Jip Jip Rock added a second career win to her tally at Ellerslie on Thursday when victorious in the Barfoot and Thompson Twilight Cup (1500m). She settled off the pace for jockey Ryan Elliot, who picked a gap down the straight to gather in pacemaker Incantesimo and ran away to a 2-1/4 length[...]

Posted on November 21, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented South Auckland gallopers Marzemino and Media Sensation are set for a collision course after Saturday’s meeting at Pukekohe. The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained mares are warm favourites in their respective stakes assignments this weekend, but it may be the last time they avoid each other for some time. Group 1 winner Media Sensation takes[...]

Posted on November 9, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Last season’s Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner, Media Sensation made a successful start to her four-year-old campaign when she eased clear of race favourite Ferrando to take out the Listed Legacy Lodge Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa. The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained mare came into the race off the back of a[...]

Relieved Williams hopes for local Derby win

Il Affare to continue on Derby path

Williams pair on target for Group One assignments

Il Affare to continue on Oaks path

Williams takes three-pronged attack into Eight Carat Classic

Media Sensation dominates on-speed in Group 2 feature

Media Sensation primed for Breeders’ Stakes

Pearler Saturday for Nakhle

Helsinki to bypass Te Rapa features

Il Affare looks the deal

Williams stable to test Cup week prospects

Timberlake on song at Matamata

Megeve primed for Avondale resumption

Williams team recharged ahead of spring attack

Dunstan Final next for Jip Jip Rock

Williams mares fancied at Pukekohe

Media Sensation back with a bang at Te Rapa

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