Doomben Cup

Patterson relishes Group One victory

Posted on February 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The long trip home to New Plymouth from Hamilton on Saturday evening flew by for trainer Robbie Patterson as he reflected on what had happened just a few hours earlier at Te Rapa. Relishing the damp underfoot conditions, classy mare Coventina Bay out-finished Vernanme to take out the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) to[...]

Posted on February 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

An emotional Robbie Patterson was holding back the tears as he reflected on one of the biggest thrills of his life that had occurred just minutes earlier at Te Rapa, New Zealand. Patterson prepares talented mare Coventina Bay, the pint-sized daughter of Shamexpress who has provided him with some of his greatest highlights in a[...]

Posted on June 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There was a time when New Zealand trainer John Wheeler was an unmissable fixture of the Queensland winter carnival, but these days he's content to watch from afar. From the late 1980s the New Plymouth-based trainer became a regular in the Kiwi raiding party to the Sunshine State. He quickly achieved legendary status with a[...]

Posted on June 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

All the word is on Zaaki ahead of Saturday's Group 2 Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm, but Randwick trainer John Sargent is keen to upset the apple cart with Brandenburg. The New Zealand-bred gelding finished third behind the Annabel Neasham-trained six-year-old in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) last start after taking up the pacemaker[...]

Posted on May 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson knows the time is right for Melody Belle to stop racing. But it didn't mean he wasn't affected by it. Melody Belle ended her racing career at the weekend when finishing fifth in Bosson's hands in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m), finishing as well as anything behind the runaway[...]

Posted on May 25, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Zaaki has been crunched into $4.20 favouritism for the 2021 Cox Plate after a devastating win in Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben Cup in Brisbane.

Posted on May 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller will line-up a pair of Kiwis in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on Saturday and he is positive about both of their chances ahead of the Brisbane feature. Evergreen galloper Humidor will have his 50th start in the race and Waller said he will appreciate the step up to[...]

Posted on May 19, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Tuesday morning began a series of lasts for 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle. The six-year-old mare had her final gallop at the Gold Coast with regular rider Opie Bosson aboard ahead of her final raceday start in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on Saturday. “She worked well and in her customary style,” trainer[...]

Posted on May 11, 2021
in Tips

Sydney-based trainer Annabel Neasham may only have one Group 1 victory to her name, but she now holds the cards in a fortnight’s time for the Group 1 Doomben Cup after Zaaki’s devastating win in the Group 2 A.D. Hollindale Stakes on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Posted on May 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Queensland's Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 22 remains set as the final start in the storied career of New Zealand mare Melody Belle following her midfield finish at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Trainer Jamie Richards said the 14-time Group One winner ran well when finishing 10th in the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes[...]

Posted on May 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Le Don De Vie could be headed towards the Group 1 Doomben Cup on May 22 following his win in the Listed Warrnambool Cup.

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

Reigning New Zealand horse of the year Melody Belle will embark on the first steps of her final racing journey at the Gold Coast, Australia, on Saturday, one which holds plenty of sentiment for her trainer Jamie Richards. Matamata-based Richards will produce 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle in Saturday's Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m),[...]

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

New Zealand trainer Roger James is excited to be back on Australian soil for the first time in 18 months. The trans-Tasman travel bubble has allowed the Cambridge trainer to travel to Sydney with stable runner Two Illicit, and soon to be Queensland for a three-race campaign. It is Two Illicit's first trip across the[...]

Posted on May 3, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Class New Zealand gallopers Jennifer Eccles and Two Illicit furthered their preparations for upcoming Queensland Winter Carnival assignments in Australia with separate exhibition gallops during the Te Rapa racemeeting on Saturday. Last season's Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles was having her first serious hit-out off the back of a decent[...]

Posted on April 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O’Brien will again target the Queensland Winter Carnival in Australia with one of his stable’s top horses, with Paradee on track to run in the Doomben Cup.

Posted on April 29, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand Group One winner Tiptronic has arrived in Australia ahead of a three-start Queensland winter carnival campaign. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained seven-year-old flew into Sydney on Sunday and has made his way north by road to Brisbane, where he will be based at Eagle Farm. The son of O'Reilly finished third behind[...]

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

Melody Belle will end her racing career with a familiar face on her back. With the trans-Tasman travel bubble coming into effect last Monday, Kiwi hoop Opie Bosson will be able to travel to Queensland over the next month to reunite with New Zealand's darling of the turf for her final two races. Bosson has[...]

Patterson relishes Group One victory

Coventina Bay gets deserved Group One victory

Wheeler content to watch Stradbroke day from afar

Brandenburg seeking redemption in Q22

Opie Bosson farewells New Zealand mare Melody Belle

Zaaki headed towards Cox Plate after devastating Doomben win

Waller searching for Queensland glory with Kiwi contingent

Stellar career of Kiwi mare Melody Belle drawing to a close

Zaaki favourite for Doomben Cup after Gold Coast win

Doomben Cup swansong for New Zealand’s Melody Belle

Group 1 target for Le Don De Vie after Warrnambool Cup win

Melody Belle vulnerable in Hollindale Stakes: Richards

New Zealand mare Two Illicit to make Australian debut

Top New Zealand mares ready for Queensland challenge

Paradee on track for Doomben Cup tilt

Australian campaign for Tiptronic

Bosson to reunite with Melody Belle

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