Easter Handicap

McNab dominates at Pukekohe

Posted on April 22, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Defending New Zealand Champion Jockey titleholder Michael McNab, who currently sits atop the National premiership ladder with 124 victories for the season, showed all his undoubted class when he dominated the three feature events at Pukekohe on Saturday. After earlier taking out the Listed Champagne Stakes (1600m) aboard Loch Katrine followed by the Group 3[...]

Posted on April 8, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive galloper Habana thrust himself firmly into discussions surrounding the upcoming Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) with a professional display at Pukekohe on Saturday. The Lance Noble-trained gelding has a real affinity for the Pukekohe track, claiming his fourth win from four outings there and will look to extend that record in a fortnight when[...]

Posted on April 28, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Valuable New Zealand filly Bonny Lass is in prime order for Saturday's Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa where she will bid to add to her burgeoning record. The daughter of Super Easy proved herself a match for the best juveniles last season and it's been more of the same[...]

Posted on April 25, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A barnstorming late run carried progressive New Zealand mare Carolina Reaper to her biggest career victory when she took out the Group 3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. The four-year-old daughter of Vespa was warmly supported on her lead-up form which included wins in two of her last four starts and with[...]

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

The Nigel Tiley-trained Demonetization will be out to defend his title in Saturday's Group 3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) and the seven-year-old gelding enters the race off a similar campaign to last year. With Ellerslie out of action for at least the next 18 months, the time-honoured mile has been relocated to Demonetization's home track[...]

Posted on April 22, 2022
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Saint Bathans will attempt to bounce back to winning ways at Pukekohe on Saturday following an indifferent display at his most recent appearance. The son of Maurice is trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman and will make his middle-distance debut in the Group 2 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) with Craig Grylls booked for[...]

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

New Zealand colt, Hoard The Bourbon will have a chance to collect further travelling expenses for a planned trip to Brisbane when his staying qualities are put to the test for the first time on Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-prepared son of Iffraaj was a most recent winner in age group company at Awapuni and will[...]

Posted on April 19, 2022
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Progressive New Zealand three-year-old filly Bonny Lass is back on track for a tilt at the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on April 30, galloping between races at the Hamilton venue on Saturday after recovering from the effects of a stone bruise. Placed twice at Group One level as a two-year-old,[...]

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

A resolute run for second at Te Rapa on Saturday could see promising two-year-old Rudyard added to the team that New Zealand trainer Tony Pike will take to Brisbane next month for an assault on the Queensland Winter Carnival. The son of Windsor Park Stud stallion Charm Spirit and multiple stakes winner Lady Kipling went[...]

Posted on April 7, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand Racegoers won't see any more of the promising Pukekohe three-year-old Midnight Mass this season despite a nice victory for the firm track specialist at Avondale last Saturday. The son of Proisir came from last on the bend for jockey Sam Spratt and won narrowly from the filly Maria, to whom he was conceding[...]

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

Catherine Cameron is hoping Bellatrix Black can work her magic again on Saturday when she heads to Trentham for the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m). The daughter of Redwood was an upset victor when taking out the Group 3 Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie a fortnight ago, much to the[...]

Posted on March 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The odds on Funtonic even reaching a racecourse would have been extremely high when he hurt his hind legs in a paddock accident eight months ago. But time and care has done wonders for the New Zealand four-year-old, who now has some big races in his sight after an impressive victory in the Gravity 1400,[...]

Posted on January 31, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A patient approach taken with promising New Zealand galloper Mach Schnell paid a winning dividend at Ellerslie on Sunday. The Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained five-year-old has always exhibited plenty of promise but greenness and a lack of maturity had combined to thwart his winning aspirations earlier in his career. Those factors looked to have been[...]

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 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley enjoyed a red-letter day at Ellerslie on Saturday, taking out two of the three feature races on offer with two-year-old Lady Maroal winning the Listed Staphanos by Deep Impact Champagne Stakes (1600m) before stable star Demonetization powered home to take out the Group 2 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m). Tiley had a[...]

Posted on April 24, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards will be looking to extend what can only be described as a dream season when he lines-up a couple of stakes favourites this weekend. The 31-year-old horseman sits atop the New Zealand Trainers' Premiership with 147 wins, 35 of those at stakes level, surpassing Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman's previous[...]

Posted on April 23, 2021
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Andrew Forsman has only just returned to New Zealand after overseeing the final preparations of his team competing in The Championships in Sydney, but he is hoping it won't be too long until he is back across the Tasman. Forsman and training partner Murray Baker will have a strong contingent at Ellerslie on Saturday, including[...]

McNab dominates at Pukekohe

Habana ready for stakes target

Bonny filly ready for Breeders’ Stakes

Carolina Reaper takes out Easter Handicap

Demonetization primed for Easter defence

Trainers looking to 3YO to bounce back to best

Colt out to further Queensland Derby claims

Bonny Lass back on track for Te Rapa assignment

Pike ready to confirm his Queensland winter carnival team

Midnight Mass heads to spelling paddock

Bellatrix Black set to cast a spell at Trentham

Wood having plenty of fun with promising gelding

Patience pays winning dividend for Mach Schnell

Australian campaign for Tiptronic

Tiley takes stakes double at Ellerslie

Richards out to continue dream season

Queensland campaign in the offing for exciting three-year-olds

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