Fiscal Fantasy

Fiscal Fantasy primed for Taranaki Cup

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

Diminutive galloper Fiscal Fantasy will be vying to boost her pedigree page even further at New Plymouth on Saturday when she contests the Group 3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (1800m). The Frank Ritchie-trained mare has won at Group Three level on three prior occasions and finished runner-up in the 2019 Group 1 Zabeel Classic (1600m). The[...]

Posted on November 4, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Frank Ritchie-trained Fiscal Fantasy is now on the hunt for an elusive Group 1 victory after winning her third Group 3 race at Ellerslie on Tuesday. The diminutive daughter of Skilled made it back-to-back wins in the Group 3 Jarden Stakes (2000m), taking an inside passage down the straight to win by two lengths[...]

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

Group 1 performer Dawn Patrol will be out to add a second stakes victory to his record at Matamata on Saturday when he contests the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup, a race which will be run over 1400m this year, having previously been contested at 1600m. The reduction in distance will suit Dawn Patrol, who[...]

Posted on September 11, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fiscal Fantasy has become one of trainer Frank Ritchie's stable favourites and he admits it will be a sad day when she leaves his Cambridge barn for the last time. The six-year-old mare will begin her final preparation with Ritchie in the Auckland Co-op Taxis 1600 at Ellerslie on Saturday and while he has reserved[...]

Posted on June 3, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

One of racing's senior statesman, Frank Ritchie is looking forward to welcoming back a couple of his better quality gallopers in the coming weeks as the Cambridge trainer prepares for spring racing. The Covid-19 enforced lockdown provided the 75-year-old with a glimpse of retirement and the respected horseman said in the main it didn't agree[...]

Posted on December 31, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie will be looking for more success at Ellerslie's Christmas-New Year Carnival on Wednesday after Fiscal Fantasy's Group 1 runner-up performance in the Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. Ritchie was delighted with the result, but said because of her petite size Fiscal Fantasy is reliant on good barrier draws. “As I[...]

Posted on November 5, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fiscal Fantasy may be small, but she is mighty. The diminutive mare showed her quality when beating her much larger rivals at Ellerslie on Tuesday when taking out the Group 3 OMF Stakes (2000m). The Frank Ritchie-trained mare was positioned beautifully by jockey Leith Inness just behind the pace before they were able to take[...]

Posted on October 4, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie is heading into the last day of the Hawke's Bay Spring Carnival in high spirits. The Waikato horseman will take two stable representatives south to contest feature races on the ten race card on Saturday. Group One performer Dawn Patrol will line-up in the Group 3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m)[...]

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

Promising galloper Dawn Patrol made a pleasing start to the new season for trainer Frank Ritchie, deadheating his 880m trial with Magnum at Te Rapa on Tuesday. “I was happy with that,” Ritchie said. “He is a bit burly and the track was hard work, he had a real blow afterwards too. I am pleased[...]

Fiscal Fantasy primed for Taranaki Cup

Fiscal Fantasy on the hunt for elusive Group 1

Cup assignment for Dawn Patrol

Last hurrah for Fiscal Fantasy

Retirement not on the agenda for active Ritchie

Ritchie seeks Group 1 glory at Ellerslie

Fiscal Fantasy scores second Group 3

Feature targets for Ritchie pair

Promising dawn to new season for Ritchie

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