Flying Stakes

Germanicus upsets in Flying Stakes

Posted on April 3, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Enigmatic galloper Germanicus was back to his best when he produced an irresistible finish to take out the Listed Bramco Granite & Marble Flying Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni. The Danica Guy-trained son of Rip Van Winkle, who finished sixth in the Group 1 El Cheapo Cars WFA Classic (1600m) at Otaki at his last start[...]

Posted on April 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It will be a rare occurrence for Tony Pike on Saturday when he heads to Avondale to line-up five runners. With Ellerslie out of action with the installation of a StrathAyr track, the rarely utilised Avondale track has been called upon to take up some of the slack left by the absence of its Auckland[...]

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

In an age where horses race much less frequently, seven-year-old New Zealand gelding Deerfield is like a throwback to decades gone-by. Since racing resumed in June last year after the COVID-19 lockdown, Deerfield has raced 19 times – a figure associated more with trainers like Bill Sanders and his team of ‘professional' racehorses in the[...]

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

Venerable eight-year-old Shadows Cast turned back the clock as he gave his rivals weight and a beating when taking out the Listed Bramco Granite & Marble Flying Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni. The Mark Oulaghan-trained gelding has been a consistent performer at the highest level over the past five years, having collected eleven career victories prior[...]

Germanicus upsets in Flying Stakes

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