Foxbridge Plate

Dragon Leap thunders home to claim Foxbridge Plate

Posted on August 26, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Punters got it spot on in the feature event at Te Rapa on Saturday, as favourite Dragon Leap defeated second elect Skew Wiff in a thrilling finish to the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m). The Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott trained seven-year-old had looked to be peaking nicely after he boomed home to take an[...]

Posted on August 25, 2023
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Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hoping an improved track and an impressive first-up victory will see their classy galloper Dragon Leap add the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa. The O'Sullivan/Scott partnership have made a scorching start to the new season, recording four wins from just six race-day starts and their talented[...]

Posted on August 25, 2023
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Stephen Marsh goes into Saturday's Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa confident he can spring an upset with El Vencedor and Jodelin Gal. Neither of Marsh's horses have found favour with online bookmakers, with El Vencedor ($15) and Jodelin Gal ($31) at big odds in a market headed by Dragon Leap and Skew[...]

Posted on August 14, 2023
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Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson were pleased with what they saw from their quartet of exhibition gallopers at Te Rapa on Saturday. Galloping in pairs over 1000m, Brando and Trobriand were followed at an interval by Skew Wiff and Maven Belle. “Both pairings ran home in 35.5 (600m) and overall, we were pleased with[...]

Posted on August 12, 2023
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A change of stable environment seems to have worked the oracle for talented mare Jodelin Gal as she made her way back into the winners' enclosure at Te Rapa on Saturday. Having her third start for the Stephen Marsh stable, the seven-year-old daughter of Swiss Ace brought up her seventh career victory, with six of[...]

Posted on August 7, 2023
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Wexford Stables have locked in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) as Dragon Leap's next major target following his convincing win at Ruakaka on Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding was first-up, with his spring plans resting on the outcome. Despite his 62kg impost, punters backed him into odds-on favouritism and he did not disappoint, running out[...]

Posted on June 20, 2023
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Stakes targets now await Cambridge sprinter Johny Johny following his dominant victory at Te Rapa last Saturday. Under driving rain, the son of Charm Spirit was positive out of the gates and quickly opened up several lengths on his rivals, which he sustained throughout, eventually running out a 3.75 length victor. It was the five-year-old[...]

Posted on October 6, 2022
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Multiple New Zealand black-type winner Demonetization will be a notable absentee from Saturday's relocated Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata. While the feature will now be run much closer to his home base, trainer Nigel Tiley has opted to keep his powder dry ahead of another return to Hawke's Bay for the Group[...]

Posted on September 16, 2022
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New Zealand trainer Allan Sharrock acknowledges Tavi Mac and Justaskme are victims of their own success and hasn't hesitated to utilise apprentice claims to lighten their loads on their home track on Saturday. The New Plymouth trainer has always been willing to give young riders opportunities and will again take that approach with the pair,[...]

Posted on August 27, 2022
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Any doubts about the ability of quality mare Imperatriz to handle a testing surface at Te Rapa on Saturday were well and truly dispelled in the space of 100m as she streaked clear to win the Group 2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m). The heavily backed favourite for the race off the back of a[...]

Posted on August 23, 2022
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Allan Sharrock has a strong hand to play in Saturday's Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) in a bid to trump his rivals for a second time in the Te Rapa feature. The New Plymouth trainer is expecting to be represented in the Waikato Stud-sponsored feature by the proven Tavi Mac with Butler and Darci La[...]

Posted on July 3, 2022
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New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock made the most of a five-and-a-half-hour road trip to Hastings on Saturday when he secured a one hundred percent winning strike rate with his three runners on the day. Sharrock left home at 3am on Saturday morning, arrived in Hastings at 8:30am and put his first runner, Darci La Bella[...]

Posted on June 30, 2022
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For all of New Zealand trainer Allan Sharrock's three runners at Hastings on Saturday, potential black-type targets are looming large on the horizon – including a shot at the season-opening Group One feature that holds a special place in Sharrock's heart. From 2014 to 2016, the New Plymouth trainer celebrated three consecutive victories in the[...]

Posted on June 21, 2022
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Carl Henderson has a Group One plan locked in for his stable star Jodelin Gal and a trip to the Central Districts earlier this month successfully ticked off a step along the way. The Te Awamutu-based trainer trekked south to Hawke's Bay with the talented Swiss Ace five-year-old and the scouting mission had a perfect[...]

Posted on June 14, 2022
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Stable stalwart Tavi Mac is making timely progress toward another campaign with Group features again on his radar. The Allan Sharrock-trained son of Tavistock has multiple stakes victories among his career tally of 12 wins from 23 appearances and his preparation will be stepped up a gear this week. “Tavi Mac will be having a[...]

Posted on October 18, 2021
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Quality performer Tavi Mac bounced back from his worst career performance in the best possible fashion with a stylish victory in the Group 3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua on Sunday. The Allan Sharrock-trained six-year-old, affectionately known as Frodo by his many admirers, had inexplicably failed to fire a shot in the Group 2 Foxbridge[...]

Posted on October 12, 2021
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As Callsign Mav heads to the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) and Prise de Fer looks toward the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m), another of the major players in the Hawke's Bay spring features has headed to the paddock. Gino Severini has been one of the best horses this spring, running three times at weight-for-age[...]

Dragon Leap thunders home to claim Foxbridge Plate

Dragon Leap primed for Foxbridge task

Marsh chasing Foxbridge Plate success

Te Akau stars impress in Te Rapa exhibition gallop

Jodelin Gal relishes change of environment

Dragon Leap makes emphatic spring statement

Stakes targets await Te Rapa winner Johny Johny

All roads lead back to Livamol for Demonetization

Apprentices key to Sharrock’s chances

Imperatriz bolts in

Sharrock trio prepared for Foxbridge Plate test

Sharrock grabs winning treble at Hastings

Bigger things in store for Sharrock’s Hastings trio

All roads lead to Group One prize

Tavi time drawing closer for Sharrock

Punters’ pal back to winning form at Rotorua

Well-deserved break for Gino Severini

What are you really gambling with?