Gold Trail Stakes

Renovations set to target Gold Trail Stakes in the spring

Posted on May 6, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Juvenile filly Renovations has already achieved a lot in a short space of time and trainer Cody Cole is excited to see what she can do as a three-year-old. The daughter of Ardrossan attained black-type at Te Rapa last Saturday when she was runner-up in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1400m) behind[...]

Posted on September 10, 2023
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In an electrifying performance, the promising filly Quintessa, donning the Te Akau Racing's iconic blue and tangerine silks, secured her second stakes victory and marked her third consecutive win at Hastings on Saturday. Quintessa exhibited her prowess in the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes, a 1200-metre contest. The young sensation, sired by the former Group[...]

Posted on September 7, 2023
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Talented filly Impendabelle is set for her three-year-old debut at Hastings this Saturday after a flawless preparation. Trainer Tony Pike will lead a significant team of runners, with Impendabelle contesting the Group Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) following two promising lead-up trials. Additionally, Pike will have two contenders, Overdrawn and Full Moon Fever, in the Listed[...]

Posted on September 29, 2022
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Sheez Dominant lived up to her name when beating the boys in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m) earlier this month and New Zealand trainer Fraser Auret is hoping for a repeat dose this weekend. The Marton filly will head to Hastings on Saturday to target the Group 2 AHD Hawke's Bay Guineas (1400m), where she[...]

Posted on September 25, 2022
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Impressive last start Hastings winner Mustang Valley lifted her game several notches on Saturday as she claimed her first success at stakes level when taking out the Group 3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile (1550m) at Awapuni. The four-year-old daughter of Vanbrugh had been competitive at the highest level during her three-year-old campaign where she numbered[...]

Posted on September 14, 2022
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New Zealand trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are confident their promising filly Prowess can make a winning start to her spring preparation at Cambridge on Wednesday. The daughter of Proisir won on debut in her only two-year-old outing in April and will have her first hit-out of her three-year-old season on her home track[...]

Posted on September 12, 2022
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Challenge Syndications' Adrian Clark looks like he has done it again. The bloodstock agent and syndicator is quickly making a name for himself for being able to find future Group-winning fillies at the lower-end of the market at Karaka. Clark purchased subsequent Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and 2019/20 New Zealand Filly of the[...]

Posted on September 10, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Local filly Best Seller showed she had taken plenty of benefit out of her first up victory at Taupo last month when she produced a resolute finish to win the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings. The John Bary-trained three-year-old seemed to be in a world of trouble when back second last on[...]

Posted on October 28, 2021
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It is all systems go towards the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) for gutsy filly Bellacontte. The Chrissy Bambry-trained daughter of Burgundy tuned up for the Riccarton assignment with a tenacious victory over 1200m at Trentham on Sunday, with the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) winner using the Wellington hit-out[...]

Posted on October 8, 2021
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Trainer Chrissy Bambry will attempt a rare feat on Saturday when high-class three-year-old Bellacontte takes on the older mares in the Group 3 Wyndspelle @ Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders' Stakes (1400m) at Hawera. No three-year-old filly has won the race since the Murray Baker-trained Verlei surprised at big odds in the year 2000. A last[...]

Posted on September 27, 2021
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Trainer Andrew Forsman put aside the disappointment of having to scratch pre-post favourite Francesca from the feature race at Awapuni on Saturday when he and training partner Murray Baker produced talented two-year-old filly Wessex to win on debut at Matamata. Forsman had been expecting progressive four-year-old Iffraaj mare Francesca to be hard to beat in[...]

Posted on September 21, 2021
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Almost exactly three years on from a fall that could have ended her career, jockey Sarah Macnab made an unforgettable start to the 2021 Hawke's Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday. The 22-year-old picked up her first Group success aboard Bellacontte in the Group 3 Hawke's Bay Breeders' Gold Trail Stakes (1200m), then guided[...]

Posted on September 19, 2021
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Rider Sarah Macnab produced a gem of a ride as she guided under-rated filly Bellacontte to a thrilling victory in the Group 3 Hawke's Bay Breeders' Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings. The Chrissy Bambry-trained daughter of Burgundy went into the Group Three feature off the back of a gritty win in the Listed The[...]

Posted on September 18, 2021
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A week ago, the chances of talented four-year-old Frontman contesting the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings looked slim, but a host of contributing factors have resulted in a change of heart. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained four-year-old ventures to Hawke's Bay for the first Group One contest of the New Zealand racing[...]

Posted on September 17, 2021
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The opening day of the Hawke's Bay spring carnival has special meaning for Matamata couple Simon and Katrina Alexander, and even more so for the 2021 renewal. Tarzino Stakes day traditionally doubles as Daffodil Day in a fund-raising event for the Cancer Society, which for the Alexanders includes sponsoring a race in memory of their[...]

Posted on September 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

This weekend will prove to be one of trainer Jamie Richards' busiest to date, with 34 horses accepted at Taupo on Friday, Riccarton and Hastings on Saturday, and Te Aroha on Sunday, plus a trio of stars — Probabeel, Kahma Lass and Amarelinha — in Australia. “It is probably the most we've had entered for[...]

Posted on September 16, 2021
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Spring Tide's quick rise through the ranks in winter has persuaded Foxton trainer Chrissy Bambry to take an unscheduled crack at Group One company this weekend. The five-year-old has been in great form, winning three of his last four starts, including a victory by five and a half lengths in an open handicap at Wanganui[...]

Renovations set to target Gold Trail Stakes in the spring

Quintessa impresses in Gold Trail Stakes triumph

Pike confident Impendabelle can strike at Hastings

Sheez Dominant seeking Guineas double

Mustang Valley excels in Awapuni feature

Promising filly looking to show her Prowess at Cambridge

Clark strikes gold with another promising filly

Best Seller wins Gold Trail Stakes

Wellington win fine-tunes game filly for Guineas

Bellacontte out to defy recent history

Wessex too strong on debut at Matamata

Macnab savours special day in the saddle

Rails run aids Bellacontte to land Gold Trail Stakes

Frontman a leading light at Hawke’s Bay

Alexanders with two strong prospects on special Hastings raceday

Rain the only drawback for heavily armed Richards

Spring Tide coming into Hastings

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