Hawke’s Bay Hurdle

Outsider takes Hurdle feature at Hastings

Posted on September 20, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge visitor The Midnight Shift upset the applecart when he strode clear to take out the Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’s Bay Hurdle (3100m) at Hastings on Saturday. The premier hurdle event had been rescheduled from earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and with the track rated a Dead4 the race was run[...]

Posted on September 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There will be an uncommon sight on the first day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday – jumpers. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the racing calendar has caused the unusual occurrence and one trainer that is pleased about the anomaly is John Wheeler. “It is good,” he said. “They[...]

Posted on August 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A plan set by trainer Toby Autridge back in November came to fruition at Te Rapa when Tommyra bolted home in the Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdle (3200m). The nine-year-old Raise The Flag gelding had hinted he was cherry ripe for his task with a powerful finish for second behind race-rival Revolution at the track last[...]

Posted on June 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A patient ride from Aaron Kuru paved the way for local runner No Change to take out the feature hurdle race at Hastings on Saturday, the Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’s Bay Hurdle (3100m). The Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal-trained ten-year-old had been narrowly defeated in the 2018 edition of the race but went one better[...]

Posted on June 28, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’s Bay Hurdle (3100m) at Hastings on Saturday has attracted a strong line-up and local training partners Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal are hoping they can breakthrough with two previous placegetters. Shinko King gelding No Change finished runner-up in last year’s edition of the race, while stablemate Ooee recorded the same[...]

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