Hawkesbury Crown

Forsman ready for solo challenge as training legend steps down

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

New Zealand trainer Andrew Forsman woke up on Sunday morning with the realisation that whatever happens in his Cambridge stable from now on, the buck stops with him. Forsman has trained in partnership with Murray Baker for the past 10 years after starting his association with the legendary horseman just under 20 years ago. Initially,[...]

Posted on April 30, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Exotic Ruby's supreme fitness came to the fore for her to triumph on the line in the $175,000 Hawkesbury Crown (1300m). Her condition was why trainer Bjorn Baker always believed she'd perform in the Heavy 9 conditions. Particularly when her last start was a fighting third in the $130,000 Catanach's Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on[...]

Posted on April 30, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand's Southland trainer Robert Dennis is in the process of winding down his stable, but he won't be completely lost to the industry and is hoping to land a few more winning blows on both sides of the Tasman. Dennis and his wife Aleisha are expecting their first child next month and a primary[...]

Posted on April 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Chris Waller-trained Sweet Scandal has spoiled the party for In Her Time, sweeping down the outside to deny the dual Group One winner a triumphant farewell. Racing for the final time before she is sold as a broodmare prospect next month, In Her Time started favourite in Saturday's Hawkesbury Crown (1300m) and hit the[...]

Posted on April 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mares of a certain age can lose interest in being racehorses and Gary Portelli feared that was the case with Nicci's Gold this campaign. The five-year-old's trackwork had been lacklustre and she was not showing her usual enthusiasm around the stable. But since getting another taste of competition when she resumed in the Sapphire Stakes,[...]

Posted on April 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The annual stand-alone meeting at Hawkesbury, being held at Rosehill this year because of coronavirus restrictions, has attracted quality fields, a trend trainer Kris Lees expects to continue into the winter. Lees has several leading chances on the eight-race card, headed by dual Group One winner In her Time in the Hawkesbury Crown, and says[...]

Posted on April 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In Her Time will line up for her final start in the Hawkesbury Crown at Rosehill but in doing so, the dual Group One winner will notch a career-first. The mare will go into Saturday's 1300 metre race on a seven-day back up, the only time her races have been so close. Trainer Kris Lees[...]

Posted on April 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Kris Lees is looking to send dual Group One winning sprinter In Her Time out on a high at Rosehill. The mare is listed for auction as a broodmare proposition at the Chairman's sale early next month and will be backing up from her fifth in the Group Three Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick[...]

Posted on April 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Jason Coyle has turned his attention to the Hawkesbury Crown at Rosehill with Insensata after the mare missed a start in a race at Randwick. Insensata failed to get a run as an emergency in a 1400m-benchmark 100 race won by Ranier on Saturday. The six-year-old is among 23 nominations for Saturday's Group Three[...]

Forsman ready for solo challenge as training legend steps down

Exotic Ruby finishes the best to win Hawkesbury Crown

Dennis moving in new direction

Bittersweet Result For Group 3 Crown Favourite

Portelli Hoping To Strike Gold In Crown

Group 1 Stradbroke Remains On Radar For Graff

Crown A Fitting Farewell For In Her Time

Owners Call Time On Mare’s Career

Insensata Poised For Latest Stakes Attempt

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