Helena Baby

Helena Baby looking to cause upset in Tarzino

Posted on September 6, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Helena Baby turned heads when he enjoyed a trip away on Tuesday morning to further his build-up toward a second tilt at the opening Group One contest of the new season. The striking grey son of Guillotine stretched his legs at Te Awamutu ahead of Saturday's Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings where he finished third in the[...]

Posted on February 3, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Inner Flame worked in first-time blinkers at Sha Tin last Thursday (28 January) morning and trainer Douglas Whyte is pinning his hopes on not only the headgear but a change of scenery to reignite the lightly-raced gelding's career as he makes his Happy Valley debut in the first section of the Class 3 Lai Chi[...]

Posted on September 2, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) placegetter Helena Baby will get his shot at redemption against victor Melody Belle later this month. Helena Baby wasn't among the initial nominations for the Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) on September 21 as he was originally set to be flown to Hong Kong after contesting last Saturday's Tarzino[...]

Posted on August 14, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The track conditions at Te Rapa on Saturday are the only concern Cambridge trainer Tony Pike holds for Endless Drama heading into his first assignment of the season, the Group 2 U S Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m). Rated a Heavy10 surface on Wednesday, Pike said it is a bit of an unknown whether the[...]

Posted on August 13, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive galloper Helena Baby faces his toughest assignment to date when he tackles a star-studded field in the Group 2 U S Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. But trainer John Bell has full confidence in his lightly-tried five-year-old as he attempts to go one better than stablemate Julius, who was[...]

Posted on August 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Class mare Consensus will have her first run of the new season in Saturday's Group 2 US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) as she kicks off a campaign that could see her contest the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley in October. The eight-year-old Postponed mare has made steady progress since returning to[...]

Posted on July 23, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The John Bell-trained Helena Baby has been the star find of winter racing in New Zealand, with Saturday's Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) triumph his most significant to date. The four-year-old gelded son of Guillotine romped home to an easy five and a half-length victory at Taranaki dishing out a galloping lesson to his more seasoned[...]

Posted on July 21, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive galloper Helena Baby took the next step in his burgeoning career in stunning fashion when he simply decimated his rivals in Saturday's Listed Powerworx Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth. Most pundits were expecting the four-year-old Guillotine gelding to prove competitive in his first crack in open company but none could have predicted the[...]

Posted on July 17, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising galloper Helena Baby has won four of his six career starts and will get his first opportunity at stakes level at New Plymouth on Saturday when he contests the Listed Powerworx Opunake Cup (1400m). John Bell is pleased with his gelding heading into Saturday and believes the $2.40 fixed odds favourite is well in[...]

Posted on June 4, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

John Bell was missing from the New Zealand training ranks for 13 years, but he's certainly making up for it. The Cambridge horseman experienced a personal record as a trainer last season with 13 wins, including two Group 3 victories by Julius, and already this term he has bettered that win tally with 16 victories[...]

Posted on May 30, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer John Bell will head to Ellerslie on Saturday aiming to extend his winning run. Hot on the heels of producing Noble Star and Ata Rangi for wins at Te Rapa on Wednesday, Bell will saddle Yorkshire Dales, Helena Baby and Epae Road at Ellerslie as he looks to capitalise on a roll that[...]

Helena Baby looking to cause upset in Tarzino

Blinkers on as Whyte looks to reignite Inner Flame at Happy Valley

Late Windsor Park Plate entry for Helena Baby

Track quandary for Endless Drama

Helena Baby seeks stable revenge in Foxbridge

Consensus on target for Cox Plate mission

Helena Baby from well-known Windsor family

Helena Baby takes Opunake Cup

First stakes test for Helena Baby

Bell excited with stable’s prospects

Bell team firing ahead of Ellerslie racing

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