Herbie Dyke Stakes

Tiptronic back to best at Ellerslie

Posted on January 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Graham Richardson reckons he may have finally figured out what makes stable star Tiptronic tick. “I actually think he just loves his Christmas dinner,” Richardson said with tongue firmly in cheek. “Once he has had that he seems to grow a leg and really comes right with his racing. “He’s won seven races now[...]

Posted on January 21, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Dual Horse of the Year Melody Belle and stablemate Te Akau Caliburn had an exhibition gallop at Te Rapa on Wednesday ahead of their feature targets at Trentham at the end of the month. Galloping at intervals, Melody Belle worked boldly over 1000m under jockey Opie Bosson, in preparation for the Group 1 Thorndon Mile[...]

Posted on January 20, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fairytales don’t often come true, but Tony Pike is very hopeful that comeback horse Sacred Elixir can provide him with one. Sacred Elixir was one of the Cambridge trainer’s best horses, winning the Group 1 J J Atkins (1600m) in Brisbane and finishing second in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m), both in 2016. Sent[...]

Posted on November 11, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Star Kiwi mare Melody Belle will return home after a hit-and-run raid to Melbourne for the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) in which she finished third behind Arcadia Queen at Flemington last Saturday. Ridden by Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jye McNeil, Melody Belle added more Australian black-type to her CV as her career draws closer to[...]

Posted on September 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Danica Guy couldn’t be happier with her talented galloper Germanicus as the five-year-old begins a Group 1 programme of assignments this season at Hastings on Saturday. The Matamata trainer has Germanicus set to resume in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), in which he will be ridden by Chad Ormsby, his rider in each of[...]

Posted on May 25, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Waikato jockey Ryan Elliot was a little disappointed about the season being curtailed as a result of COVID-19, but he is looking forward to getting back raceday riding in just over a month. The 21-year-old hoop was able to keep relatively busy at trainer Graeme Rogerson’s private training property in Hamilton over the lockdown period,[...]

Posted on March 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ultra-consistent Cambridge galloper True Enough returns to the scene and conditions of his first Group 1 win when he contests Saturday’s Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie. A winner of nine of his 21 starts and only unplaced in three outings, Nom Du Jeu six-year-old True Enough was a winner of the[...]

Posted on March 4, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Graham Richardson experienced one of his biggest moments in racing when Tiptronic won the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa last month and the Matamata trainer is hoping for a repeat performance at Ellerslie on Saturday. “It was awesome, it was a well-deserved win by him, especially since he ran second in[...]

Posted on February 10, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Graham Richardson rates the breakthrough Group 1 success of Tiptronic at Te Rapa last Saturday as a highlight of his training career. The Matamata trainer remembers the O’Reilly colt who took his eye out of Waikato Stud’s draft at the 2015 Premier Yearling Sales at Karaka and cost him $100,000. “He wasn’t big and he[...]

Posted on February 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A nail-biting finish to the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa was settled in favour of last year’s runner-up Tiptronic when he stuck his nose in front at just the right time to down a gallant True Enough in the day’s middle-distance weight-for-age feature. With South Island raider Camino Rocoso setting a[...]

Posted on February 7, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Dreams are free! That’s Karen Parson’s response to any suggestion she could land a Group 1 double with Kiwi Ida and Camino Rocoso at Te Rapa on Saturday. “It’s more likely we’ll head home with our tail between our legs,” the North Canterbury trainer quipped. Whatever happens at Te Rapa, Parsons can return home with[...]

Posted on February 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

New South Wales-based jockey Koby Jennings is aiming to maintain his perfect strike-rate on the John Sargent-trained Luvaluva in the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The 24-year-old hoop, who is originally from Taralgon in Victoria, has ridden the five-year-old mare in her last two starts for two victories in[...]

Posted on February 3, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Graham Richardson believes he has good performer Tiptronic right where he wants him as he prepares for next weekend’s Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa. The O’Reilly gelding is coming off an impressive victory over 2100m at his most recent start at Ellerslie and will attempt to go one better in[...]

Posted on January 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Balcairn trainers John and Karen Parsons are hoping their North Island luck holds two-fold at the Te Rapa premier meeting on Saturday week. The North Canterbury couple have struck three times on end on their latest northern raid on features, with Kiwi Ida winning the Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on December[...]

Posted on January 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Expat New Zealand trainer John Sargent is hoping to strike while the iron is hot with New Zealand-bred mare Luvaluva. The daughter of Mastercraftsman has recorded two stakes victories in her last two starts after a 20-month hiatus from the winner’s circle. Luvaluva broke her winning drought in style in the Group 3 Summer Cup[...]

Posted on January 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Rejuvenated mare Luvaluva will be given a Group One opportunity across the Tasman after landing back-to-back stakes wins with a classy performance in the January Cup. In a race that did not go to plan, Luvaluva was flushed out into a three-wide position when the speed slowed but rather than panic, jockey Koby Jennings used[...]

Posted on January 4, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Tuhikaramea visitor Beauden made light work of his 59kg topweight as he took out the Listed Japac Homes FastTrack $5k Marton Cup (2200m) on his favourite Awapuni track. The Team Rogerson-trained galloper had won five times from just seven outings at the Palmerston North circuit before Saturday and added a sixth victory and his first[...]

Tiptronic back to best at Ellerslie

Melody Belle pleases in Te Rapa hit-out

Pike turns back the clock with Sacred Elixir

Belle returns home ahead of final campaign

Group 1 assignments in store for Germanicus

Elliot set to surpass season’s best

True Enough at peak for Ellerslie

Queensland a likely target for Tiptronic

Richardson’s faith in Tiptronic rewarded

Thrilling finish to Herbie Dyke Stakes

Parsons shoot for Group 1 double at Te Rapa

Jennings looking to nab Kiwi Group 1

Richardson looking to go one better with Tiptronic in Waikato feature

Group 1 Te Rapa missions for in-form stablemates

Herbie Dyke assignment for Luvaluva

Luvaluva Wins Again To Earn Group One Shot

Beauden best on favourite track

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