Herbie Dyke Stakes

Group 1 assignments in store for Germanicus

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 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[...]

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

Classy customer On the Rocks is on the road to defending his Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) title after a comprehensive fresh-up performance in the New World Summer Cup (1400m) at Tauranga. Off the scene and gelded since contesting the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) and Group 2 O’Shea Stakes (2200m) in Brisbane during[...]

Group 1 assignments in store for Germanicus

Elliot set to surpass season’s best

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

On The Rocks back to winning form

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