Herbie Dyke Stakes

Grylls adds another Brisbane trip to busy schedule

Posted on June 9, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading New Zealand jockey Craig Grylls has been collecting plenty of frequent-flyer points over the last few weeks, and he will return to Brisbane again on Saturday to ride two key Kiwi runners at Eagle Farm. Grylls, who rode at Matamata on Wednesday and sits in fourth place on the New Zealand premiership with 84[...]

Posted on April 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Robbie Patterson has sounded an ominous warning to rival connections ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). The New Plymouth trainer can’t fault his stable star Coventina Bay, who will be chasing a hat-trick of top-flight victories when she steps out in the fillies and mares’ feature at Te[...]

Posted on March 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Classy mare Coventina Bay was up to all of her cantankerous tricks in the pre-race buildup to Sunday’s Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie, but when it came time for business she was at her professional best as she claimed her second Group One victory. The Robbie Patterson-trained six-year-old had threatened to[...]

Posted on March 12, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Robbie Patterson couldn’t be any happier with Coventina Bay ahead of the Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. The six-year-old mare was successful over the same distance in the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa last month and Patterson said she has been working a treat since[...]

Posted on March 10, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Although busy on day three of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling sale, trainer Andrew Forsman was keeping a wary eye on the final fields for the prestigious Auckland Cup raceday at Ellerslie on Sunday. Forsman and training partner Murray Baker will have three of their Cambridge stable members in on the day, with star[...]

Posted on February 26, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent performer Mascarpone capped a frustrating run of five consecutive placings to claim his first victory at the highest level when he took out the Group 1 El Cheapo Cars WFA Classic (1600m) at Otaki. The Team Rogerson-trained five-year-old son of Shooting To Win is more commonly known as a high-class sprinting commodity having claimed[...]

Posted on February 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

U S Navy Flag remains a firm favourite at Valachi Downs despite the multiple Group One winner no longer featuring on the Matamata nursery’s stallion roster. The high-class son of War Front stood his first two seasons at Kevin and Jo Hickman’s operation before a change of business model in 2021 saw him relocate to[...]

Posted on February 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Four-time New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership winner Lisa Allpress is poised to return to the saddle this week following an enforced spell on the side-line. Allpress has been out of action since she suffered multiple injuries in an accident at the Hawera jump-outs in mid-January and has tagged Friday’s meeting at New Plymouth to launch her[...]

Posted on February 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The long trip home to New Plymouth from Hamilton on Saturday evening flew by for trainer Robbie Patterson as he reflected on what had happened just a few hours earlier at Te Rapa. Relishing the damp underfoot conditions, classy mare Coventina Bay out-finished Vernanme to take out the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) to[...]

Posted on February 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

An emotional Robbie Patterson was holding back the tears as he reflected on one of the biggest thrills of his life that had occurred just minutes earlier at Te Rapa, New Zealand. Patterson prepares talented mare Coventina Bay, the pint-sized daughter of Shamexpress who has provided him with some of his greatest highlights in a[...]

Posted on February 12, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are hoping The Chosen One can put an end to his unflattering second-up record when he lines-up in the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The son of Savabeel has failed to fire second-up in recent years, albeit against stiff company across[...]

Posted on February 10, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Graham Richardson says Tiptronic is as good as ever heading into one of his favourite races, the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Tiptronic will be having his fourth go at the weight-for-age showcase on Saturday. In his previous attempts he finished second at odds to On[...]

Posted on February 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The win of progressive New Zealand stayer Spirit Of Baz at Ellerslie on Sunday brought back some fond memories for those associated with the four-year-old mare, who is the daughter of 2005 Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Bazelle. Bred and raced by Lorna Moore, Bazelle won seven races including the Auckland Cup and the[...]

Posted on January 31, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A late nomination to contest the Group One feature at Trentham on Saturday paid dividends for the connections of quality performer The Chosen One as the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained runner scored a stunning victory in the Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m). Having his first start since running a gallant fifth in the[...]

Posted on January 29, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Royal Performer will have one final hit-out at Ellerslie on Sunday before he prepares to defend his crown in the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on February 12. The New Zealand nine-year-old gelding has been lumbered with 62kg in the HR Fiskens & Sons LTD 1400, and while the distance is[...]

Posted on January 27, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are well on their way toward their most successful season since forming a training partnership at the beginning of the 2018-19 term. Their top tally to date was 30 winners in that initial season and they are currently sitting on 20 with a best ever mark of six[...]

Posted on January 25, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney has welcomed the arrival of promising Kiwi filly Let’s Say Grace to his Australian base. The three-year-old daughter of Charm Spirit won impressively at Tauranga over 1400m in December under the care of Moroney’s Matamata training partner Pam Gerard, with that form subsequently franked by placegetters Pinarello and Princess Lowry, who[...]

Grylls adds another Brisbane trip to busy schedule

Top mare’s trainer oozing with confidence

Coventina Bay in Ellerslie first for Patterson

Coventina Bay on song for Bonecrusher

The Chosen One ready for Ellerslie Group One test

Mascarpone scores emphatic Group One victory

Valachi still flying flag for well-credentialled stallion

Allpress closing in on return to race riding

Patterson relishes Group One victory

Coventina Bay gets deserved Group One victory

The Chosen One out to quell second-up record

Tiptronic thriving ahead of Herbie Dyke

Spirit Of Baz rekindles fond memories at Ellerslie

The Chosen One sparkles in Thorndon Mile

Royal Performer gearing up for Herbie Dyke defence

Trainers hoping good times continue to roll

Classy filly transfers to Moroney’s Flemington barn

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