Hollie Wynyard

Tulsi heads Benner-Wynyard Awapuni charge

Posted on March 27, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard pride themselves on their strike rate and they are enjoying another successful season on that score. The Otaki trainers' focus is very much on quality over quantity and they are sitting on 19 winners from 91 starters for the current term and looking to a trio of black-type representatives at[...]

Posted on March 16, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard will tackle feature races with a high-quality trio at Trentham on Saturday. The couple will produce Colorado Silver in the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m), Flamenco in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and Hold The Press in the Listed Lightning Handicap (1200m). “All three of our[...]

Posted on February 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Race favourite Tulsi justified some inspired support when she made a successful debut at Tauherenikau on Monday. The Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained juvenile had won a trial in impressive fashion at Foxton last month, with punters seeing enough to install her the $2.10 favourite for the 1000m two-year-old dash, with Michael McNab aboard. McNab[...]

Posted on December 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard will decide on race morning if they take their full complement of runners to Trentham on Saturday. The Otaki trainers will run the promising Strides and future cups contender Dalmatia, but are in two minds whether smart two-year-old Dapper will take his place in the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes[...]

Posted on September 28, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Connections of the capable Amusez Moi have erred on the side of caution and resisted the temptation to deviate from their original Hastings plan with the proven wet ground performer. They deliberated on a late change for a crack at Saturday's Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) with the stakes-winning six-year-old before opting to take the softer[...]

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

While he failed to win a race in his three-year-old campaign, trainer Johno Benner is excited about the future prospects for promising stayer Titled. The rangy son of Exceed And Excel remains a maiden after twelve starts but has been placed on eight occasions including finishing third in the Group 3 Manawatu Classic (2000m) two[...]

Posted on April 23, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Amusez Moi made an immediate impact from his new quarters and will bid to remain unbeaten for Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard when he fronts up for the sternest test of his career at Awapuni on Sunday. The well-travelled five-year-old son of Dalghar has settled well into life at his Otaki base and will make[...]

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

Johno Benner is happy to see some easing in the track at Hastings for his underrated mare Victorem for the Listed Property Brokers Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m) on Thursday. Victorem last won at Woodville last October but hasn't been further back than fourth in five starts since then – and the fourth was arguably[...]

Posted on October 9, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained Crowning Star will be in search of her first stakes scalp when she heads to Hawera on Saturday for the Group 3 Wyndspelle @ Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders' Stakes (1400m). It will be the five-year-old mare's third run this preparation after an eighth placing over 1340m and a seventh[...]

Posted on September 3, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard are preparing to launch a new wave of gallopers, with two Gary Harding-owned debutants the source of plenty of anticipation this weekend. Benner and Wynyard have six runners in action between Hawera on Friday and Wanganui on Saturday, when capable filly Hillaby tackles the Listed The O'Learys Fillies[...]

Posted on August 23, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Less than a month into the new racing season and leading New Zealand rider Lisa Allpress is right where she wants to be at the head of the National jockeys' premiership. Allpress has already ridden eight winners in August and is feeling fit as a fiddle as she sets her sights on another productive year[...]

Posted on August 20, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former New Zealand mare Bonham could kick-off the Australian leg of her racing career in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill next month. Purchased for NZD$160,000 by Gary Harding out of Little Avondale Stud's 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft, Bonham went on to win four of her six starts[...]

Posted on July 31, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented three-year-old Invisible Spirit recorded his third career victory when digging deep late to land the Courtesy Ford 3YO (1400m) at Awapuni on Thursday for New Zealand trainers Johno Benner & Hollie Wynyard. Sent out a favourite, the son of Charm Spirit looked in trouble at the top of the straight but burst between runners[...]

Posted on July 9, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand three-year-old Invisible Spirit looks well placed heading into Saturday's J&J Walter Ltd 3YO (1550m) at Awapuni on Saturday, with trainers Johno Benner & Hollie Wynyard confident the gelding has taken good improvement from his fresh-up performance at the Palmerston North track last month. The son of Charm Spirit, who was fifth in the[...]

Posted on May 15, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Riding a winner five months after giving birth is not a bad feat, and that's exactly what New Zealand jockey Charlotte O'Beirne achieved at Wanganui on Thursday. The Central Districts apprentice guided the James Sweetensen-trained Liffey to a three-quarter of a length win in the Nga Tawa Diocesan School 1600, and O'Beirne was all smiles[...]

Posted on May 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A change of environment worked the oracle for talented New Zealand mare Miss Ricky Bobby as she produced a strong front-running performance to take out the opening event at Woodville on Sunday. The five-year-old daughter of High Chaparral was making her debut for the Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard stable and never gave her rivals[...]

Posted on March 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Less than an hour after lamenting bad luck in one Trentham feature on Saturday afternoon, Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard struck gold in the next one with stable favourite Grand Mayson. A perennial placegetter with 13 seconds and thirds through his 26-start career, the six-year-old son of Power produced a scintillating late burst to win[...]

Tulsi heads Benner-Wynyard Awapuni charge

Couple “won’t die wondering” with Group One fillies

Tulsi terrific in Tauherenikau two-year-old

Trainers still weighing up Trentham option

Amusez Moi to miss Hastings Group 1

Benner excited by spring prospects for Titled

In-form 5YO ready for Anzac Mile challenge

Victorem seeking stakes spoils

Otaki mare in search of crowning glory

Benner-Wynyard weekend debutants attract interest

Fully fit Allpress ready for bumper season

Sheraco Stakes likely for Bonham

Three-year-old shows plenty of spirit at Awapuni

Invisible Spirit to further enhance Otaki trainers’ impressive season

Kiwi O’Beirne back in the saddle

Kiwi mare Miss Ricky Bobby back to winning form at Woodville

Stable pet makes amends in Lightning

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