Impendabelle

Pike chasing Group 1 glory with Impendabelle

Posted on January 8, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Impendabelle came ever so close to picking up a maiden Group One crown at Riccarton last November, and Tony Pike is hoping the filly can go one better in Saturday's Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m). Excusing her last-start seventh behind Pendragon in the Group 2 Auckland Guineas (1400m) on Boxing Day, the daughter of Impending[...]

Posted on December 23, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has elected to pit his handy filly Impendabelle against the boys at Pukekohe on Boxing Day. A last start runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), Impendabelle will bypass her own sex in the Group 2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m) in favour of dropping back to the more[...]

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

Tony Pike doesn't have any concerns about Impendabelle's ability to cope with a step up in trip in Saturday's Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The Cambridge trainer is confident his in-form charge will produce another strong performance against the best of her sex in the Barneswood Farm-sponsored Classic. Impendabelle headed south[...]

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

Talented filly Impendabelle is set for her three-year-old debut at Hastings this Saturday after a flawless preparation. Trainer Tony Pike will lead a significant team of runners, with Impendabelle contesting the Group Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) following two promising lead-up trials. Additionally, Pike will have two contenders, Overdrawn and Full Moon Fever, in the Listed[...]

Posted on January 17, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Precocious filly Impendabelle lost her unbeaten record at her last appearance, but through little fault of her own and hasn't missed a beat in her build-up to the stiffest test of her fledgling career. She will chase New Zealand's richest pot of two-year-old gold in Saturday's Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe and currently shares[...]

Posted on December 3, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Despite a few moments of concern when placed in tight quarters at the top of the Trentham home straight, rugged filly Impendabelle maintained her unbeaten record with a dogged performance to win the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). The Tony Pike-trained filly had been an impressive first up winner at the venue back in[...]

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

Promising filly Impendabelle will have her first test at stakes level when she heads to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). The daughter of Impending was impressive when winning by 4.5 lengths over 900m when on debut at the Upper Hutt track last month and trainer Tony Pike has[...]

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

Impendabelle delivered exactly what was expected of her at Trentham where the highly regarded New Zealand filly was untested to open her career in perfect style. The Tony Pike-trained two-year-old had won her lead-up trial at Te Awamutu and carried that form over to race day with a 4.5 length victory over 900m on Sunday[...]

Pike chasing Group 1 glory with Impendabelle

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Pike confident Impendabelle can strike at Hastings

Impendabelle in top order for Karaka Million

Impendabelle proves too tough at Trentham

Group Two test for Impendabelle

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