J Swap Sprint

Zecora claims Group 3 J Swap Sprint

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

Promising mare Zecora made a welcome return to the winners' enclosure at Te Rapa when she stormed home out wide to secure a thrilling victory in the Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m). The six-year-old mare looked to have any amount of ability when winning three of her first nine starts before a fractured cannon[...]

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

Flying mare Faithful Feat showed all her fighting qualities when she overcame a wide barrier, a hefty 58.5kg impost and a heavy downpour that created vision problems for all horses and riders to claim her first black type victory when taking out the Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The daughter of[...]

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

Peter Lock went close to winning the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) with a former stable star and has his sights set on next month's Trentham prize with a current member of his team. The Te Aroha trainer has the freegoing Faithful Feat set for the January 28 feature having produced multiple stakes winner Hiflyer[...]

Posted on December 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Riding four winners on a premier raceday, including two at Group level is cause to celebrate in any language and jockey Leith Innes wasn't going to buck that trend after a magical day at Te Rapa on Saturday. Innes was feeling a little dusty come Sunday morning as he reflected on a superb day at[...]

Posted on December 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ever consistent sprinter Packing Rockstar displayed all his fighting qualities when he downed a high-quality field of sprinters in the Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. Despite carrying the topweight of 60kgs, the six-year-old son of Fastnet Rock dictated affairs at the head of the field for rider Leith Innes and looked[...]

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

Team Rogerson will be represented by a quartet of black-type contenders at Te Rapa on Saturday and among them are two of the stable's leading staying hopes for the summer. Beauden and Lowry hold nominations for major distance events at both the Wellington and Auckland carnivals and while programs have yet to be locked in[...]

Posted on December 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising mare Coventina Bay added valuable black type to her burgeoning race record when she prevailed in a desperate finish to the Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The Robbie Patterson-trained five-year-old had gone close at stakes level at her last start when finishing second to race rival Mascarpone in the Listed[...]

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

Group 3 features at Te Rapa on Saturday could be the starting point of a special summer for Lauren Brennan. The Cambridge trainer has strong contenders for both the Group 3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) and Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m), while proven Group 1 performer Vadavar is right on target for the[...]

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

Te Akau Racing's Prise De Fer may have missed last weekend's Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) but the five-year-old gelding will soon have the opportunity to make up for lost time. Trainer Jamie Richards took the cautious approach not to send the son of Savabeel to Wellington where the weather forecast looked questionable on[...]

Zecora claims Group 3 J Swap Sprint

Flying mare rewards the faithful

Thorndon dream continues for Lock

In form Innes ready for Christmas racing

Rockstar packs plenty of punch at Te Rapa

Stable set for Te Rapa stakes charge

Coventina Bay gets first stakes success at Te Rapa

Te Rapa to kick off Brennan’s big black-type summer

Take Two for Prise De Fer

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