Jericho Cup

Myers and Fannin unstoppable at Awapuni

Posted on August 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Kevin Myers and Shaun Fannin combination proved nigh on impossible to beat over fences at Awapuni on Saturday when they took out four of the five jumping events including the two feature contests with Aigne winning the Manawatu ITM Awapuni Hurdles (2900m) before Game Percy added a second LJ Hooker Manawatu Steeplechase (4400m) to[...]

Posted on November 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australia's longest flat race, the $300,000 Jericho Cup over 4600m, has attracted 32 nominations for its second edition at Warrnambool. The Jericho Cup was first run on the desert sands of Palestine in 1918, and the race was revived 100 years later by Victorian philanthropist and amateur war historian Bill Gibbins to commemorate Australia and[...]

Posted on November 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie is going from chasing Group 1 glory at Riccarton on Saturday to attempting to win the longest flat race. The Cambridge trainer was seeking his first Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) win and just came up short with Jennifer Eccles, finishing a long neck second to the Tony Pike-trained Loire,[...]

Posted on September 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Neil O'Dowd-trained Aigne booked his ticket to a unique Australian feature when he strode clear in the run home to take out the NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth. The race carried a special bonus with a guaranteed start in the A$300,000 Haymes Paint Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool on[...]

Posted on September 27, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Raymond Connors knows how to prepare extreme distance stayers and jumpers, with Wise Men Say recently providing him with his sixth victory in the time-honoured Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m). With the bulk of his jumping team now enjoying some R&R, the Whanganui dairy farmer will be aiming to land a golden ticket to the[...]

Posted on August 25, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Cliff Murray has a long-range flat ambition for Firefree after the gelding ended the jumping season with a strong staying performance at Ballarat. Australia's longest flat race, the Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool in December, is in Murray's sights after Firefree won the Gotta Take Care Hurdle (4000m) on Sunday. “We're looking at the[...]

Myers and Fannin unstoppable at Awapuni

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