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Three-year-old shows plenty of spirit at Awapuni

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[...]

Posted on March 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard enjoyed a good day on their home track on Wednesday. The duo saddled impressive maiden winner Meg, while they also took the opportunity to give Group One winner Bonham an exhibition gallop in company with stablemate Hold The Press, a winner of three of her four starts. “They[...]

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

Otaki trainer Johno Benner believes it’s far from a vintage running of this year’s Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), but he’s hardly complaining. Benner and his partner Hollie Wynyard will produce two-win Showcasing gelding Montre Moi in Sunday’s Classic, which will either be run at Ellerslie if the Government drops Auckland from its[...]

Posted on February 12, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard have yet to saddle a winner at Te Rapa, but classy three-year-olds Montre Moi and Key give them two chances to open their account with Group Two success on Saturday. The Otaki trainers are no strangers to plundering northern spoils, most notably with Vespa in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m)[...]

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

Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard took three horses to Tauherenikau on Monday and went within inches of a winning treble on the day. The Otaki couple kicked off their day with an impressive victory by promising two-year-old Hillaby over 1000m while progressive stayer Springsteen made it two wins from three starts in this campaign when[...]

Posted on January 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A slashing late finish by lightly raced three-year-old Montre Moi at Ellerslie on Saturday evening has co-trainer Johno Benner excited for his Group 1 prospects at the same venue in March. The Showcasing gelding put up one of the performances of the night when he came from near last on the home corner to get[...]

Posted on January 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Johno Benner was hard at work on Sunday morning cutting grass for the horses in the stable that he operates with partner Hollie Wynyard, a far cry from the dizzying heights the couple had experienced less than twenty-four hours earlier. The popular Otaki pair experienced the taste of Group 1 glory at Trentham on[...]

Posted on January 17, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented three-year-old Bonham showed she is a filly of the highest quality when winning the Group 1 Devan Plastics Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Rated as the main danger to $1.80 favourite Brando, the Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained filly earned her victory the hard way as she sat three-wide for the majority[...]

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

The Otaki stable of Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard boasts the best strike-rate in New Zealand this season, and a quality quartet of runners at Trentham on Saturday could further embellish their impressive record. Benner and Wynyard have won 15 races so far this season, which puts them in 16th place on the national trainers’[...]

Posted on January 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard got their day at Awapuni off to the perfect start on Saturday when exciting three-year-old Bonham produced a remarkable performance to score handsomely over 1400m in her first run for nearly two months. Sadly, that high couldn’t be replicated in the last race on the day when pre-post favourite[...]

Posted on January 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented galloper Springsteen made his much-awaited return to the racetrack a winning one when he ground out a stirring victory over 1300m at Otaki on Monday. The Stratum gelding had been off the scene since finishing last behind Dragon Leap in the Group 2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie last February, with a pair of[...]

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

Trainer Peter Didham’s phone started ringing almost immediately after his rangy two-year-old Ansu put on a professional display to win his debut at Tauherenikau on Saturday. The Press Statement colt went into the 1000m contest with just a jumpout under his belt but showed he has plenty of ability when he sat outside the leader[...]

Posted on December 10, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In-form hoop Lisa Allpress has a good handle on the leading contenders in the Group 3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday, where she will ride last-start Group 3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) runner-up Key. Allpress guided the Stephen Marsh-trained Zee Falls to success at Otaki that day but was a keen observer of[...]

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

Benner-Wynyard pair on track for Wellington Guineas

Montre Moi ready to capitalise in Derby

Otaki pair primed for Te Rapa features

Benner and Wynyard double up at Tauherenikau

Montre Moi presents Derby credentials in Karaka Million 3YO Classic

Understated Otaki couple enjoy Group 1 success

Bonham takes out Trentham three-year-old feature

Strike-rate standouts set for big day at Trentham

Day of contrasts for Benner and Wynyard

Springsteen makes impressive return after lengthy absence

Ansu scores impressive debut win for Didham

Key ride has Allpress excited for Eulogy

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