Johno Benner

Otaki mare in search of crowning glory

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[...]

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’[...]

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

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

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