Johno Benner

Fillies hold the key for Otaki trainers

Posted on October 16, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard have plenty to look forward to this season with a trio of promising three-year-old fillies. Hold the Press and Key both won on debut at their home track on Thursday and their trainers think both fillies have a bright future. “They were both very good,” Benner said. “They[...]

Posted on September 25, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard unleashed a smart filly at Woodville on Thursday when first-starter Bonham cruised to victory in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1100m). The three-year-old daughter of Per Incanto had won a trial impressively at Foxton and replicated that performance on raceday. Ridden by Rosie Myers, the Little Avondale-bred filly scored[...]

Posted on September 2, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Kiwi mare My Gold Bracelet made a good start to her Australian career when finishing a close-up third in the Allan & Helen Angus Hcp (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday behind So You Swing. Originally trained by Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard, My Gold Bracelet won the Group 2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) in March. Now[...]

Posted on August 14, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Happy Star will be vying to keep his undefeated record intact this preparation when he contests the Group 3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton Park on Saturday. The Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained five-year-old has won both of his starts this time in and they are hoping he can continue his picket[...]

Posted on July 31, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Lisa Allpress has ruled herself out of the race to add a fifth premiership title to her record next season. The Whanganui jockey goes into Friday's meeting at Awapuni with 95 wins to her credit for the season, 17 clear of nearest rival, apprentice Kozzi Asano. That will give her a fourth national jockeys' premiership[...]

Posted on July 19, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A tilt at the Group 3 Winter Cup (1400m) at Riccarton next month is the likely assignment for impressive Awapuni winner Happy Star. The Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained four-year-old made it two wins from two starts in his current campaign with a gritty performance on a testing Heavy11 surface to take out a rating[...]

Posted on July 3, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Johno Benner has a bit of time for promising galloper Happy Star and the Otaki horseman, who trains in partnership with Hollie Wynyard, is excited to kick-off his preparation at Awapuni on Saturday. The four-year-old son of Fabulous will contest the Norwood 1400 and takes two solid trial wins into his weekend assignment. “He has[...]

Posted on June 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Three-time Group 1 winner Humidor has been put on notice by trainer Lindsey Smith heading into Saturday's Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Belmont. The seven-year-old gelding hasn't been living up to expectations for the dual-state conditioner, and if he fails to place this weekend a Victorian spring campaign is off the table. The New[...]

Posted on June 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group 1-winning miler Wyndspelle will take up stud duties at Grangewilliam Stud in South Taranaki this spring where he will stand for a fee of $7,500 plus GST. A son of Iffraaj, Wyndspelle competed in top-flight races across five seasons, performing with distinction in both Australia and New Zealand. Prepared by Johno Benner and Hollie[...]

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

A pair of impressive trial winners at Foxton during the week has Otaki trainer Johno Benner looking forward to the return of racing in the Central Districts next month. Benner and partner Hollie Wynyard produced progressive winter galloper Happy Star to win an open class 1000m heat on Thursday while a well-bred Tavistock colt also[...]

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

Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard are pleased with the success of their boutique stable this season and are looking forward to a nice team of younger horses returning to work once New Zealand comes out of Covid-19 lockdown. With 18 wins on the board and a further 30 placings from just 89 runners[...]

Posted on March 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Improving filly Gold Bracelet upstaged a high-class field in Saturday's Group 2 Carfinance.co.nz Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham, delivering a third win in the race for Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard. In contrast to Vespa and Scott Base, who were heavily favoured for their impressive victories in 2015 and 2018 respectively, this was a $22[...]

Posted on February 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group 1 winning miler Wyndspelle has been retired after suffering an injury while preparing for a tilt at the Group 1 Haunui Farm WFA Classic (1600m) later this month. Prepared at Otaki by Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard through the latter half of his career, Wyndspelle was a model of consistency, netting connections close to[...]

Posted on January 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent Group 1 galloper Wyndspelle is likely to be aimed towards an elite level target on his home track after another strong performance when narrowly beaten into second in Saturday's Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) behind all-the-way winner The Mitigator. The son of Iffraaj has won the best part of $700,000 in prizemoney under the[...]

Posted on January 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Jason Waddell is confident his red-hot run of form can continue at Trentham on Saturday, particularly when he climbs aboard his two favourites, Julius and Wyndspelle, in the Group 1 features on the card. The Cambridge jockey has had a notable run of success since Christmas Day, kicking home 14 winners from 33 rides, including[...]

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

Otaki trainer Johno Benner has an enviable record in the Karaka Million but he's putting no pressure on himself with his 2020 candidate Piaggio. Benner and his partner Hollie Wynyard had Piaggio entered for both the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday and the William The Protector Premier (1200m) at Trentham[...]

Posted on December 8, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

As she waited to board a plane home from Wellington airport on Sunday afternoon, well-known bloodstock agent and racing identity Jen Campin was trying to work out just how she was going to answer the hundreds of congratulatory messages she had received after her favourite ‘cruisy dude', Wyndspelle, finally broke his Group 1 maiden status.[...]

Fillies hold the key for Otaki trainers

Bonham goes bang

Eye-catching Australian debut for My Gold Bracelet

Happy Star primed for Winter Cup

Allpress delighted with latest premiership title

South Island mission on the cards for impressive Awapuni winner

Benner happy with promising duo

Last chance saloon for Humidor

Wyndspelle to stand at Grangewilliam Stud

Benner keen to get back into action

Productive season for Otaki conditioners

Gold Bracelet delivers another Guineas for Benner and Wynyard

Group 1 entire Wyndspelle retired

Otaki likely for Wyndspelle

Special day ahead for in-form Waddell

Piaggio poised to seal a Karaka Million start

Campin on cloud nine

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