Karaka Million 2YO

Bellatrix Star claims juvenile contest at Wanganui

Posted on September 4, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing showcased another promising juvenile at Wanganui, New Zealand, as Star Witness filly Bellatrix Star triumphed in the season's first two-year-old race. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson introduced her at trials earlier this month, where she hinted at her potential by winning her heat over 650m at Te Rapa on August 1.[...]

Posted on February 24, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Craig Zackey has regrettably called time on his brief and highly successful riding stint in New Zealand that included a memorable victory in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) aboard undefeated youngster Tokyo Tycoon. The South African jockey proved a valuable addition to the northern domestic ranks during his three-month stay with his talent quickly recognised[...]

Posted on January 24, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has a big opinion of two-year-old filly Ethereal Star, who finished second in Saturday's Listed Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) behind impressive winner Tokyo Tycoon. Ethereal Star was a $600,000 purchase last year at Karaka where she was offered by Blandford Lodge and signed for by Forsman with bloodstock agents Andrew Williams[...]

Posted on January 21, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Unbeaten juvenile Tokyo Tycoon has come from last to score a stunning victory in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) under an inspired Craig Zackey ride. The Mark Walker-trained son of Satono Aladdin continued Te Akau Racing's strangehold on the million-dollar feature, with the powerhouse stable having now claimed the past seven runnings. Much of the[...]

Posted on January 20, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Victorian-based jockey Daniel Stackhouse had a whale of a time on his last visit home and the expatriate Kiwi horseman was quick to accept an invitation to return for Saturday's Pukekohe meeting. As a result, he will face a hectic schedule but black type opportunities and the country's richest two-year-old event have lured him and[...]

Posted on January 19, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Karaka Million twilight meeting at Pukekohe on Saturday is gearing up to being a potentially lucrative night for Windsor Park Stud, with the Cambridge thoroughbred nursery well-represented in the meeting's two feature races. Unbeaten juvenile Trobriand was bred by the farm and heads the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) market, while fellow graduates Wild Night,[...]

Posted on January 18, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing may have been the dominant force in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) in recent years, but at least one of their rivals knows plenty about winning big races on this day. The Otaki stable of Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard, operating on a much smaller scale, have scored million-dollar triumphs twice at[...]

Posted on January 18, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A sizeable investment by the connections of Ethereal Star will be handsomely rewarded if the well-related filly continues her winning form on Saturday. The high-priced daughter of Snitzel won the Listed Challenge Stakes (1100m) at her second appearance last time out at Pukekohe and will return there for the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m). She is[...]

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

Precocious filly Impendabelle lost her unbeaten record at her last appearance, but through little fault of her own and hasn't missed a beat in her build-up to the stiffest test of her fledgling career. She will chase New Zealand's richest pot of two-year-old gold in Saturday's Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe and currently shares[...]

Posted on January 2, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A convincing victory in the first stakes race on the card at Te Rapa has provided rider Opie Bosson with a tough decision leading into the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) later this month. Bosson stuck with the unbeaten Trobriand in Sunday's Group 2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m) and despite jumping from the outside barrier in the[...]

Posted on December 22, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Paul Richards has history on his side as he prepares talented juvenile Farravallo for connections which include respected bloodstock agent Chris Rutten. Rutten won the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) in 2014 with Vespa and the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) in 2018 with Scott Base, and has also placed in the Karaka Million[...]

Posted on December 14, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ulanova has a way to go to match the deeds of the best two-year-old through Stephen Marsh's stable, but the unbeaten youngster has the potential to make a race of it. The Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) co-favourite delivered in style at Te Rapa in her spring debut and, following a break, was a runaway trial[...]

Posted on December 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing's three winners from the weekend could all be competing in feature events at the Auckland Thoroughbred Racing meetings over the Christmas-New Year period. Impressive three-year-old Wild Night is likely to contest the Listed Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Boxing Day, while the unbeaten two-year-old Trobriand will seek his third consecutive[...]

Posted on November 28, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau racing dominated the juvenile event at Te Rapa on Saturday with debutant Tokyo Tycoon heading home a Mark Walker-trained trifecta. The flashy gelding by popular young Deep Impact sire Satono Aladdin was sent out favourite on the back of a strong trial win and comfortably held stablemates She Turns Heads and Talisker, while[...]

Posted on November 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The winning roll by runners from the Andrew Forsman stable continued at Pukekohe on Saturday when promising filly Ethereal Star collected the first feature race on the day, the Listed Barfoot & Thompson Challenge Stakes (1100m). The daughter of Snitzel and Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) placegetter Eleonora had caught the eye on debut at Te Rapa[...]

Posted on September 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Darryn Weatherley is looking forward to heading back to Hastings next month with Pier after his runner-up effort behind Dynastic in the Listed El Roca – Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) on Saturday. It was the Proisir gelding's second start after winning on debut at Matamata last month and Weatherley was pleased[...]

Posted on April 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Gifted New Zealand filly Wolverine is in the mix to cross the Tasman in a bid to gate crash Fireburn's party in the final leg of Sydney's two-year-old Triple Crown series. A decision will be made in the coming days whether the Roydon Bergerson-prepared juvenile heads across the Tasman for the Group 1 Moet &[...]

Bellatrix Star claims juvenile contest at Wanganui

Zackey hoping to bid farewell in style

Light 2YO campaign for Ethereal Star

Tokyo Tycoon produces stunning Karaka Million win

Stackhouse jumps at chance to return home

Windsor Park well-represented in Karaka Million

Benner seeks more Karaka Million glory

Lightly tried filly chasing huge payday

Impendabelle in top order for Karaka Million

Trobriand retains unbeaten record in Eclipse Stakes

Richards has history on his side with Farravallo

Speedy Ulanova making all the right moves

Christmas carnival targets for Walker winners

Bright future for Tokyo Tycoon

Heavenly victory for Ethereal Star at Pukekohe

Guineas targets for Pier

Champagne clash with Fireburn beckons for Wolverine

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