Karaka Million 2YO Classic

Dream filly makes successful debut at Te Aroha

Posted on January 4, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Ken Rae knew he had just the sort of filly he likes dealing with when he picked her up on the float on the way home from a trip away. The Super Easy weanling had been purchased by Rae for owner Sue Martin off the gavelhouse.com site and needed to be collected from Mark[...]

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

Punters who have taken the about unraced juvenile Khufu in next month's $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) can breathe a little easier after the son of American Pharoah looked all class when winning an 800m trial at Cambridge on Tuesday. The Tony Pike-trained colt has long impressed trial-watchers but will make a[...]

Posted on December 18, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Emerging Cambridge trainer Glen Harvey can rest easy in the knowledge he has a pair of juveniles already high up the order of entry for the $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on January 23, and he could look to add more runners in the coming weeks. Stakes winning Sweynesse filly[...]

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

Impressive debut winner The Irishman had a quiet trial at Te Aroha on Monday in readiness for a raceday return over the Ellerslie Christmas Carnival. The Tony Pike-trained son of Tavistock won at first time of asking at Avondale over 1100m before finishing fifth to Shezzacatch in the Listed Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) at[...]

Posted on November 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Jamie Richards and Te Akau Racing continued their dominance of spring two-year-old racing when they notched their sixth individual juvenile winner at Ellerslie on Saturday, while also adding the quinella for good measure. Impressive triallist Sneaky Shark was sent out a warm $2.20 Fixed Odds favourite for the 1100m scamper but had to settle for[...]

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

Cambridge trainer Andrew Campbell is looking towards the lucrative Karaka Million twilight meeting in January with a couple of his promising juveniles. The Tivaci colt out of Sir Percy mare Salford Art, and the Highly Recommended colt out of O'Reilly mare Borntobeirish won their respective two-year-old 800m trial heats on the Cambridge Jockey Club's new[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Glen Harvey capped a week he will never forget when two-year-old filly Brix upset predictions by taking out the Listed Fasttrack Insurance 2YO Stakes (1100m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Harvey produced one of the feel-good success stories out of the annual NZB Ready To Run Sale on Wednesday when he turned a $5,100 outlay[...]

Posted on November 18, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sam Williams isn't the first to sell a broodmare only to have her progeny come out and perform with distinction a short time later, but he isn't losing sleep over it, in fact he couldn't be happier with the result. Williams bred and shares in the ownership of recent Listed Welcome Stakes (1000m) winner Avonallo[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A perfect barrier draw and valuable raceday experience paved the way for gritty two-year-old Miss Ipenema to register her maiden victory at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Sacred Falls filly had finished runner-up in her first two starts but showed plenty of heart to kick back when headed to take out a juvenile 1000m dash[...]

Posted on October 26, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Back to back victories by promising two-year-old Follow Your Dreams has trainer Kenny Rae's telephone running red hot. The speedy son of Mapperley Stud-based sire Contributer set tongues wagging after his first-up win over 800m at Riccarton earlier this month and he backed that up with an even more decisive effort over the same distance[...]

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

Te Akau Racing's stranglehold on the Karaka Million two-year-old race has extended to its fourth consecutive year with Cool Aza Beel taking out the million-dollar feature at Ellerslie. New Zealand's racing powerhouse began its run with Melody Belle in 2017 and followed with Avantage and Probabeel. “It's awesome,” trainer Jamie Richards said. “It's a really[...]

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

An approach made to former successful trainer Don Sellwood several years ago has led to a Taranaki couple, Rodger and Christine Hassall, having a strong involvement in Karaka Million night at Ellerslie on Saturday. Racing under the Hassall Family Trust ownership, Hasstobemagic will contest the Karaka Million 2YO Classic (1200m) and Madam Hass will start[...]

Dream filly makes successful debut at Te Aroha

Million outlook bright for unraced colt

Multiple Million candidates for Harvey

The Irishman pleases at Te Aroha

Te Akau Racing quinella Ellerslie two-year-old contest

Karaka Million aspirations for Campbell pair

Brix provides Harvey with first stakes winner

Little Avondale celebrate success with Avonallo

Bargain buy set for Karaka Million

Rae’s phone red hot after speedy juvenile wins again

Cool Aza Beel Wins Karaka 2YO For Te Akau

Big Karaka Million night for Taranaki owners

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