Karyn McQuade

First stakes victory for Leighton

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

Apprentice jockey Erin Leighton drew her family in large numbers to watch her at Otaki on Saturday, and she rewarded them with her first black type victory. Leighton, 29, not only attended the races with her mother Karen but also had much of her extended family present, many of whom live at Otaki. They were[...]

Posted on August 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented filly Ima Roca Bee produced an undeniable finish in testing conditions to take out the final stakes race of the 2020/21 racing season, the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki. The two-year-old daughter of El Roca had looked to be rounding into some useful form when narrowly beaten in the Listed Castletown[...]

Posted on July 31, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There is still one stakes race up for grabs this season and New Zealand trainer Karyn McQuade is hoping to get her hands on it. The Matamata trainer will contest the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki on Saturday with Ima Roca Bee and she believes her filly is a leading hope in[...]

First stakes victory for Leighton

Ima Roca Bee takes Ryder Stakes

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