Kiwifruit Cup

Cleese relishes return to synthetic with Kiwifruit Cup win

Posted on June 26, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A change in venue proved fruitful for Cleese on Saturday, with the local galloper taking out the Kiwifruit Cup (2000m) at Cambridge. Originally set to take place at Tauranga, the meeting was transferred to Cambridge's synthetic surface earlier in the week due to track conditions and the inclement weather forecast. Cleese had won his only[...]

Posted on June 23, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

David Greene will be heading into unknown territory with his capable staying mare Finest Wine on Saturday. The Te Rapa trainer has been pleased with the Tavistock mare's progress but has now been left guessing with the Kiwifruit Cup (2000m) transferred to the Cambridge synthetic track due to heavy rain at the original venue of[...]

Posted on June 30, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand's Wexford Stables will head to Hastings on Saturday with a handful of in-form runners, several of which are in line for bigger targets in the coming month. Divine Duke will be shooting for his third consecutive win in the Birchleigh Polo Club 2100 after winning over the same distance at Ellerslie earlier this[...]

Posted on June 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Capable New Zealand winter stayer Divine Duke has once again put a potential jumping career on hold with a powerful performance to take out Saturday's Seeka Kiwifruit Cup (2100m) at Tauranga. The rising nine-year-old made it back-to-back victories after a similar performance at Ellerslie over 2200m at his previous start. Carrying just 52kgs courtesy of[...]

Posted on June 7, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Former New Zealand top winter stayer Pacorus turned back the clock at Ellerslie on Saturday as he stormed to victory over 2200m for his first win since he took out a similar event at the venue nearly two years ago. Capably handled by Darren Danis, the nine-year-old Tavistock gelding kept up a sustained run in[...]

Posted on June 22, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A gutsy front-running effort saw tough as teak gelding Valante defy his rivals attempts to run him down in the Orora Kiwi Packaging Kiwifruit Cup (2100m) at Tauranga. The Graeme Lord-trained seven-year-old was niggled at in front throughout the entire 2100m journey but refused to lie down as he fought off the late challenges of[...]

Cleese relishes return to synthetic with Kiwifruit Cup win

Finest Wine heading to unknown Cambridge Synthetic track

Wexford runners in Divine form ahead of Hastings

Divine Duke puts jumping career on hold again

Pacorus turns back the clock for Ellerslie victory

Valante defies his pursuers in Kiwifruit Cup

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