Lightning Handicap

Couple “won’t die wondering” with Group One fillies

Posted on March 16, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard will tackle feature races with a high-quality trio at Trentham on Saturday. The couple will produce Colorado Silver in the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m), Flamenco in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and Hold The Press in the Listed Lightning Handicap (1200m). “All three of our[...]

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

A pair of talented New Zealand stablemates are rated genuine prospects to add to their stakes records when they tackle feature events on their home turf on Saturday. The Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen-trained mares Can I Get An Amen and Mohaka will front up on their home Hastings track with their respective targets the[...]

Posted on March 23, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand's multiple Group winning jockey Sarah Macnab is counting herself fortunate, despite suffering serious injuries in a race fall at Trentham. Macnab hit the turf in an incident in the closing stages of Saturday's Listed Lightning Handicap (1200m) when her mount Scotch clipped heels and fell. The 22-year-old now faces up to six weeks[...]

Posted on March 20, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Underrated sprinter Can I Get An Amen justified some inspired support at Trentham on Saturday when she captured the Listed Race A Horse With Te Akau NZ's No. 1 Stable Lightning Handicap (1200m). The Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen-trained five-year-old brought an impeccable form reference into the race having finished fourth behind Levante and Roch[...]

Posted on March 17, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

For someone who was once asked if he found his trainer's licence at the bottom of a Weet-Bix box, Riccarton trainer Michael Pitman has sure turned his racing dreams into a Kiwi-kid fairytale. Pitman added the latest in a season of memorable milestones when his stable racked up its 2000th New Zealand winner at Riccarton[...]

Posted on March 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Less than an hour after lamenting bad luck in one Trentham feature on Saturday afternoon, Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard struck gold in the next one with stable favourite Grand Mayson. A perennial placegetter with 13 seconds and thirds through his 26-start career, the six-year-old son of Power produced a scintillating late burst to win[...]

Posted on March 20, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is gearing up for a busy weekend of racing, where he will saddle runners at Trentham and Tauranga on Saturday, and as many as five starters at Te Aroha on Sunday. Among his leading chances is well-bred mare Puysegur, with the three-quarter sister to Hong Kong star DB Pin and eight-time[...]

Posted on March 19, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Otaki conditioner Johnno Benner has a strong record in the Group 2 Fusion Electrical Wellington Guineas (1400m), which he is hoping to extend at Trentham on Saturday. Benner won the three-year-old feature in 2015 with Vespa, and again in 2018 and 2020 with Scott Base and Gold Bracelet respectively, training in partnership with Hollie Wynyard.[...]

Posted on March 19, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Live Drama will be out to extend her picket fence form line when she contests the Listed Hardy Trade Supply Company Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham on Saturday. The stakes performer has put together a solid record of late and has beaten some handy fields, including Saturday's race rivals Enzo's Lad and Johnny Jones. While[...]

Posted on March 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Valachi Downs trainer Stephen Autridge will be vying for his first Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) when he lines-up three fillies in the race at Trentham on Saturday. Autridge will saddle Communique and Karalino in Kevin and Jo Hickman's gold colours, while he will also contest the race with Nothing[...]

Posted on February 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Terri Rae continues to confirm her standing as the “Strike Rate Queen” of leading New Zealand trainers. The former West Coaster has made her mark training a team of less than 20 horses from Riccarton and has constantly had one of the best strike rates. A double at Riccarton on Saturday with Wekaforce and Capodanno[...]

Posted on June 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Plague Stone earned a rematch with boom sprinter Zoustyle after he won the Listed Lightning Handicap at Doomben. Ridden by Larry Cassidy, Plague Stone justified his $1.95 quote when he held off a brave challenge from Tycoon Ace ($31) to win by a short neck with Amanaat ($21) three quarter of a length away third.[...]

Couple “won’t die wondering” with Group One fillies

Barnmates in right form for black-type targets

Injured Macnab upbeat with big day looming

Lowry and Cullen mare answers punters prayers at Trentham

Pitman chuffed with latest milestone

Stable pet makes amends in Lightning

Pike’s Puysegur purring ahead of Lightning

Benner out for more Guineas glory

Live Drama out to continue picket fence form line

Three-pronged Oaks tilt for Autridge

The Strike Rate Queen continues top form

Plague Stone Set For Rematch With Zoustyle

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