Llanacord

Hastings return for Llanacord

Posted on September 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Llanacord will return to the venue of her biggest moment in racing when she lines-up in the Brew's & Que's Tickets On Sale Now (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. The daughter of Contributer has an unblemished record at the Hawke's Bay track, having won her sole start, the Group 2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) in March.[...]

Posted on July 15, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Stephen Nickalls is looking forward to Trentham on Saturday where he will have a two-pronged attack in the Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (5500m). The jumps racing enthusiast has placed in the feature twice before with The Oysterman and he is hoping either Zartan or Coconut can get the job done this weekend.[...]

Posted on June 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stephen Nickalls has to pinch himself every time he looks back on this season. The New Zealand horseman was happy training a handful of jumpers on his Rangiotu farm and then one filly changed everything. Llanacord, a NZ$15,000 yearling sale purchase by his stepfather Kevin Hopson, went from winning her maiden race at Wanganui in[...]

Posted on May 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rangiotu trainer Stephen Nickalls was looking forward to being reunited with his family on Monday, as he returns to New Zealand following several weeks in Adelaide. The popular Central Districts horseman thoroughly enjoyed his time in the City of Churches, where his three-year-old filly Llanacord turned in a pair of game performances and landed some[...]

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

New Zealand filly Llanacord will in all likelihood stick to taking on her own sex in South Australia after racing without luck in Saturday's Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville. The Group1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) third-place finisher is nominated for the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville this weekend, but her[...]

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

New Zealand filly Llanacord has settled in well following her arrival in South Australia ahead of her Group One test on Saturday. The Stephen Nickalls-trained three-year-old won the Group 2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) in a stirring finish last month and will attempt to add an elite victory to her tally when tackling the Group 1[...]

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

Quality filly Tokorangi has settled in well to her new surroundings in Melbourne as she prepares to make her Australian debut on Saturday in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville. The three-year-old daughter of Redwood made her way to Mike Moroney's Flemington base ten days ago, with Moroney's New Zealand training partner Pam[...]

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

Group One-producing stallion Contributer will headline Mapperley Stud's stallion roster for the upcoming breeding season where he will stand at their Matamata property for a fee of $22,000 +GST. His first crop of three-year-olds have experienced a strong season on the track, headlined by the John O'Shea trained Lion's Roar who was victorious in the[...]

Posted on April 12, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Exciting filly Llanacord is giving trainer and part-owner Stephen Nickalls the ride of his life and he is hoping that will continue in Australia in the coming month. The daughter of Contributer won the Group 2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings last month before running third to Amarelinha in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks[...]

Posted on March 24, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Stephen Nickalls is still coming down off the high of Llanacord's effort to run third in Saturday's Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m). “It was a wonderful run, absolutely amazing,” he said of the filly he co-owns with his mother and stepfather, Dianne and Kevin Hopson. “She was magic. It was an unreal day[...]

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

Talented three-year-old Amarelinha gave her rivals a galloping lesson as she claimed a brilliant victory in the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. The Jamie Richards-trained Savabeel filly had been expected to dominate proceedings after winning four of her last five starts, but even the best laid plans can[...]

Posted on March 8, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Within the space of just four days, a huge black-type double for three-year-old progeny of Contributer has rewarded years of hard work for Simms Davison and the Mapperley Stud team. The Matamata nursery has had its ups and downs since entering the stallion business almost a decade ago, including the untimely loss of the highly[...]

Posted on March 3, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Stephen Nickalls-trained Llanacord landed the Group 2 Little Avondale Stud Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings on Wednesday to provide the Rangiotu trainer, who part-owns the three-year-old filly, with his biggest moment in racing. The daughter of Contributer had run out a dominant eight-length winner in maiden grade over 2040m at Whanganui last month and[...]

Posted on February 24, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stephen Nickalls hopes to get exciting three-year-old filly Llanacord to the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) next month as a tribute to her former trainer Glynn Brick. The daughter of Contributer broke her maiden in style in a 2000m contest at Whanganui last week, clearing out by eight lengths and[...]

Hastings return for Llanacord

Nickalls chipper ahead of Wellington Steeplechase

Nickalls hoping whirlwind season continues at Trentham

Proud Nickalls homeward bound

South Australian Group Three option for Llanacord

Wide draw only negative to Nickalls South Australian experience

Tokorangi ready for Australasian Oaks tilt

Contributer headlines Mapperley Stud roster

SA test for exciting filly

Nickalls weighing up options with Group One performer

Amarelinha brilliant in New Zealand Oaks victory

Hard work rewarded with Contributer’s big week

Llanacord wins nail-biting Lowland Stakes

Llanacord seeking ultimate Oaks tribute

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