Mali Ston

Weatherley’s looking to strike gold in Herbie Dyke Stakes

Posted on February 8, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Darryn and Briar Weatherley have been well-represented in stakes events this season and that trend will continue at Te Rapa on Saturday with a trio of feature race contenders. The Matamata trainers have stable favourite Mali Ston and the progressive Arby in the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) while gifted filly Tulsi will step[...]

Posted on June 27, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Darryn Weatherley is eyeing an Australian spring raid with a couple of his stable's leading lights, including Group One winner Pier. The son of Proisir had a pleasing three-year-old season in his homeland, winning three and placing in two of his five starts, including victories in the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and[...]

Posted on August 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It's been a bittersweet start to the season for Darryn Weatherley – while he is excited to welcome his daughter Briar into a training partnership, he will be without the services of his star galloper Mali Ston. The son of El Roca had returned in good order following a stellar summer, which culminated in victory[...]

Posted on June 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sam Weatherley is enjoying a rewarding season in the saddle highlighted by stakes successes at home and across the Tasman, while a notable milestone has also been ticked off. The Matamata jockey rode his 300th New Zealand winner when he successfully combined on the synthetic track at Cambridge on Wednesday with La Velocita, a mare[...]

Posted on April 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand-trained Mali Ston will make his Australian debut on Saturday, with the son of El Roca to step out in the Silverdale Farm Handicap (1400m) at Randwick. The four-year-old gelding is one of the more progressive milers in New Zealand, putting together a winning streak of four that culminated in the Group 2 Rich[...]

Posted on April 4, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sam Weatherley went into the 2021/22 racing season with two major goals. One was to ride the winner of a $1 million race in New Zealand and the other was to add a second Group One victory to his career record. He achieved the first of those milestones aboard the Te Akau Racing runner Pin[...]

Posted on March 31, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rising Matamata miler Mali Ston will get a crack at a good Australian target next month – mainly because his best mate is making the journey with him. Mali Ston has become one of the better milers in New Zealand this season, putting together a winning streak of four that culminated in the Group 2[...]

Posted on March 24, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The prospect of a heavily rain affected track at Tauranga this Saturday may see the connections of New Zealand Group One performer Mali Ston firming up plans for an Australian campaign. The talented gelding is an acceptor in the Group 2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m), but trainer Darryn Weatherley has cast serious doubt on[...]

Posted on January 31, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A late nomination to contest the Group One feature at Trentham on Saturday paid dividends for the connections of quality performer The Chosen One as the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained runner scored a stunning victory in the Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m). Having his first start since running a gallant fifth in the[...]

Posted on January 26, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sam Weatherley enjoyed his biggest pay day as a jockey at Ellerslie on Saturday and is now looking forward to another potentially rewarding meeting at the other end of the island this weekend. He combined with the Jamie Richards-trained Pin Me Up to land the thick end of the stake in the Karaka Million 3YO[...]

Posted on January 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Lightweight runner Mali Ston produced a performance that had to be seen to be believed when he weaved through traffic to take out the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie. In a race that was marred by the breakdown and fall of race favourite Gold Watch, Mali Ston defied a chequered passage early[...]

Weatherley’s looking to strike gold in Herbie Dyke Stakes

Pier with Australian Group 1’s on agenda

Weatherley’s to form training partnership

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Randwick pipe-opener for Mali Ston

Weatherley achieves personal goal at Awapuni

Australian campaign for Mali Ston

Weatherley has an eye on Sydney with Mali Ston

The Chosen One sparkles in Thorndon Mile

Weatherley hoping his luck holds at Trentham

Mali Ston strikes in incident packed Rich Hill Mile

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