Mark Brooks

Big aspirations for New Zealander Mark Brooks’ jumpers

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

One of the most exciting weeks of jumps racing is coming to a close at Warrnambool, Australia, but things are only just starting to ramp up on the New Zealand jumps scene. Te Rapa will play host to their first jumps meeting of the year on Saturday and local trainer Mark Brooks is looking forward[...]

Posted on September 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There will be an uncommon sight on the first day of the Hawke's Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday – jumpers. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the racing calendar has caused the unusual occurrence and one trainer that is pleased about the anomaly is John Wheeler. “It is good,” he said. “They[...]

Posted on August 27, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Long-time owner-breeders Frank and Faye Drummond gave a couple of Irish horsemen their first wins in their new roles when celebrating a double last weekend. The Drummonds own, bred and co-race Country Bumpkin, who credited Niall Quinn with his first training success when making an impressive 15 and a half-length winning debut over the bigger[...]

Posted on August 6, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Mark Brooks is hoping that his jumpers El Disparo and El Fernando will be met by a better track at Riccarton on Wednesday for the second day of the Grand National Festival of Racing. The geldings started on Saturday, the first day of the meeting, and Brooks thought the going was too tough[...]

Posted on July 7, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Veteran jumper Just Got Home completed a thrilling victory at Te Aroha on Sunday Photo: Trish Dunell [/caption] Former top hurdler Just Got Home made a welcome and well received return to the winner's circle at Te Aroha on Sunday when he prevailed in a thrilling finish to the Frank & Annie Matijasevich Memorial Open[...]

Posted on May 17, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaun Phelan will wear two hats at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Cambridge horseman will don his riding helmet for two jumps rides at the prestigious raceday as well as putting on his trainer's hat to help saddle Big Mike and Notabadidea. Both horses look strong chances in two of the flat race features but[...]

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