Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson

Move To Strike claims Trentham Group 1 glory

Posted on April 7, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

e Akau Racing produced the goods once again in a major two-year-old event when the highly touted Move To Strike came with a powerful late burst to capture the Group 1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. The son of I Am Invincible, who was purchased by Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis for[...]

Posted on March 1, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Legarto catapulted herself into the spotlight in last year's $1 million Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m), and Te Akau Racing is hopeful another Kiwi filly can follow suit in the Flemington feature on Saturday. That filly is Quintessa, a daughter of Shamus Award that has only once finished out of the top two in seven[...]

Posted on February 4, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent performer Perfect Scenario made it back-to-back victories in the feature event at Wingatui on Saturday when he captured his second Group 3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m) title. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained six-year-old had bolted away with the 2023 edition of the time-honoured southern mile, winning by more than three[...]

Posted on January 18, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson believe Campionessa has turned into the perfect package ahead of the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Their decision to send her for a spell mid-spring following her subpar performance in the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) has proven to be a masterstroke by the[...]

Posted on January 13, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing's dominance of the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m) continued at Trentham on Saturday with Quintessa clinging on in an unforgettable finish. Those familiar tangerine colours have towered over the $500,000 three-year-old feature in recent times, collecting five wins since 2017 including all of the last three in a row. Former Te Akau[...]

Posted on January 12, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A bumper contingent of 29 entries this weekend for Te Akau Racing includes three-pronged attacks on a pair of races that hold special recent memories for the syndication juggernaut. The first of those is Saturday's Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham, in which Quintessa, Trobriand and Certainly give Te Akau a trio of leading[...]

Posted on January 4, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stakes targets are in the offing for promising juvenile The Victress following her debut win at Te Aroha on Wednesday. Backed into favouritism with top horse racing bookmakers, The Victress began well for jockey Opie Bosson to take an early front-running role and the pair didn't relinquish their advantage, holding out a fast-finishing Elegant Jazz[...]

Posted on January 1, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent filly Bellatrix Star showed she will be a force to be reckoned with in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) later his month as she took out the first black-type event for the new year, the Group 2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Pukekohe on Monday. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson took a powerful two-pronged[...]

Posted on December 31, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The feature event on the programme at Taupo on Saturday came down to a battle between two of the best riders in the country with victory in the Taupo Cup (2000m) going the way of Michael McNab on Mehzebeen ahead of Town Cryer and Opie Bosson. Bosson, who recently became only the eighth local jockey[...]

Posted on December 28, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A tilt at next month's Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie could be on the cards for promising filly Damask Rose following her debut win at New Plymouth on Wednesday. Stablemate Quintefeuille was the best away and quickly gave cover to Damask Rose from her ace barrier and she enjoyed an economical passage throughout. Turning[...]

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

Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson have been playing the catch-up game with Wild Night for next month's $1 million Aoteoroa Classic (1600m), and they seem to be winning. The talented four-year-old placed first-up at Otaki last month over 1200m before trialling at Matamata over 1000m last week to ready him to tackle the Barfoot[...]

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

Pint-sized mare Kai showed her undoubted ability on wet and loose footing when she stormed down the outskirts of the Wingatui track to take out the feature race there on Boxing Day, the Listed Hazlett Stakes (1200m). Heavy overnight rain and persistent showers during the day saw the track downgraded to a Heavy 10 which[...]

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

Campionessa shed her Group One bridesmaid's tag at Pukekohe Park on Boxing Day when recording a well-deserved victory in the Zabeel Classic (2050m). Previously runner-up in the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) and Group 1 New Zealand Stakes (2050m) earlier this year, Campionessa returned in the spring where she disappointed in her two outings[...]

Posted on December 21, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are casting their eyes towards stakes targets with their in-form mare Elegant Lady following her win at Ashburton on Wednesday. It was the third consecutive win for the daughter of Highly Recommended, who was duly backed into odds-on favouritism for Wednesday's race following a near faultless preparation. Elegant Lady[...]

Posted on December 17, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A commanding victory in Saturday's Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa completed a rare fillies and mares' feature double for Campionessa. The Te Akau Racing mare became only the fourth horse to win the Group 2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1400m) and the Cal Isuzu in the same season, joining Just Apollo[...]

Posted on November 15, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Riccarton Park crowd is getting all too used to the masterful tactics of Warren Kennedy, and the premiership-leading hoop produced another black-type winning ride in guiding Fashion Shoot to victory in the Group 3 Canterbury Breeders' Stakes (1400m). Kennedy arrived back in Christchurch on Wednesday fresh off a successful first day of the New[...]

Posted on October 30, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Exciting mare It's Business Time extended her winning sequence to five with another star turn in Saturday's Coupland's Bakeries Mile Trial (1400m) at Riccarton. A late developer whose early career was held up by injury, It's Business Time began her rise through the grades with back-to-back wins in February and March to close out her[...]

Move To Strike claims Trentham Group 1 glory

Quintessa looking to cause Australian Guineas upset

Perfect Scenario a class above in White Robe Lodge WFA

‘Perfect Package’ Campionessa primed for Thorndon Mile

Quintessa claims thrilling Levin Classic win

Quintessa leads Te Akau’s Group 1 charge

The Victress makes strong impression with debut Te Aroha win

Bellatrix Star claims Eclipse Stakes

Mehzebeen claims Taupo Cup

Damask Rose impresses on debut

Wild Night poised for Aoteoroa Classic tilt

Kai thunders home to claim Stakes success

Campionessa victorious in Zabeel Classic

Elegant Lady to be aimed towards Dunedin Cup

Campionessa victorious in Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes

Fashion Shoot a class above in Breeders’ Stakes

It’s Business Time triumphs at Riccarton

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