Mick Dee

Legarto returns to scene of greatest triumph

Posted on March 29, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ken Kelso is hoping lightning might strike twice when Legarto makes her second start at Flemington in Saturday's Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m). The top-class daughter of Proisir produced arguably the best performance of her glittering career when she ventured to Melbourne 12 months ago and became the first New Zealand-trained winner of the Group[...]

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 January 7, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The highly talented Holymanz is in line for a return to the country of his birth after scoring an effortless win in the $300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m) at Geelong on Saturday. The four-year-old races in the colours of Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who are keen to contest the inaugural $1 million Aotearoa[...]

Posted on October 21, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Michael Dee and Annabel Neasham have combined with Doull () taking out the Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m) on Saturday afternoon. It was a brave performance by the son of Snitzel, who was seemingly headed by the heavily favoured Spacewalk () with 100m to run. Michael Dee lifted the four-year-old off the canvas after sitting[...]

Posted on January 11, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

On a day where she tasted Group 1 success with Gaultier in the Levin Classic (1600m) in 2017, Matamata trainer Danica Guy was at it again when she produced Germanicus to take out Group 3 Bluestar Anniversary Handicap (1600m). The Rip Van Winkle gelding had looked a promising type when scoring twice over the distance[...]

Posted on January 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising galloper Germanicus will have his first tilt at stakes level on Saturday when he contests the Group 3 Tui – Backing A Winner Since 1889 Anniversary (1600m) at Trentham. The Danica Guy-trained four-year-old has been in fine form over a mile, having won his last two starts over the distance at Te Rapa, including[...]

Posted on December 25, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Smart sprinting mare Only In Jakarta will step out for the first time for new trainer Tony Pike when she contests the Headquarters Viaduct/The Lonely Hearts Club 1200 at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. Formerly in the care of Alex Oliveira, Only In Jakarta is unbeaten in two starts, with the daughter of Snitzel turning in[...]

Legarto returns to scene of greatest triumph

Quintessa looking to cause Australian Guineas upset

Aotearoa Classic next for Coastal Classic winner Holymanz

Doull takes out Group 2 Caulfield Sprint

Guy at it again with Trentham feature victory

Anniversary test for Germanicus

Pike looking to maintain unblemished record

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