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Demonetization primed for Easter defence

Posted on April 23, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Nigel Tiley-trained Demonetization will be out to defend his title in Saturday’s Group 3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) and the seven-year-old gelding enters the race off a similar campaign to last year. With Ellerslie out of action for at least the next 18 months, the time-honoured mile has been relocated to Demonetization’s home track[...]

Posted on April 7, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand Racegoers won’t see any more of the promising Pukekohe three-year-old Midnight Mass this season despite a nice victory for the firm track specialist at Avondale last Saturday. The son of Proisir came from last on the bend for jockey Sam Spratt and won narrowly from the filly Maria, to whom he was conceding[...]

Posted on March 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A future across the Tasman could be in the offing for Eyesonlyonme after her maiden win in the Haunui Farm 1400 at Pukekohe on Saturday. The daughter of Free Eagle was having just her third start, having finished runner-up in her first two starts from wide gates. Punters duly backed her into favouritism after she[...]

Posted on March 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The persistence of local trainer Rudy Liefting paid dividends when Stars ‘N’ Cream edged out the Nigel Tiley-trained pair of Midnight Mass and Quicken Away in the Sonia Macfarlane Memorial (1400m). An all-the-way winner on debut, Stars ‘N’ Cream had been placed once in her subsequent four starts before again finding the winner’s circle and[...]

Posted on November 27, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leith Innes is back into the swing of riding from a temporary new base and is looking forward to making up for lost time. He was robbed of opportunities as one of several jockeys unable to ride due to the Auckland region’s COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, but has been able to move out of the province[...]

Posted on November 12, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley had a spring in his step as he ventured to the races for the first time in several months on Thursday and was delighted to come home with a couple of classy winners. Tiley has been stuck within the confines of the Auckland boundary as the region has been locked down[...]

Posted on November 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

For experienced trainer Nigel Tiley, Thursday’s Pukekohe raceday for Auckland-trained horses is a godsend. Tiley will start five horses on the 11-race card, which Auckland trainers have embraced to a huge extent. Trainers inside Auckland’s Covid-19 borders have been able to race their horses outside the border, but they haven’t been able to travel with[...]

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

As a member of one of racing’s best-known families, Awapuni horseman Peter Didham is hardly a surprise package in the country’s training ranks. Only weeks after being confirmed as the winner of the Gavelhouse.com Newcomer to Training Award for 2020-21, Didham was credited with his first black-type success when he saddled up House Of Cartier[...]

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

Kylie Grass is relishing the opportunity to train consistent staying mare Barbara and is making every post a winner. The Pukekohe horsewoman, who has made her name predominantly as a pre-trainer, has had the daughter of He’s Remarkable in a caretaker capacity since fellow trainer Nigel Tiley ventured to Queensland in June for an extended[...]

Posted on August 9, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Former Nigel Tiley-trained stayer Double Happy opened his account from his new base at Shaun and Emma Clotworthy’s Byerley Park operation when he took out the AUG 21 – Alibaba’s Flying Carpets Ruakaka Cup, an open 2100m contest at Ruakaka on Saturday. The lightly raced seven-year-old gelding had won four of his 14 starts for[...]

Posted on July 19, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Proven wet track performer Barbara provided a welcome mid-winter highlight for her owner and former trainer Nigel Tiley when she strode clear in the concluding stages to capture the feature event at Ruakaka on Saturday, the ITM/GIB Whangarei Gold Cup (2100m). Raced by Tiley along with wife Lee and her sister Mandy Rutherford, the five-year-old[...]

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

South Auckland horseman Brad Carsons was delighted to secure his first training win at Arawa Park on Wednesday, courtesy of Cannsea Clearly in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1400m). “It was good to get it on the board because most of the horses that we have, we trade. This is the first one we[...]

Posted on July 6, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A year ago, New Zealand punters had only just been introduced to Dean James-Parker, but in a little more than 12 months, the 18-year-old Northlander has burst into the New Zealand riding ranks, to the point where he’s now second on the jumps jockey premiership. He emphasised his ability by guiding He’s Ric to a[...]

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

Underrated New Zealand winter galloper Collinstreet went one better than his trainer expected when he powered to a narrow but convincing victory over 1400m at Trentham. The Allan Sharrock-trained six-year-old thrives on heavy winter footing and got conditions to suit when the Trentham surface came up a Heavy10 for Saturday’s racemeeting. Sharrock felt he had[...]

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

Strapping two-year-old Atullibigeal gained revenge on his last start conqueror when he strode clear in the closing stages to take out the Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. The Carl Henderson-trained son of Street Boss had been narrowly defeated by talented filly Lady Maroal when the pair clashed in the Listed Champagne Stakes[...]

Posted on May 28, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A New Zealand trainer-owner combination in its infancy will look to continue a roaring start when Lady Maroal contests the Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Lady Maroal is the first horse 61-year-old Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley has prepared for 94-year-old owner Ron Saunders and already the two-year-old has won the[...]

Posted on May 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A change of environment worked the oracle for talented New Zealand mare Miss Ricky Bobby as she produced a strong front-running performance to take out the opening event at Woodville on Sunday. The five-year-old daughter of High Chaparral was making her debut for the Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard stable and never gave her rivals[...]

Demonetization primed for Easter defence

Midnight Mass heads to spelling paddock

Australia in the offing for Eyesonlyonme

Turn Me Loose filly gets the Cream at Pukekohe

Eager Innes back on winning trail

Tiley talent on show at home track

Tiley delighted to be back racing at Pukekohe

Didham continues proud family legacy

Grass making name with staying mare

Clotworthy happy to get first victory with handy winter stayer

Barbara provides winter bonus for former trainer

Carsons scores first training win

Young jumps rider making immediate impression

Collinstreet provides more good news for Allan Sharrock

Atullibigeal gains measure of revenge in Futurity Stakes

New Zealand Juvenile continues to spark fresh-new partnership

Kiwi mare Miss Ricky Bobby back to winning form at Woodville

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