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2YO hitting right notes ahead of Karaka Million

Posted on January 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley believes undefeated filly Play That Song is hitting all the right notes heading into Saturday's $1 million Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie. The daughter of Showcasing, whom Tiley owns with wife Lee, her sister Mandy and close friends Richard Cole and Alex Opie, has come on further since defeating race[...]

Posted on January 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Indecision with Harlech and a rest for Riodini is the outcome following their defeat at the hands of Travelling Light at Trentham on Saturday. With Travelling Light clearly showing her class when winning the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m), Harlech fought strongly for second, a length and a quarter astern, while Riodini was a further[...]

Posted on January 10, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Riodini may have been beaten for the first time in his career in the Group 2 Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie on New Year's day, but he lost no admiration from trainer Nigel Tiley. The South Auckland horseman was pleased with his runner-up effort behind Dragon Leap and said he was a victim of how[...]

Posted on January 1, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Exciting juvenile Play That Song maintained her unbeaten record when she downed hot favourite Not An Option to win the first of the feature races at Ellerslie on New Year's Day, the Group 2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m). Trainer Nigel Tiley had been cautiously optimistic about her winning chances although an outside barrier draw[...]

Posted on December 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley heads into Ellerslie's New Year's Day race meeting with a trio of runners that he believes are all capable of success in their chosen events. First up will be unbeaten two-year-old filly Play That Song who will tackle the Group 2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) fresh up off a two-month[...]

Posted on December 23, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A winning double aboard Opalescence and Sinarahma at Awapuni on Saturday has the effervescent Sam Collett nicely situated near the top of the National Jockeys' premiership as she positions herself for a run at a second title to place beside the inaugural trophy she claimed in the 2017-18 season. Collett now sits just four wins[...]

Posted on December 12, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Nigel Tiley couldn't be happier with talented three-year-old Riodini after his win in the Group 3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie last weekend. The Proisir gelding remains unbeaten in his four-starts to date and poses a major threat to his Classic rivals. Tiley has been pleased with Riodini since his win, with his sights[...]

Posted on December 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

South Auckland trainer Nigel Tiley will take a team of three to Ellerslie's twilight meeting on Thursday to race in front of an anticipated bumper crowd at the Auckland track. Leading Tiley's charge will be four-year-old gelding Riding The Wave who will contest the Barfoot & Thompson Twilight Cup (1500m). The son of Malibu Moon[...]

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

Race favourite Riodini provided another example of his burgeoning talent when he comfortably accounted for his three-year-old rivals in the Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. Unbeaten in three starts leading into Saturday's contest, the Proisir gelding handled the step up to stakes grade with aplomb. Settled perfectly one out and one[...]

Posted on December 5, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Nigel Tiley is bullish about the chances of unbeaten three-year-old Riodini in Saturday's Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie despite admitting the talented gelding had done a little too well after his last start Tauranga victory. Riodini blitzed his rivals when winning by four lengths three weeks ago to make it[...]

Posted on November 18, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising three-year-old Riodini maintained his unbeaten record with another impressive victory at Tauranga on the weekend, with trainer Nigel Tiley set to test him in Group company at the upcoming Ellerslie Christmas Carnival. The Proisir gelding made it two wins from two starts in his current campaign after a stylish debut performance on his home[...]

Posted on October 27, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe visitor Play That Song backed up an impressive debut win at Ruakaka earlier in the month with another dominant performance to take out the Listed Hanley Formula Wellesley Stakes (1000m) at Trentham on Saturday. The Nigel Tiley-trained filly had looked a complete professional as she went about her work at Ruakaka and gave that[...]

2YO hitting right notes ahead of Karaka Million

After-effects for Travelling Light’s beaten brigade

Riodini seeking Group 1 redemption

Unbeaten filly plays winning tune at Ellerslie

Tiley trio ready for Ellerslie assignments

Collett keen on a title run this season

New Year’s Day targets for Tiley duo

Riding The Wave to the Twilight Cup

Favourite too classy in Bonecrusher Stakes

Tiley gunning for back-to-back Bonecrusher Stakes wins

Riodini on Auckland Guineas path

Northern filly plays winning tune at Trentham

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