Not An Option

Not An Option wins Flemington feature

Posted on January 1, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

A stirring win by Not An Option in the $175,000 Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) at Flemington was the icing on the cake of a spectacular New Year's Day for his part-owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay. The Cambridge Stud couple's black and gold colours had previously been carried two a pair of Group Two successes[...]

Posted on June 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Not An Option relished the Good 4 surface presented at Flemington on Saturday, with a strong win. It was the sixth career victory for the Mike Moroney-trained gelding who sports the colours of Brendan and Jo Lindsay of Cambridge Stud, who race the five-year-old along with a host of prominent trans-Tasman owners. Given a peach[...]

Posted on August 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A trio of former Kiwi runners pleased trainer Michael Moroney with their jumpouts at Flemington on Friday ahead of their spring campaigns. Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) heroine Roch ‘N' Horse has returned in great order according to her trainer, who was impressed with her quiet hit-out over 800m. “She trialled terrific, jumped away smartly and showed good speed,”[...]

Posted on March 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

At $31 with online betting sites, Not An Option wouldn't have been an option for many punters but the giant killer combination of jockey Patrick Moloney and trainer Mike Moroney have done it again with the gelding taking out the Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington. Two weeks ago the trainer-jockey combination took out the Group[...]

Posted on March 24, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Newmarket Handicap heroine Roch 'N' Horse is thriving at Flemington and Michael Moroney and connections have confirmed the daughter of Per Incanto will head north to contest the Group 1 T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 2. Bred and raced by Little Avondale Stud, Roch 'N' Horse is blooming in the current[...]

Posted on September 10, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tofane will make a welcome return to her home track of Flemington on Saturday when she contests the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). The daughter of Ocean Park ran third first-up in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last month, and trainer Michael Moroney believes she will appreciate the roomier track at[...]

Posted on August 31, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Like most New Zealand trainers, Cambridge horseman Tony Pike is champing at the bit to see thoroughbred racing recommence once the current COVID lockdown restrictions are eased around the majority of the country. Pike has a large spring team ready to rock and roll, with the stable likely to have 31 horses at the Cambridge[...]

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

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike was savouring the last few hours of a brief Queenstown getaway on Wednesday before the focus switches to overseeing his team for a busy spring. When the nominations closed for several of the features across the Tasman, the Pike-trained Sherwood Forest was amongst those in the long list of Group 1[...]

Posted on June 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is confident he can figure in the thick end of the prizemoney in a Queensland stakes race for the second weekend in succession. The stable was represented by dominant Listed Tattersall's Life Member Stakes (1830m) winner Tutukaka at Eagle Farm last Saturday, and Pike is expecting a good showing from[...]

Posted on June 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike won't be surprised if Ruakaka candidate Witsabouthim becomes a cups contender in the next two years. Witsabouthim is nominated for two 1600m events at the Northland track, a three-year-old set weights and penalties event and a Rating 65 event for all ages. His choice of race may well depend on[...]

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

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is taking advantage of the new Polytrack surface at his home-base in Cambridge as it enables him to prepare younger members of his team deeper into the winter months. Pike sent out impressive trial winner Mr Blue Sky on Tuesday on the synthetic surface, and will likely race the Zoustar[...]

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

Promising New Zealand galloper Dawn Parade showed he will be a force to be reckoned with next season when he downed a handy field of three-year-olds over 1400m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Tony Pike-trained son of Dawn Approach has taken his time to get his head around the racing game but has now put[...]

Posted on May 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike got his attack on the Queensland Winter carnival off to a good start with exciting three-year-old Not An Option resuming in fine style from a lengthy layoff with a fast finishing fourth over 1350m at Doomben on Saturday. A Group Two winner as a juvenile, the Not A Single Doubt[...]

Posted on May 3, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Tony Pike knows how to make an impact at the Queensland Winter Carnival, having saddled the likes of The Bostonian, Sacred Elixir and Provocative to Group One success in the Sunshine State. The New Zealand horseman is again plotting a raid in search of Aussie dollars, with four young members of his team venturing across[...]

Posted on April 13, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Tony Pike is hoping several of his team can book themselves a trip to Australia when they head to Hastings on Saturday. The Cambridge trainer will start last year's Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest in the Listed Power Farming Hawke's Bay Cup (2200m), while his exciting two-year-old Rangi Toa and three-year-old[...]

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

Well-travelled three-year-old Not An Option reminded punters of his galloping ability when he defeated a small but classy field of rivals over 1400m at Matamata on Saturday. The Not A Single Doubt colt was having his first start since returning home from a three-race campaign in Australia during his two-year-old season that included a third-place[...]

Posted on June 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

THE JJ ATKINS Group One 2YOs set weights Eagle Farm HISTORY First run in 1976 when won by Romantic Dream Group One since 1985 Set weights since 2007, handicap 1976-2006 Known as the JJ Atkins since 2013 Traditionally run over 1600m, this year the race is being run over 1400m and for reduced prize money[...]

Not An Option wins Flemington feature

Not An Option relishes firmer Flemington track

Roch ‘N’ Horse back in terrific order

Moroney’s Not An Option surprise in the Hareeba Stakes

Roch ’N’ Horse to head to Sydney

Makybe Diva homecoming for Tofane

Syndicates paying dividends for Pike supporters

Refreshed Pike looking forward to spring

Pike plumps for Sunshine Coast option

Pike ventures north in search of good ground

Polytrack adds additional tool to Pike arsenal

Victory parade for Kiwi Tony Pike at Ellerslie

Pike buoyed by positive start to Queensland campaign

Pike quartet Australia bound

Pike’s Australian hopefuls on show at Hastings

Not An Option on top at Matamata

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