Ocean Billy

Ocean Billy puts Pomare’s retirement on hold

Posted on December 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A career highlight at Te Rapa on Saturday might have put a further delay on retirement plans for owner-breeder-trainer Bill Pomare. After more than three decades in the industry, the Rotorua horseman celebrated his biggest win when Ocean Billy triumphed in the Group 3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m). “We’re pretty much on the cusp[...]

Posted on December 14, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Twenty-four hours on from the biggest win in his fledgling career, apprentice jockey Callum Jones is still having trouble coming to terms with his achievement. The eighteen-year-old, in his first full season of riding, pulled off a daring mid-race move on the Bill Pomare-trained Ocean Billy in Saturday’s Group 3 SKYCITY Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m)[...]

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

Apprentice Callum Jones made the most of a late call up when he guided outsider Ocean Billy to victory in Saturday’s Group 3 SKYCITY Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa. Trainer Bill Pomare had struggled to book a rider for the Ocean Park five-year-old leading into the race and turned to the inexperienced Jones,[...]

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