Okay Pal

Bright future tipped for Fireglow

Posted on March 29, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fast-improving Riccarton three-year-old Fireglow could be set for some rich targets at next season's New Zealand Cup carnival. Fireglow scored his second successive victory when taking out the Selwyn Rakaia Vet Services Three-Year-Old (1400m) at his home track on Saturday, getting up to beat Burgie and Palmetto for jockey Wiremu Pinn despite being blocked for[...]

Posted on March 17, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

For someone who was once asked if he found his trainer's licence at the bottom of a Weet-Bix box, Riccarton trainer Michael Pitman has sure turned his racing dreams into a Kiwi-kid fairytale. Pitman added the latest in a season of memorable milestones when his stable racked up its 2000th New Zealand winner at Riccarton[...]

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

Michael Pitman won't be bringing his classy mare Miss Tycoon Rose north for the rescheduled Group 1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa, deciding to chase some features closer to home instead. Pitman, who trains at Riccarton with his son Matthew, wasn't upset at the decision to cancel the Trentham meeting last[...]

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

Four-year-old mare Miss Tycoon Rose is set to peak in Wednesday's Group 2 Coupland's Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton, with the Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained mare entering the feature following successive victories this campaign. Runner-up in last year's Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) behind Kahma Lass, Miss Tycoon Rose has been sparingly raced[...]

Posted on October 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With the gritty win of Okay Pal at Riccarton on Saturday, the Michael and Matthew Pitman training partnership registered another significant milestone. The victory was the 400th for Matthew since he commenced in partnership with his father back in the 2014/15 racing season and comes hard off the back of Michael moving into second place[...]

Posted on October 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Mackenzie Lad is primed to showcase his Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) credentials when he tackles Saturday's Group 3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton. That's the opinion of Riccarton trainer Matthew Pitman, who trains the Vespa three-year-old in partnership with his father Michael. The Pitmans produced Marine to[...]

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

A trip across the Tasman is in the offing for talented filly Miss Tycoon Rose if she performs well in the Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Group One performer has missed a large part of her three-year-old season through injury but bounced back in emphatic fashion[...]

Posted on March 29, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The local stable of Michael and Matthew Pitman flexed its muscles at Riccarton on Saturday, winning the first four events on the nine-race card, providing proof they will be a force to be reckoned with as Easter racing looms. Talented four-year-old Okay Pal kicked the day off nicely when he recorded a slick 1.07.84 when[...]

Bright future tipped for Fireglow

Pitman chuffed with latest milestone

Pitman elects for home features with classy mare

Rose set to bloom in Coupland’s Bakeries Mile

Pitman team register another milestone

Guineas goal for Mackenzie Lad

Australian campaign in the offing for exciting three-year-old

Pitman team hitting its straps ahead of lucrative Easter period

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