Only In Jakarta

First stakes tilt for talented mare

Posted on November 20, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Alex Oliveira is expecting more of the same from Only In Jakarta when she contests the Listed Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. The five-year-old mare kept her undefeated record intact when winning at Te Rapa last month and has continued to impress Oliveira. The first emergency for the race,[...]

Posted on June 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

As racing is set to ramp back up after the COVID-19 enforced break, trainer Alex Oliveira is reflecting on a standout season from his Cambridge team. The Brazilian native has recorded five wins from just 11 starts this term and has had a lucrative time trading horses to Hong Kong. Oliveira's charge was led by[...]

Posted on January 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Tony Pike is confident smart two-year-old Not An Option will be hard to beat in Saturday's $1 million Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie. The attractive colt by Not A Single Doubt has won two of his three starts to date, including the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). Despite having his colours lowered[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

What a difference a year makes. Expat New Zealand jockey James McDonald rode True Enough to victory in the Thames Cup (1600m) in January and nearly a year later he reunited with the six-year-old gelding to record a Group 1 victory in the Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. McDonald was[...]

Posted on December 25, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Smart sprinting mare Only In Jakarta will step out for the first time for new trainer Tony Pike when she contests the Headquarters Viaduct/The Lonely Hearts Club 1200 at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. Formerly in the care of Alex Oliveira, Only In Jakarta is unbeaten in two starts, with the daughter of Snitzel turning in[...]

First stakes tilt for talented mare

Oliveira rapt with solid season

Failure Not An Option for Karaka Million aspirant

McDonald True Enough in Zabeel Classic

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