Pam Gerard

Fleetwood Maca out for crowning glory

Posted on December 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fleetwood Maca will be vying for her coronation at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when she contests the Group 2 Valachi Downs Royal Stakes (2000m). The Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained filly will back-up after a bold runner-up performance in the Group 2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at the Auckland track on Boxing Day. “It[...]

Posted on December 19, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Four-year-old mare Catwalk Girl is cherry ripe ahead of the Foster Construction Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday according to trainer Pam Gerard, who prepares the progressive galloper in partnership with Michael Moroney. An impressive last-start winner at Te Rapa, TAB bookmakers have installed Catwalk Girl a favourite as she looks to handle the[...]

Posted on November 27, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ballymore Stables have a big rap on three-year-old colt Grip and they are hoping he can show his class at Ellerslie on Saturday when he lines-up in the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m). The Exopshere colt recorded his maiden victory at Pukekohe last start and Pam Gerard, who trains in partnership with Michael Moroney,[...]

Posted on November 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented filly Tokorangi headed to Christchurch on Thursday morning ahead of a tilt at the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday for trainers Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard. The daughter of Redwood charged into third in the Group 3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) last start behind De La Terre[...]

Posted on October 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Three-year-old filly Tokorangi will sport different colours when she steps out in the Group 3 Waikato Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday for trainers Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard. Australian owner Ozzie Kheir has bought into the smart Redwood filly, who came from well back in the Group 3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’[...]

Posted on September 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Pam Gerard was delighted with the return of Tokarangi and Pinmedown at Hawke’s Bay on Saturday. Three-year-old filly Tokorangi was one of the runs of the day when finishing fourth in the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m), while Pinmedown was beaten only four lengths in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) when tenth[...]

Posted on September 18, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With runners in two stakes races, the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings looms as a landmark moment in the short history of syndicator Savvy Racing. Proven black-type performer Pinmedown will begin a new campaign in Saturday’s Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), while the Group 3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders Gold Trail[...]

Posted on August 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising four-year-old Timberlake showed he had taken plenty out of his first-up run at Te Aroha recently when he raced away with a 1400m maiden contest at Matamata on Saturday. The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained four-year-old was sent out favourite at Te Aroha off the back of a tidy 1000m trial victory, where he fought[...]

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

Talented galloper Ali Baba is a more motivated horse this preparation and turned in an impressive performance to win the Fiber Fresh Stables BBQ Hurdle (2800m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained seven-year-old won a 2000m flat race earlier in the month and broke his hurdling duck with a comfortable[...]

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

Last start Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) heroine Tofane has made a real impression on trans-Tasman trainer, Michael Moroney, who is eyeing a possible tilt at The Everest (1200m), the world’s richest turf race, at Randwick in the spring. “We are just waiting for them to confirm prizemoney for The Everest,” Moroney said. “We[...]

Posted on May 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mike Moroney’s already impressive spring team is likely to be bolstered with the addition of a promising young galloper from the trainer’s New Zealand stable. Moroney, whose Melbourne yard is taking all before it this season, has identified Harlech as a potential Australian carnival horse. A rising four-year-old, Harlech is a Group Two winner over[...]

Posted on April 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand-bred mare Tofane will be shooting for her first elite-level victory when she lines-up in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. It will be the daughter of Ocean Park’s fifth consecutive tilt at Group 1 level and trainer Michael Moroney is confident of another bold showing this weekend. Since[...]

Posted on March 3, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ballymore Stables are hoping to raise the volume at Ellerslie on Saturday when international stayer Sound tackles the Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m). The Group 1 performer won three stakes races in Europe before joining trainer Michael Moroney’s Melbourne barn 18 months ago. He subsequently contested Australia’s two Group 1 two mile[...]

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

The immediate racing future of promising colt Harlech will be decided by his connections within the next 24 hours. The dual Group 1 placegetter has been marking time at the Matamata base of his trainers Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard with Moroney to speak with his ownership group on Sunday regarding the options available for[...]

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

Pam Gerard has had a high opinion of Za Za Gabor for some time and the five-year-old mare is starting to live up to those expectations. The daughter of O’Reilly was stakes-placed as a three-year-old before going on to win two races at four. She has come of age in her five-year-old season, finishing runner-up[...]

Posted on January 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Michael Moroney-trained Sound is on track to head across the Tasman to target the Group 1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7. The seven-year-old entire finished fifth fresh-up over 2000m at Caulfield last Saturday and Moroney said he was able to get a good gauge on Sound ahead of[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent three-year-old Harlech has been sent for a small break after his fourth-placing in the Karaka Million 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. It was the first time the consistent colt finished outside the top three this season, having won the Group 2 Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) and placed in the Group 1 New Zealand[...]

Fleetwood Maca out for crowning glory

Catwalk Girl ready to strut at Te Rapa

Promising 3YO getting a Grip on things

1000 Guineas raid for Tokorangi

Tokorangi primed for Soliloquy

Hawke’s Bay runners provide plenty of optimism for Gerard

Savvy Racing gears up for landmark day

Timberlake on song at Matamata

Switched on Ali Baba shapes as exciting jumper

Moroney looking to summit Everest

Moroney Considers Harlech For Australian Spring

Tofane coming of age in Sydney

Ballymore set to bring the noise at Ellerslie

Decision pending on Harlech’s future

Za Za Gabor starting to reach potential

Sound on track for Auckland Cup

Australian campaign looms for Harlech

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