Pegasus Stakes

Not Guilty claims overdue black-type success

Posted on November 11, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A three-time stakes placegetter over the last eight months, Not Guilty took the next step with a brilliant black-type breakthrough in Saturday's Listed Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. The Tony Pike-trained mare had made her stakes debut in the Listed Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham in March, where she ran third and only half a[...]

Posted on November 7, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Speedy mare Babylon Berlin got her spring campaign off to the best possible start when she proved too slick for her rivals in the Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. The Ben Foote-trained daughter of All Too Hard had shown she has a touch a class about her during a three-year-old campaign where[...]

Posted on November 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A factor out of Lance Robinson's control is his major concern ahead of the stable's two-pronged attack on Saturday's feature sprint on his home track at Riccarton. Robinson has Live Drama and Khimar War in prime order for the Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m), but both of his short course specialists have been saddled[...]

Posted on December 25, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group 1 performing sprinter Sensei has been retired from racing and will now look towards a career at stud. The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained entire won six of his 26 career starts, including the Listed Hazlett Stakes (1200m) and Listed Pegasus Stakes (1000m). He also placed at Group level on four occasions, including dead-heating for[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Local trainer Terri Rae stamped her mark on the first day of New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton on the weekend with four winners from just seven starters. Rae operates a boutique stable with around fourteen horses in work at any one time but has punched well above her weight so far this season with[...]

Posted on November 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A patient ride from Lisa Allpress paved the way for dashing mare Wekaforce to take out Saturday's Listed Brokerweb Risk Services Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. Allpress had combined with the Showcasing five-year-old twelve months earlier when the pair finished an unlucky sixth in the corresponding event after bungling the start and it looked like[...]

Posted on November 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group ownership will be to the fore at Riccarton on Saturday, when siblings Wekaforce and Morweka take aim at the Listed Brokerweb Risk Services Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. The pair are both trained by Terri Rae for passionate syndicates that race under the banner of the Galloping Wekas, a group of lease owners cobbled[...]

Posted on November 9, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Enigmatic sprinter Sensei was on his best behaviour as he dashed away from his rivals to win the Listed Yesberg Insurance Services Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Dream Ahead five-year-old entire has always shown that he could become a force as a top-level sprinter but had managed to get in his own[...]

Not Guilty claims overdue black-type success

Babylon Berlin too quick in Riccarton dash

Weight concerns for sprinting stablemates

Sensei bows out

Fantastic Four for Rae at Riccarton

Wekaforce too speedy in Pegasus Stakes

Wekas set for a good gallop at Riccarton

Sensei sensational in Riccarton dash

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