Play That Song

New Zealand Juvenile continues to spark fresh-new partnership

Posted on May 28, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A New Zealand trainer-owner combination in its infancy will look to continue a roaring start when Lady Maroal contests the Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Lady Maroal is the first horse 61-year-old Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley has prepared for 94-year-old owner Ron Saunders and already the two-year-old has won the[...]

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

When the going gets tough, you can count on the generosity of those involved in the racing industry. That's what Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley has found as he prepares to send seven horses to race at Matamata on Saturday under the new Government Covid-19 restrictions around travel out of Auckland. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has[...]

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

Pukekohe-based trainer Nigel Tiley is happy to take a wait and see approach as the build-up commences for the resumption of racing in New Zealand in early July. Tiley, who has enjoyed a stellar season with the likes of multiple stakes winners Riodini and Play That Song, had been ready to launch the campaigns of[...]

Posted on March 2, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented juvenile filly Play That Song will be looking for redemption when she tackles the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Nigel Tiley-trained runner suffered her first defeat last start at the hands of Cool Aza Beel in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie in January, but trainer Nigel Tiley[...]

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

Exciting juvenile Play That Song gave trainer Nigel Tiley the clear message that she is ready to tackle her next assignment when he went to see her in her paddock on Monday morning. The Showcasing two-year-old filly tried her heart out when finishing second to quality colt Cool Aza Beel in Saturday's Karaka Million 2YO[...]

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

Opie Bosson doesn't mind getting called greedy. Especially when it comes for his desire for further Karaka Million success. The champion jockey will team up with Cool Aza Beel in Saturday's Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and partner last year's winner Probabeel in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m). Probabeel completed a treble of Karaka Million[...]

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

Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley believes undefeated filly Play That Song is hitting all the right notes heading into Saturday's $1 million Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie. The daughter of Showcasing, whom Tiley owns with wife Lee, her sister Mandy and close friends Richard Cole and Alex Opie, has come on further since defeating race[...]

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

Indecision with Harlech and a rest for Riodini is the outcome following their defeat at the hands of Travelling Light at Trentham on Saturday. With Travelling Light clearly showing her class when winning the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m), Harlech fought strongly for second, a length and a quarter astern, while Riodini was a further[...]

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

Exciting juvenile Play That Song maintained her unbeaten record when she downed hot favourite Not An Option to win the first of the feature races at Ellerslie on New Year's Day, the Group 2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m). Trainer Nigel Tiley had been cautiously optimistic about her winning chances although an outside barrier draw[...]

Posted on December 30, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fresh from a treble on Boxing Day, champion Sydney-based jockey James McDonald is eager to return to Ellerslie on New Year's Day with further black type success in his sights. McDonald took his Group 1 record to 44 when successful on True Enough in the Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) after winning earlier in the[...]

Posted on December 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley heads into Ellerslie's New Year's Day race meeting with a trio of runners that he believes are all capable of success in their chosen events. First up will be unbeaten two-year-old filly Play That Song who will tackle the Group 2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) fresh up off a two-month[...]

Posted on December 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Champion jockey James McDonald will be on a working holiday when he takes a break from his busy Sydney schedule to return home to Cambridge for Christmas. Despite being in contention for the New South Wales Jockeys Premiership, McDonald is keen to have Christmas in New Zealand with his family, but the trip has been[...]

Posted on December 5, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Nigel Tiley is bullish about the chances of unbeaten three-year-old Riodini in Saturday's Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie despite admitting the talented gelding had done a little too well after his last start Tauranga victory. Riodini blitzed his rivals when winning by four lengths three weeks ago to make it[...]

Posted on October 27, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe visitor Play That Song backed up an impressive debut win at Ruakaka earlier in the month with another dominant performance to take out the Listed Hanley Formula Wellesley Stakes (1000m) at Trentham on Saturday. The Nigel Tiley-trained filly had looked a complete professional as she went about her work at Ruakaka and gave that[...]

New Zealand Juvenile continues to spark fresh-new partnership

Tiley works around Covid-19 restrictions

Tiley to take patient approach to racing resumption

Filly at concert pitch for Sistema

Play That Song set for Ellerslie Group 1

Bosson hungry for further Karaka Million success

2YO hitting right notes ahead of Karaka Million

After-effects for Travelling Light’s beaten brigade

Unbeaten filly plays winning tune at Ellerslie

McDonald keen on Winter Bride’s chances

Tiley trio ready for Ellerslie assignments

Busier Christmas-New Year than McDonald planned

Tiley gunning for back-to-back Bonecrusher Stakes wins

Northern filly plays winning tune at Trentham

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