Robbie Patterson

Patterson chasing local success, stable star off for a spell

Posted on March 20, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson is looking forward to heading to his home meeting on Friday where he will line-up a dozen runners. He will have a four-pronged attack in the Grangewilliams Stud 1400, including It's Doris, who he has labelled the stable's best chance of the day. The three-year-old daughter of Telperion has won[...]

Posted on March 8, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Taranaki trainer Robbie Patterson was getting ready to head to Ellerslie with two contenders for the Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) on Saturday until he got a shock when going through his emails on Thursday. “I was going through my emails on my way home from the trials yesterday and this email popped[...]

Posted on February 4, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The sensational summer form of Robbie Patterson's New Plymouth stable kept on rolling on Saturday with his first win in the Group 3 Taranaki Cup (1800m) on his home track. Contribute's Cup victory was the 36th win of the season for Patterson, who now sits in fourth place on the New Zealand trainers' premiership. He[...]

Posted on January 20, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Robbie Patterson has had his New Plymouth stable firing on all cylinders of late but even he couldn't believe he would pick up the two feature events at Trentham on Saturday. Rider Craig Grylls, a close friend of Patterson, shared in the top drawer double as he guided statuesque gelding Puntura to victory in[...]

Posted on January 20, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A first-time winner at Group Three and Group Two level in his previous two starts, Puntura took his career-best campaign to even greater heights in Saturday's Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham. Even before the start of this breakthtaking breakthrough season, the Taranaki gelding had been a grand performer for his owner-breeders Carole and[...]

Posted on January 17, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Puntura and One Bold Cat have played a starring role in Robbie Patterson's successful season and the talented pair will cross paths for the first time this preparation in Saturday's Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham. Puntura has been the breadwinner over 1400m to 1600m, with victories in the Group 3 Coupland's Bakeries Mile[...]

Posted on January 7, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Regal Dice capped a dream first week of 2024 for trainer Robbie Patterson with her victory in the iconic $40,000 Kumara Gold Nuggets (1810m) on Saturday. Remarkably, that was Patterson's eighth win in the last four days. The New Plymouth trainer collected a win at Greymouth on Wednesday, followed by four winners at Otaki on[...]

Posted on December 29, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Robbie Patterson has already successfully raided the Group 3 Counties Cup (2100m) this season, and the New Plymouth trainer has another two northern staying features in his sights over the next few days. Patterson trained a career-best 50 winners last season and has started 2023-24 in a similar vein. He already has 20 wins to[...]

Posted on December 23, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Puntura showed he will be a force to be reckoned with over the coming months as he scored in dominant fashion in Saturday's Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Having his first start since a memorable victory in the Group 3 Coupland's Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton during New Zealand Cup Week, the[...]

Posted on August 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Taranaki mare The Dutch Dame broke through for a deserved maiden victory at Hawera on Sunday. The daughter of Redwood had been runner-up in her two prior outings and trainer Robbie Patterson believes a gear change assisted the six-year-old's cause. “She deserved it and it was great to finally get that win with her,” Patterson[...]

Posted on July 10, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Uraskyfullastars continued to shine at Awapuni on Saturday. It was the second win from just three starts for the daughter of Tarzino, having placed on debut after a luckless run. “She should have won her first start, she got held up behind a slow one, but she duly obliged in her next start,” trainer Robbie[...]

Posted on July 3, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Robbie Patterson is relying on Secret Amour to crown an outstanding season for his Taranaki stable. The New Plymouth trainer has exceeded all his 2022/23 expectations to date with 47 winners to sit in fifth position on the premiership, but would dearly love a black-type success to cap his achievements. “At the start of the[...]

Posted on June 22, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Robbie Patterson will have a trio of runners across two venues in Queensland on Saturday and he is expecting strong showings from all three. The New Plymouth trainer will be represented in black type events at Eagle Farm by Nom De Plume and Puntura, while Contribute will step out in the Gatton Cup (2000m). Nom[...]

Posted on April 18, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Robbie Patterson made his mark with a small team at last year's Queensland winter carnival and is keen on a return trip. The New Plymouth horseman's stable has been in fine form this season with a career-best tally of 39 winners to sit third on the Trainers' Premiership and has several potential travellers to Brisbane[...]

Posted on March 16, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group One-winning mare Coventina Bay has been retired and is now destined to head across the Tasman in preparation for the next stage of her career. The daughter of Shamexpress won 11 of her 31 starts for trainer Robbie Patterson, including the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m),[...]

Posted on March 1, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The horse that did more for New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson's profile than any other may have raced for the last time. Continued foot problems have meant Coventina Bay hasn't managed this season to recapture the form that brought her victories in the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) and the Group 1 Bonecrusher New[...]

Posted on January 27, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Well-performed mare Coventina Bay will see out her career in the best of company before she is likely to be sold as a broodmare prospect. The daughter of Shamexpress is a dual top-flight winner and will strip in top order when she bids to add to her record in the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m)[...]

Patterson chasing local success, stable star off for a spell

Puntura to chase All-Star Mile success

Contribute hands Patterson further Stakes success

Patterson lands further Trentham feature success

Puntura wins Group 1 Thorndon Mile

Puntura heads Patterson’s Thorndon hand

Patterson strikes Gold with Regal Dice

Robbie Patterson hunting feature success

Puntura a class above in Challenge Stakes

The Dutch Dame breaks maiden in style

Uraskyfullastars impresses in Awapuni triumph

Patterson hoping Secret Amour can cap ‘outstanding’ season

Patterson excited by Queensland runners

Patterson eyeing another Brisbane venture

Coventina Bay retired

Broodmare paddock beckoning Coventina Bay

Group One farewell program for quality mare

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