Roch ‘N’ Horse

Levante claims Group One in thrilling Telegraph

Posted on January 17, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

High-class mare Levante broke through for a deserved Group One victory in a heart-stopping finish to Saturday's JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham. The five-year-old daughter of Proisir went into the time-honoured sprint as an eight-race winner from 13 starts, including the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) and two editions of the Listed[...]

Posted on January 11, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard will have a trio of black-type contenders in action at Trentham this Saturday with the stable praying for a change in fortune for at least two of them. Roch ‘N' Horse and On The Rocks were devoid of luck in their most recent engagements at Ellerslie, while the third member[...]

Posted on January 11, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A rollercoaster week that saw her ride a pair of winning doubles while coping with the loss of a beloved family member has made for a mixed start to the new year for one of New Zealand's top jockeys, Lisa Allpress. After picking up a brace of wins at the Tauherenikau meeting last Sunday, Allpress[...]

Posted on December 31, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Danielle Johnson has plenty of time for Gold Watch, her mount in Saturday's Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Waikato jockey had her first ride aboard the Cliff Goss-trained Swiss Ace gelding in the Geoff Brindley Memorial (1400m) at Te Aroha last month and couldn't have been any more impressed with the[...]

Posted on December 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard will have numbers and class in their favour for the Group 1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. The Matamata training partnership is set to have three runners in the weight-for-age contest at Ellerslie, with two of them – Harlech and Sound – both looking like solid chances.[...]

Posted on September 8, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A return to Group One company is imminent for Harlech after his pleasing return to New Zealand racing at Te Rapa last Saturday. The son of Darci Brahma had been racing out of co-trainer Michael Moroney's Australian barn over the last year, with his highlight being victory in the Benalla Cup (1406m) last October. The[...]

Posted on April 17, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata visitor Roch ‘N' Horse put a disappointing last start performance behind her when she produced a powerful closing burst to take out the Listed Power Turf Sprint (1200m) at Hastings. It was the first stakes victory for the Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained four-year-old after she went within a nose of achieving that goal[...]

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

Little Avondale Stud's Sam Williams hopes a new enthusiasm he sees in local racing can fuel the upcoming National Yearling Sales at Karaka. Williams ventured from his Wairarapa base to see his promising mare Roch ‘N' Horse win a Rating 65 event at Ellerslie on New Year's Day, but he said it was the attitude[...]

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[...]

Levante claims Group One in thrilling Telegraph

Stablemates due a change of luck at Trentham

Allpress doubles up at Awapuni

Johnson chases Ellerslie gold

Three-pronged attack on Zabeel Classic for Ballymore

Hastings targets beckon Harlech

Promising mare takes first black type trophy

Williams buoyed by reinvigorated racing outlook

Fleetwood Maca out for crowning glory

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