Rotorua Cup

Plenty of spring options for Tofane

Posted on July 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Triple Group One winner Tofane has plenty of options open to her this spring. Trainer Michael Moroney was initially planning to extend the daughter of Ocean Park over 1600m for the first time, but a A$2 million carrot is now being dangled in front of the Flemington trainer in the form of the newly announced[...]

Posted on June 25, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

A third Group One scalp is in the offing for New Zealand-bred mare Tofane this weekend when she lines-up in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of Ocean Park won the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) last year, and on the cusp of being sold as a broodmare[...]

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

Former New Zealand top winter stayer Pacorus turned back the clock at Ellerslie on Saturday as he stormed to victory over 2200m for his first win since he took out a similar event at the venue nearly two years ago. Capably handled by Darren Danis, the nine-year-old Tavistock gelding kept up a sustained run in[...]

Posted on May 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent New Zealand stayer The Good Fight left his race rivals in his wake as he scooted clear in the home straight to take out the Group 3 Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m) at Arawa Park on Saturday. The six-year-old son of High Chaparral was having just his second run after a summer break following[...]

Posted on May 15, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Collett-McKay household will be a bit empty over the coming month. While Shaun McKay will be plying his trade in Melbourne over winter, his partner and fellow jockey Samantha Collett will head to the warmer climate of Queensland to partner a couple of familiar mounts. “I am fortunate enough that (New Zealand trainer) Robbie[...]

Posted on May 13, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Beauden will be out to end his season on a high when he heads to Rotorua on Saturday. The Team Rogerson-trained gelding has won four of his last six starts, including the Group 2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) and Group 3 Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m), and showed he was up to the best in New[...]

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

There was definitely a catch in the voice of co-trainer Shaun Phelan as he described just what the victory of stable favourite Big Mike means to his family after he led all-the-way to win the Listed Power Farming Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Hastings. The eight-year-old son of Don Eduardo has been a flag bearer[...]

Posted on April 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Heading across the Tasman to join his good mate Aaron Kuru to ride in Australia is very tempting for jumps jockey Shaun Phelan, but he has elected to stay in Cambridge and focus on building his training business. Phelan, who trains in partnership with his father Craig, will also take a step back from his[...]

Posted on February 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

The big wet in Sydney is certainly not dampening the spirits of the Kiwi connections of Group 1 mare Verry Elleegant, who will resume in Saturday’s Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. The daughter of Zed has proved adept in wet footing, relishing the conditions last autumn in her first campaign for Sydney trainer[...]

Posted on May 14, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Jumping just may have resurrected the career of talented stayer Gobstopper. The full-brother to former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther has been out of form since winning the Group 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) back in 2017, but his runner-up performance in the Group 3 Rotorua Cup (2200m) at Arawa Park showed he[...]

Posted on May 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tough stayer Zacada has bounced back from a disappointing Sydney carnival to win the Group Three Rotorua Cup and bring up a century of winners this season for New Zealand’s premier stable. Runner-up in the 2018 Sydney Cup, the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Zacada carried 60kg in Saturday’s win over Gobstopper in the 2200m-race.[...]

Posted on May 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rugged stayer Zacada turned some below par form around when he out-toughed his rivals carrying 60kgs to take out the Group 3 Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m). Having his first run since returning from a disappointing Sydney campaign that saw him finish well back in each of his three starts, the 2018 Group 1 Sydney[...]

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

Andrew Forsman doesn’t have the same cricketing claim to fame as his training partner Murray Baker but he revealed he did rack up a couple of centuries as a schoolboy batsman at Te Awamutu College. The thrill of bringing up three figures hasn’t waned either as Forsman closes in on another century of winners in[...]

Posted on May 8, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Wexford stables have a strong chance of taking home the silverware at Arawa Park on Saturday where Giovanno Canaletto and Sleeping Beauty will represent the Matamata barn in the two feature races. Group 1 performer Giovanni Canaletto will contest the Group 3 Rotorua Cup (2200m) and his connections are hoping the regally-bred son of Galileo[...]

Plenty of spring options for Tofane

Tiara tilt for Tofane

Pacorus turns back the clock for Ellerslie victory

The Good Fight scores knockout in Rotorua Cup

Queensland sojourn for New Zealand jockey Samantha Collett

Beauden seeking more Cup glory at Rotorua

Emotional win for Big Mike in Hawke’s Bay Cup

Phelan taking a step back from riding

Verry Elleegant to relish Sydney wet

Jumping future likely for Gobstopper

Zacada Back To Best In Nz Group Three Win

Zacada back to best in Rotorua Cup

Baker and Forsman close in on 100 season wins

Wexford Stables target Rotorua features

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