Royce Roca

Il Affare to continue on Oaks path

Posted on January 4, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Co-trainer Dawn Williams was in a philosophical mood when assessing the performance of promising three-year-old Il Affare, who overcame a troubled passage to finish third in the Group 2 Royal Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on New Year's Day. The Dundeel filly got well back in the early stages of the race and was then held[...]

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

Trainers Peter and Dawn Williams will unleash a three-pronged attack on Saturday's Group 2 Jamieson Park Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Byerley Park-based conditioners will line up royally bred fillies Helsinki, Royce Roca and Slave To Love, with Peter Williams keen to see them acquit themselves well in their biggest challenge to date.[...]

Posted on November 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

South Auckland trainers Peter and Dawn Williams are looking forward to heading to Pukekohe on Saturday where Media Sensation will make her raceday resumption in the Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1400m). The Group 1 winner has had three trials this preparation, culminating in a 1200m win at Ellerslie last week, and[...]

Posted on September 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Peter and Dawn Williams are looking to their promising filly Helsinki to spearhead their hopes of a trip to their old stomping ground for the New Zealand Cup meeting at Riccarton in November. Helsinki, a runner-up in two of her three starts and an unlucky eighth in the Listed Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), holds a[...]

Il Affare to continue on Oaks path

Williams takes three-pronged attack into Eight Carat Classic

Media Sensation primed for Breeders’ Stakes

Williams stable to test Cup week prospects

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