Sagunto

Sagunto defends Manawatu Cup crown in style

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

After leading all the way to claim his first black-type win in last year's Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m), Sagunto returned to defend that crown with an even more spectacular front-running performance at Trentham on Saturday. Sagunto defied $20 odds for his narrow victory over Subtle Point and Soprano Supreme in the 2022 edition of[...]

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

A trip to Melbourne could be on the cards for Sagunto after his brave runner-up result in the Group 3 Trentham Stakes (2100m) on Saturday. From his outside barrier (14), the seven-year-old gelding was sent forward early by jockey and co-trainer Shaun McKay to take up his customary front-running role. McKay gave his charge his[...]

Posted on January 5, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Seasoned performers and travellers Sagunto and Langkawi will front up at Trentham this Saturday and top performances will book them return trips a week later for the opening day of the Wellington Cup carnival.

Posted on December 21, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

If every race meeting in New Zealand was at Trentham Shaun McKay would probably be thrilled. McKay, who joined his father Peter in a training partnership this season, earned his first Group race success as a trainer on Saturday when Sagunto won the Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) at Trentham, where the race had been[...]

Posted on December 18, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A day that started in perfect fashion for trainer Peter McKay when Purrfect Puss saluted in the second race got even better for the Matamata mentor as Sagunto landed his biggest victory with an all-the-way win in the Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m). Rated to perfection by Lisa Allpress, the seven-year-old son of O'Reilly never[...]

Posted on August 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand's Peter and Shaun McKay have combined their Group One-winning talents in a new training partnership and have targeted the Hawke's Bay spring carnival to saddle their first runners. The father and son team joined forces for the start of the current season with a mix of proven and untried horses in their Matamata[...]

Posted on December 24, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Peter McKay is heading to Awapuni on Boxing Day with a quartet of runners and he is hoping he can snag the meeting's feature with his Group One winner The Mitigator. The seven-year-old gelding has been lumbered with 62kg in the Manawatu Standard Summer Cup (1550m) but he will get some weight relief[...]

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

Peter McKay reached the pinnacle of New Zealand racing with Puccini and now the Matamata trainer is vying to reach the same heights with his son, Wolfgang. The promising juvenile became his sire's first stakes performer when he finished runner-up to Quattro Quinta by a half head in the Listed Wellesley Stakes (1000m) at Trentham[...]

Posted on September 16, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Peter McKay recites the old adage that it's tough at the top as he prepares Group 1 winner The Mitigator for Saturday's Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings. But he's well aware that his Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) winner is himself a tough customer well capable of making his presence felt[...]

Sagunto defends Manawatu Cup crown in style

Melbourne targets on the horizon for Sagunto

Peter & Shaun McKay bring Sagunto & Langkawi to JAPAC Marton Cup

Trentham retains its magic for McKay

No catching Sagunto in Manawatu Cup

Father and son team up for new season

McKay quartet boxing on at Awapuni

McKay excited about promising juvenile

The Mitigator chasing further Group 1 success

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