Samantha Collett

Queensland sojourn for New Zealand jockey Samantha Collett

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 April 20, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent filly Babylon Berlin will be looking for her first stakes victory at Te Rapa on Saturday-week when she contests the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m). The daughter of All Too Hard has been stakes-placed on three occasions this season, including the Group 3 Hawke's Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings last[...]

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

It was an agonising decision for jockey Samantha Collett in selecting her mount for the Group 1 Fiber Fresh NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m) at Te Aroha on Saturday, and she is hoping she has chosen wisely. Collett had the choice of Group One winner Travelling Light, last start Group Three winner Coventina Bay, and[...]

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

Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley enjoyed a day out on his home track, saddling three winners on Wednesday headed by impressive juvenile Quicken Away, who defeated a strong field over 1200m to book his place in next month's Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m). The Ben Kwok-raced son of Vancouver had caught the[...]

Posted on March 2, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Punters should disregard Fleetwood Maca's last two runs when assessing her chances in the Group 2 Little Avondale Stud Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings on Wednesday according to co-trainer Pam Gerard. Fleetwood Maca has shown plenty of ability to date, most notably when pushing boom filly Amarelinha to 1-1/4 lengths in the Group 2 Eight[...]

Posted on December 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising mare Coventina Bay added valuable black type to her burgeoning race record when she prevailed in a desperate finish to the Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The Robbie Patterson-trained five-year-old had gone close at stakes level at her last start when finishing second to race rival Mascarpone in the Listed[...]

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

The Cambridge Jockey Club's new synthetic track has received a tick of approval from leading jockey Samantha Collett after its first set of trials on Tuesday. It was the second time the ace hoop has ridden on the track after previously riding on the surface at the jumpouts earlier this month. “I think it is[...]

Posted on September 28, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Jockey Shaun McKay will undergo further tests at Waikato Hospital to determine whether he needs a plate inserted in his shoulder to assist the healing process for the collarbone he broke in a nasty fall at Ellerslie on Saturday. McKay was riding the well-favoured Blood Warrior in the last race on the day when his[...]

Posted on September 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata mare Shoshone demonstrated her affinity for the Ellerslie turf when she headed home a quality field over 1200m at the venue on Saturday. The Sacred Falls four-year-old has now won three of her four starts at Ellerslie with her latest victory one of her best as she pulled out plenty in the concluding stages[...]

Posted on July 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented three-year-old Shoshone was back to her best as she registered a comprehensive performance to win fresh-up over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained filly had won impressively on debut at the venue just over a year ago but a series of niggling issues had limited her to only two further[...]

Posted on May 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading New Zealand jockey Samantha Collett hasn't been idle during the country's near two-month lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just two days into lockdown the Matamata hoop decided to follow her passion and enrolled in an interior design course. Interior design has been a growing passion for Collett, which was heightened last[...]

Posted on March 10, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It may be a few days since Roger That won the Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m), but trainer Antony Fuller still can't wipe the smile off his face. “I think it is still sinking in to be honest, but I do find myself walking around and grinning,” Fuller said. It was the first Group 1[...]

Queensland sojourn for New Zealand jockey Samantha Collett

Babylon Berlin searching for stakes victory

Collett elects for Levante in Group One

Pukekohe Treble for Tiley

Fleetwood Maca on song ahead of Lowland

Coventina Bay gets first stakes success at Te Rapa

Synthetic track gets tick of approval

McKay breaks collarbone in Ellerslie fall

Course specialist in charge at Ellerslie

Shoshone shines in Ellerslie victory

Sam Collett has an eye for design

Former shearer nabs first Group 1

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