Sistema Railway

Waitak sprints best to claim Group 1 Railway

Posted on January 2, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Former champion jockey Lance O'Sullivan captured five Group 1 Railway (1200m) successes in the saddle and on Monday he finally got his hands on the silverware as a trainer, courtesy of Waitak's explosive victory. As expected, Johny Johny set a breakneck speed upfront, while at the opposite end of the field, in-form hoop Warren Kennedy[...]

Posted on December 30, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata mentor Graham Richardson will attempt to win one of his favourite races for the third time on Monday when he and training partner Rogan Norvall line-up Bonny Lass in the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Pukekohe. Richardson was first successful in the blue riband sprinting contest back in 1997 with Kailey before striking[...]

Posted on December 30, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The burgeoning rivalry between Sacred Satono and Babylon Berlin will kick up a gear when the pair meet at Pukekohe on New Year's Day. Sacred Satono got the better of his older rival at the South Auckland venue in the Listed Counties Bowl (1100m) in November and trainers Grant Cooksley and Bruce Wallace are hoping[...]

Posted on December 29, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stephen Marsh is confident of Velocious giving another bold account of herself at Pukekohe Park on New Year's Day, although his confidence is tempered by an unfavourable forecast. The Cambridge trainer will run the daughter of Written Tycoon in the Group 2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m) ahead of the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on[...]

Posted on January 3, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Ben Foote was looking forward to taking his frustrations out on a small white ball just 24 hours after going within a whisker of collecting a Group One victory at Te Rapa on New Year's Day. The popular Cambridge horseman and a few mates were heading to the local golf course on Monday for[...]

Posted on January 2, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand's syndication powerhouse Te Akau Racing landed their third consecutive victory in the iconic Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on New Year's Day, but this one was a little different. While the tangerine army had won the sprint feature at Ellerslie in each of the last two seasons with Avantage and Entriviere, the 2023[...]

Posted on December 22, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Victorian jockey Dean Yendall will renew his association with Kiwi galloper Justacanta in the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Te Rapa on New Year's Day. The Australian hoop had four rides on the nine-year-old in Melbourne last year for trainer Patrick Payne, including victories in the Group 2 Linlithgow Stakes (1200m) and Listed Paris[...]

Posted on December 5, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Relief was an over-riding emotion in the Dragon Leap camp following the six-year-old's stunning performance at Pukekohe Park to end a lengthy winless streak. The son of Pierro put a frustrating barren spell behind him in style on Saturday when he powered home from well back in the field to score over 1200m and confirm[...]

Posted on November 30, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stable favourite Justacanta has returned to the care of his New Zealand trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy after a fruitful time in Australia over the last 18 months. In the care of Patrick Payne, Justacanta won the Group 2 Linlithgow Stakes (1200m) and Listed Paris Lane Stakes (1410m) and placed in the Group 3 Moonga[...]

Posted on November 25, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Danny Frye describes Our Echo's entry for January's Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Te Rapa as “pie-in-the-sky” optimism but the North Canterbury trainer is keen to give the emerging sprinter his shot at elite-level glory. Our Echo begins a new preparation in Friday's Catalyst Performance Clare Memorial (1220m) at Cromwell, with Frye hoping a recent tie-back[...]

Posted on November 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The heavily backed Letzbeglam justified an avalanche of late money to win an incident-packed Group 3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe. The Lance Noble-trained daughter of Snitzel was having her first start since a Brisbane winter campaign and had finalised her preparation with a win over 1050m at the Ruakaka trials earlier in[...]

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

New Zealand trainer Graham Richardson will follow a proven formula with his leading sprinter Bonny Lass through to her grand final at Te Rapa on New Year's Day. With training partner Rogan Norvall, he produced the daughter of Super Easy to successfully open her campaign with a dashing first-up victory in the Group 3 Sweynesse[...]

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

A jumping future is beckoning The Bambino but New Zealand trainer and part-owner Ben Foote is hoping to score a win on the flat with the gelding before then. The Rock ‘N' Pop gelding will make his fifth raceday appearance in the iLine Carpenters 2100 at Tauranga on Saturday where he will try and improve[...]

Posted on June 27, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Ben Foote was blissfully unaware that his impressive Tauranga winner Musigny Lass had nearly blown her chances at the start of Saturday's 1300m three-year-old contest. The daughter of Iffraaj had overcome some buffeting at the top of the Tauranga straight to charge home and down race favourite Turn The Ace, however it[...]

Posted on February 24, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Lauren Brennan is looking forward to dodging top sprinting mares Levante and Entriviere as she attacks the Group 1 El Cheapo Cars WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki on Saturday with Packing Rockstar and Vigor Winner. For Brennan, who has a boutique stable of racehorses, it is a significant achievement to[...]

Posted on January 24, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Speedy mare Babylon Berlin was at her brilliant front-running best when she led all the way to take out the Group 3 Brighthill Farm Eminent First Yearlings Concorde Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie. The Ben Foote-trained daughter of All Too Hard went into the race after a third placed finish behind Entriviere and Levante in the[...]

Posted on January 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Two-year-old gelding Zaher may only be having his second start at Trentham on Saturday but he is already becoming a seasoned traveller. The Cambridge juvenile made the long trek down to Otaki in November to score on debut and he will add on another couple of hours to that journey on Saturday when he contests[...]

Waitak sprints best to claim Group 1 Railway

Bonny Lass primed for Railway task

Sacred Satono set for Group 1 Babylon Berlin rematch

Velocious poised for Eclipse Stakes pending weather

Foote looking to move on from narrow Group One miss

Imperatriz completes Railway treble for Te Akau

Yendall answers Kiwi call

Satisfying victory for talented Dragon Leap

Stable veteran returns to Clotworthys

Railway dream resonates with Frye

Letzbeglam salutes in Group 3 Counties Bowl

Richardson guided by past Railway experience

Foote hoping to hit homerun with The Bambino

Musigny Lass narrowly avoids disaster in Tauranga victory

Spotlight on Rockstar in Group One mile

Babylon Berlin takes flight in Concorde

Zaher putting in the miles ahead of Wellesley

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