Sistema Stakes

Sword in healthy state

Posted on August 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Last season’s outstanding juvenile Sword Of State was back in action at the Cambridge trials on Tuesday, where he finished second under a hold over 800m. The Group One winning son of Snitzel was given an easy time of things by rider Opie Bosson, with his spring campaign looking to get back on track after[...]

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

Leading two-year-old Sword Of State will not run in Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill, but could still play a role in the Sydney Autumn Carnival. Trainer Jamie Richards confirmed last Saturday’s Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) winner at Ellerslie will instead chase the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Randwick[...]

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

Quality two-year-old Sword Of State and rider Opie Bosson made it a one-horse affair at Ellerslie on Saturday when they blitzed their rivals in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m). Sent out a dominant favourite off the back of a six-length win in the Group 3 Waikato Stud Slipper (1200m) on his home track at[...]

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

Group One plans weren’t originally on the cards for Fonsalette this weekend, but that all changed earlier this week when the nominations came out for the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m). The juvenile feature had attracted just four nominations, and with Group One honours on the line trainer Stephen Marsh elected to enter his promising[...]

Posted on March 12, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Bookmakers may be favouring defending champ Avantage in Saturday’s Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie but her trainer Jamie Richards is backing Melody Belle as the pick of his pair. Richards will clash the glamour pair in a race each has won in the past two years, favouring 13-time Group One winner[...]

Posted on March 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson wasn’t planning to run Bonny Lass in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) until he saw the nominations – or rather, the lack of them. Remarkably for a Group One race, just four horses were originally nominated for the contest on Tuesday – the Jamie Richards-trained stablemates On The Bubbles and[...]

Posted on March 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fresh from giving one Ellerslie Group One race a big shake, Steven Cole is hoping to do so again next weekend. Cole’s three-year-old Iffie Shows finished fifth at huge odds in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and the Byerley Park trainer is hoping to do even better when Magneto contests the Group 1[...]

Posted on March 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising two-year-old Drum Major will be on trial for a tilt at Group One glory when he lines-up in the HR Jones & Co Ltd 2YO (1200m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Team Rogerson-trained colt has placed in both of his starts to date, and if he makes a good account of himself this weekend[...]

Posted on February 27, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Jamie Richards and the Te Akau Racing team entered Saturday’s Group 3 Waikato Stud Slipper (1200m) on their home patch at Matamata with a strong hand and played it to perfection when producing the quinella in the juvenile feature for the colts and geldings. Richards lined up the unbeaten Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner[...]

Posted on February 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent sprinter Justacanta got his just rewards for some outstanding efforts of late when he closed out a stylish victory in open company over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The seven-year-old son of Per Incanto had not tasted success since a victory at the venue back in October, but in four subsequent starts since that[...]

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

Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes had an exciting spring with stakes-winning three-year-old Matchmaker, and now promising two-year-old Mozzarella is giving the Rangiora trainers something to look forward to in the autumn. The two-year-old daughter of Capitalist ran away to a comfortable four length victory at Riccarton on Saturday, her second win on-end, fulfilling the promise[...]

Posted on February 8, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

After producing a Group One winner in just his second season of training, young Byerley Park-based conditioner Steven Cole has had an extended wait to add to his black type success. A drought stretching five seasons ended on Saturday when promising Showcasing colt Magneto dashed away from his two-year-old rivals in the Group 3 Woburn[...]

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

Promising colt Magneto turned the tables on race rivals Quattro Quinta and Wolfgang when he stormed home along the fence to take out the Group 3 Woburn Farm 2YO Classic (1200m) at New Plymouth. The Showcasing colt had finished third behind Saturday’s race rivals in the Listed Wellesley Stakes (1000m) at his last start but[...]

Posted on December 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Flashy chestnut colt Stormy repaid the faith of punters who installed him as a $1.50 favourite as he powered to victory in the Group 2 Pete’s Joinery, Precise Design & Build Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Trentham. The Tony Pike-trained Telperion colt was the only race winner in the nine-horse field after impressing on debut[...]

Posted on September 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

When New Zealand filly La Vernazza steps out at Randwick she will be treading the same path as champion Sunline, who at her first Australian start broke the hearts of the best of Sydney’s fillies in the 1998 Furious Stakes. A recent acquisition for trainer Jamie Richards, La Vernazza will be tackling Saturday’s 1200m feature[...]

Posted on March 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Star jockey Opie Bosson has had a week to remember, riding another two Group 1 winners at Ellerslie on Saturday to go with his brace in Sydney seven days earlier. Within the space of just over a week, Bosson has won the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) on Probabeel, Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m)[...]

Posted on March 7, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In what is becoming a familiar sight this season it was the tangerine and blue colours of Te Akau Racing at the head of affairs once again as the Matamata operation made it consecutive Group 1 victories at Ellerslie on Saturday. Quality mare Avantage gave punters another taste of her versatility and genuine all-round class[...]

Sword in healthy state

Sires’ Produce for Sword of State

Bosson puts rivals to the sword in Sistema Stakes

Late Sistema bid for Fonsalette

Richards favours Belle in glamour clash

Group One opportunity knocks for Bonny Lass

Underdog tag no concern for Cole

Group One trial for Drum Major

Te Akau flyer puts rivals to the sword at Matamata

Justacanta gets deserved Ellerslie success

Northern features beckon promising juvenile

Cole ends wait for second stakes winner with Taranaki triumph

Magneto takes Taranaki two-year-old feature

Favourite delivers in Trentham two-year-old feature

Kiwi Filly Follows In Footsteps Of Sunline

Bosson bags back-to-back Group 1 doubles

Avantage all class in Ellerslie feature

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