Splintex

Splintex Stars At Bumper Trial Session

Posted on January 21, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Splintex has signalled he will be a force this autumn with a brilliant barrier trial performance against a number of carnival aspirants.

Posted on October 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Hugh Bowman is hoping his decision to forgo some plum spring rides in Sydney will pay dividends when he partners King's Legacy in the Caulfield Guineas.

Posted on September 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Co-trainer Gerald Ryan has secured the services of top jockey James McDonald to partner Standout when the sprinter kicks off his campaign at Randwick.

Posted on September 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

With nine slots in The Everest still up for grabs, trainer Mark Newnham will use the Concorde Stakes at Randwick as an opportunity to showcase the credentials of Splintex. Competition for the remaining spots in the $15 million sprint is fierce but Newnham believes Splintex is a worthy contender. The four-year-old faces the daunting task[...]

Posted on August 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The presence of Nature Strip has scared off rivals with just five horses nominated to take him on in the Group Three Concorde Stakes at Randwick. The Australian Turf Club has extended entries until Tuesday after fellow Everest slot holder Gytrash, Ball Of Muscle, Splintex, Fiesta and Dirty Work were the only other nominations for[...]

Posted on July 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A number of high profile spring carnival hopefuls are set to ramp up their preparations towards feature races in the new season at a rescheduled barrier trial session on Randwick's Kensington track. Three heats for Group horses which had originally been scheduled for Tuesday were pushed back three days because of wet weather are set[...]

Posted on July 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A host of feature race contenders are scheduled to continue preparations towards their new-season returns at a star-studded set of barrier trials at Randwick. Tuesday's barrier trials session has attracted several Group One winners among the entries along with a number of other well-performed horses being readied for feature races in the new season which[...]

Posted on June 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In four years, Mark Newnham has cemented his position as one of Sydney's leading trainers and this season he has reached a new high. Bettering his metropolitan tally of winners each term since taking out his trainers' licence in 2016-17, Newnham is sitting on 27 city victories, four more than last year with more than[...]

Posted on June 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham predicts dual Group One winner Shadow Hero to be a smash hit in Hong Kong as he looks toward the next generation of horses to carry his stable into the future. The sale of the Randwick Guineas winner to Hong Kong interests was confirmed last week in a deal worth more than $3[...]

Posted on April 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham thinks so much of Splintex, he entered him in a Group One race over the autumn carnival. That did not eventuate with the colt an emergency in The Galaxy (1100m) last month and subsequently withdrawn from a lesser race on the day. Splintex recovered from what was a minor concern with his blood[...]

Posted on April 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham's plans to run Splintex on Golden Slipper day were scuppered but the speedster can collect a decent consolation prize at Randwick. Splintex will contest Saturday's Group Two Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) after proving his fitness with a recent barrier trial fourth to star sprinter Nature Strip. Newnham originally hoped to get Splintex into[...]

Posted on March 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham would like to run three-year-old colt Splintex in the Group One Galaxy but could be forced to start him in a Listed race on the Rosehill program. Splintex won the Spark Of Life Handicap over the same 1100m course as Saturday's Galaxy at his most recent start but the three-year-old sits equal 22nd[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A midweek track gallop convinced trainer Mark Newnham to start Splintex at Rosehill and the horse has justified the decision with a blistering win. A late entry for Saturday's Spark Of Life Handicap (1100m) after flopping on a soft surface at Caulfield last start, Splintex ($7) made light of the heavy conditions, powering to a[...]

Posted on January 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Apprentice Robbie Dolan did his homework and nutted out a plan aboard Splintex, implementing it to perfection to get the sprinter back in the winner's circle at Randwick. And such is his opinion of the colt, he hopes the horse can take him all the way to a Group One win during the Sydney autumn[...]

Posted on January 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham is hoping to get a deeper insight into the carnival credentials of progressive pair Splintex and Academy when they contest separate races at Randwick. The speedy Splintex, who boasts a victory over subsequent Group One winner Exceedance, tackles the Bushfire Appeal Race Day 25th January Handicap (1000m) on Saturday after finishing third to[...]

Posted on June 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham's stellar run of late-season success with his two-year-olds has prompted the emerging trainer to make serious spring carnival plans for his young team. A long-time deputy to Gai Waterhouse, Newnham only took up training in his own right three years ago and has already celebrated Group One wins with Maid Of Heaven in[...]

Posted on June 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Exceedance might have been beaten in his first test in Saturday metropolitan company but his close third at Rosehill is enough to predict he has a bright future. As he did when he won on debut at Wyong on May 16, the Hawkes Racing-trained Exceedance ($3.70 fav) got a long way back in Saturday's Southern[...]

Splintex Stars At Bumper Trial Session

Bowman Out To Make His Mark In Melbourne

McDonald To Link With Standout In Shorts

Concorde An Everest Audition For Splintex

Waller Prepares To Unleash Force Of Nature

High-Profile Horses To Trial At Randwick

Stars Set To Step Out At Randwick Trials

Stake Money Measure Of Newnham’s Season

Newham Looks To Next Gen After Hero Sale

Group Two Win For Splintex In Arrowfield

Splintex Back On Target For Arrowfield

Splintex Entered For Two Rosehill Sprints

Splintex Puts Autumn Plans Back On Track

Splintex To Follow Group One Autumn Path

Carnival Test For Newnham Pair At Randwick

Mark Newnham To Rely On Youth In Spring

Exceedance Beaten, Not Bowed At Rosehill

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