Stephen McKee

Carston painting a New Zealand 1000 Guineas picture for filly

Posted on October 28, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Andrew Carston believes Art De Triomphe's best shot at Classic glory on her home track next month will be against her own sex. The Riccarton-based trainer's preference is to tackle the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) with his in-form daughter of Vadamos, who is on the third line of betting at[...]

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

New Zealand training great Stephen McKee has announced his retirement. The co-trainer of champion galloper Sunline in partnership with his late father Trevor, McKee has guided the careers of many a star New Zealand racehorse, among them the likes of another Hall of Famer, Mufhasa, and in more recent years Group One winners O'Marilyn, Hasahalo[...]

Posted on July 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Underrated winter galloper Tappy's One cemented his claim to being the most improved horse in commission in the South Island at present with a gritty win in Sunday's Crombie & Price Ltd Oamaru Cup (1600m). The four-year-old son of Proisir joined the Kerry and Ian Taplin stable at the start of the year after nine[...]

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

The ever-popular northern jockey Sam Spratt kept her recent run of good form going when she produced a heady ride to score aboard the Tony Devcich-trained Pow Wow in the last race on the card at Te Rapa on Saturday. Spratt had been successful aboard the four-year-old son of Power when he won over 970m[...]

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

An afternoon watching Australian racing during the first COVID-19 lockdown last year paid a winning dividend for New Zealand trainer Stephen McKee when three-year-old filly Joey's Gift won impressively over 1200m at Ruakaka on Saturday. McKee was sitting on his couch at home when he saw the daughter of Pluck win her first raceday start[...]

Posted on June 3, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Racing's COVID-19 enforced break was tough on many New Zealand racing professionals, but jockey Courtney Barnes said it was probably a godsend for her. The 26-year-old from Mosgiel, near Dunedin, started her riding career strongly as an apprentice for the Anderton family of White Robe Lodge. She scored 23 wins in 2012-13, her second season[...]

Posted on January 21, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stephen McKee will have two runners in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday and he has Classic ambitions for both horses. Lord Ardmore finished fourth in the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) in November and subsequently had the same result at Tauranga earlier this month after being held up[...]

Posted on December 14, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A win by hardy campaigner Breezon at Te Rapa on Saturday signalled that trainer Stephen McKee is gearing up for another profitable summer racing campaign from his Ardmore base. The O'Reilly seven-year-old showed his liking for the Te Rapa track as he sat outside the pace over 1200m on Saturday and ground out his sixth[...]

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

Group 1 winning jockey Racha Cuneen hopes a strong book of rides at Riccarton on Saturday will add further momentum to his recently-resumed New Zealand career. Cuneen began his career in 2011 and rode more than 100 winners over the ensuing six seasons, capped with a Group 1 double in the 2016-17 season on La[...]

Posted on May 18, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

While enjoying a return to stable life, trainer Stephen McKee is taking a patient approach as he enters a rebuilding stage with a mainly young team around him. The retirement of class gallopers such as Consensus and Hasahalo combined with uncertainty in the local thoroughbred Industry will see McKee reduce his overall stable numbers to[...]

Posted on March 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent galloper Neeson got his autumn campaign in the South Island off to the perfect start when he stormed home to claim the Seaton Family Memorial Hororata Gold Cup (1800m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Prepared by Stephen McKee from his Ardmore base in South Auckland, the O'Reilly six-year-old was having his first run since finishing[...]

Posted on March 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A new online thoroughbred auction record was set on Monday night when the China Horse Club secured New Zealand Group 1 winning mare Hasahalo for $670,000 on gavelhouse.com. The daughter of Savabeel won the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) for trainer Stephen McKee and her Go Racing syndicate, in addition to the Group[...]

Posted on October 24, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stephen McKee knows what it's like to make an impression at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate day. The Auckland trainer and his late father Trevor twice produced champion mare Sunline for memorable wins in the Cox Plate, going back to 1999 and 2000. While McKee has attended the day on several occasions since, he will[...]

Posted on August 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Class mare Consensus will have her first run of the new season in Saturday's Group 2 US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) as she kicks off a campaign that could see her contest the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley in October. The eight-year-old Postponed mare has made steady progress since returning to[...]

Posted on July 30, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sam Spratt is not one for setting goals, but she is making an exception in the new season and also has a realistic opportunity to achieve a very notable milestone within another few seasons. The vibrant Pukekohe jockey is pleased with her results for the 2018-19 season. Going into the last racemeeting of the term[...]

Carston painting a New Zealand 1000 Guineas picture for filly

McKee calls time on training career

Tappy’s One continues winning streak with Oamaru Cup victory

Spratt keeps winning run going with Te Rapa victory

Lockdown purchase comes up trumps at Ruakaka

Revitalised Barnes enjoying riding

Classic goals for McKee’s Karaka Million pair

McKee team firing up for Christmas racing

Strong Saturday book as Cuneen rekindles Kiwi career

McKee ready to enter rebuilding phase

Neeson makes perfect start to southern sojourn

Hasahalo sets new online record

Consensus chasing further Group spoils in Melbourne

Consensus on target for Cox Plate mission

Sentimental goal for Spratt in new season

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