Tappy’s One

Taplins looking for final hurrah before Queensland move

Posted on April 18, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainers Ian and Kerry Taplin are looking to make the most of an interrupted weekend of racing on their nearby home patch at Riverton on Monday before heading for a ten-day break in Queensland to secure a new base for their future training aspirations. After five years of contemplating a move across the[...]

Posted on September 23, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Isla Bank trainers Ian and Kerry Taplin will begin their northern assault at Awapuni on Saturday when they contest the Group 3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile (1600m) with in-form gallopers Ritani and Tappy's One. Travelling is nothing new to the pair, having made plenty of trips to Riccarton from their southern base, and Ian Taplin[...]

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

Ritani was initially purchased by Ian and Kerry Taplin as a broodmare proposition, but on Saturday she delivered them their first Group success as trainers. The seven-year-old mare was victorious in the Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton and the Isla Bank trainers were overwhelmed by the experience. “We bought her off gavelhouse to[...]

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

Ian Taplin's heart sank when the Proisir colt he had such a high opinion of was led out of the ring at the 2018 Karaka yearling sales without reaching his reserve. But minutes later, the Southland dairy farmer found out he wasn't the only one that rated the colt so highly. “Trevor McKee came down[...]

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 April 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Seven-win mare Ritani is on trial for stakes targets when she lines up in the Ascot Sports Bar Handicap (1600m) at Ascot Park on Sunday. The Kerry and Ian Taplin-trained six-year-old was purchased by her trainers with a broodmare career in-mind and they would dearly love to get some black type with their mare before[...]

Taplins looking for final hurrah before Queensland move

Taplins begin northern raid

First Group training success for Taplins

Tappy’s One poised for Winter Cup success

Tappy’s One continues winning streak with Oamaru Cup victory

Stakes targets await Ritani

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