The Gift

Dennis moving in new direction

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

New Zealand's Southland trainer Robert Dennis is in the process of winding down his stable, but he won't be completely lost to the industry and is hoping to land a few more winning blows on both sides of the Tasman. Dennis and his wife Aleisha are expecting their first child next month and a primary[...]

Posted on March 11, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Robert Dennis has only one concern with The Gift ahead of the MLT/Three Rivers Hotel/Pioneer Tavern Fireside Cup (1335m) at Gore on Friday – weight. The four-year-old mare has been lumbered with 60kg in her final lead-up race to the Group 3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton later this[...]

Posted on February 10, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Woodlands trainer Robert Dennis is hoping a wind operation has put The Gift's racing career back on track. The stakes winner's form tapered off at the end of her spring preparation and upon a veterinary examination the cause was identified, and she subsequently underwent a wind operation. “She has had a wind operation since then[...]

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

Adhering to the maxim of never looking a gift horse in the mouth is serving Robert Dennis and partners well. The Southland trainer gladly took up the generous offer of a filly for no charge and the aptly-named The Gift now looms as a leading chance to land top honours in the Group 3 Valachi[...]

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

The Gift will renew her burgeoning rivalry with Showemhowitsdone at Riccarton on Saturday in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m). The pair have met on five occasions, with the tally locked at two wins apiece. Showemhowitsdone won both the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) and Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m), while The Gift took top honours in[...]

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

Talented three-year-old The Gift proved too tough for her age group rivals at Wingatui on Saturday as she collected her first black-type success in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m). The Robert Dennis-trained daughter of Power had to settle for the runner-up position behind Showemhowitsdone in both the Listed Gore Guineas (1355m) and the Listed[...]

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

A rematch of last month's Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) produced the exact same result on Saturday as Showemhowitsdone edged out The Gift in a tight finish to the Listed Mediaworks Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui. The same two fillies hit the line locked together two weeks ago at Gore, where the strong-finishing Showemhowitsdone snatched victory[...]

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

Woodlands trainer Robert Dennis ventures to Wingatui on Saturday shouldering a degree of pressure. The 29-year-old horseman will saddle three runners in the Listed Mediaworks Dunedin Guineas (1500m), headed by The Gift and Ocean Point, who both come out of strong showings when second and fourth respectively in the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m), while one-win[...]

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

This season is shaping up to be the best one yet for young Woodlands trainer Robert Dennis, and Saturday's Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m) could be the race that confirms it. Now in his sixth season of training, Dennis has saddled a total of 35 winners from 365 runners. He has an impressive strike-rate this[...]

Posted on December 26, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Robert Dennis is hoping to get the green light for his future plans around promising three-year-old fillies The Gift and Ocean Point when the pair step out at Wingatui on Boxing Day. Dennis has the stablemates nominated for the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) in March and is keen[...]

Posted on November 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

While much of the Dennis family focus was on homebred The Chosen One running a game fourth in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), trainer Robert Dennis quietly went about his vocation, racking up a treble at Wingatui on Tuesday. Dennis' uncles Joe, Martin and Ray Dennis, along with father Tony, comprise the famed Dennis[...]

Dennis moving in new direction

Weight the query for The Gift

The Gift on trial for Breeders’ Stakes

Freebie set to add to stakes record at Riccarton

Burgeoning rivalry set to continue at Riccarton

The Gift proves too tough in Wingatui feature

Back-to-back Guineas for Showemhowitsdone

Strong hand for Dennis in Dunedin Guineas

In-form fillies give strong Guineas hand to Dennis

Oaks candidates on show at Wingatui

Treble for Dennis

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