Timaru Cup

Times Ticking set for Phar Lap Raceway feature

Posted on December 27, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Wairarapa trainer Alby MacGregor has enjoyed spending time in Canterbury with his family over the Christmas period and he is hoping for a leaving gift at Phar Lap Raceway on Thursday prior to his trip back north. MacGregor's stable star Times Ticking has been ticking along nicely since his fourth placed effort behind Puntura in[...]

Posted on December 29, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Humbucker delivered a compelling argument for a return trip to the North Island when he proved superior to his rivals at the Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday. The genuine son of Iffraaj produced a career-best performance to claim the Listed Timaru Cup (1600m) and boost his chances of competing for high honours. Humbucker holds a[...]

Posted on January 27, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Meg Cunneen has developed a taste for black-type racing less than a month since the first stakes win of her fledgling training career. The Riccarton trainer produced William Wallace to win last month's Listed Timaru Cup (1600m), her first black-type win bringing up just her third training success. On Saturday, Cunneen will produce Group 2[...]

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

Michael Pitman won't be bringing his classy mare Miss Tycoon Rose north for the rescheduled Group 1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa, deciding to chase some features closer to home instead. Pitman, who trains at Riccarton with his son Matthew, wasn't upset at the decision to cancel the Trentham meeting last[...]

Posted on December 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Topweight Gallant Boy continued his purple patch of form with a gritty effort to take out the Listed Craigmore Sustainable Holdings Ltd Timaru Cup (1600m) on Monday. The ten-year-old gelding gave his rivals weight and a beating as he lumped 60kgs to victory in a performance that generated generous applause from the large crowd assembled[...]

Posted on January 31, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Canterbury trainers Tony and Lyn Prendergast wish they had 10 more horses like Who Dares Wins in their stable. The consistent galloper took his stakes tally to three when victorious in the Listed Timaru Cup (1600m) last start and will attempt to add another at Wingatui on Saturday when he contests the Group 3 White[...]

Posted on December 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There were emotional scenes in the Timaru birdcage following the running of the Listed Craigmore Sustainable Holdings Ltd Timaru Cup (1600m) on Saturday as the connections of Who Dares Wins waited for their pride and joy to return to the winner's enclosure. The rugged Iffraaj gelding gave weight and a beating to his rivals off[...]

Times Ticking set for Phar Lap Raceway feature

Group One tilt on cards for Humbucker

Cunneen has her sights set on feature race spoils

Pitman elects for home features with classy mare

Veteran takes Timaru Cup

Prendergasts dare to win at Wingatui

Topweight takes Timaru Cup

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