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Pike and Asano dominate at Riccarton

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

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike took a big team south to Riccarton on Saturday and dominated proceedings, winning five of the 11 races on the day. Fresh off producing a pair of impressive maiden three-year-old winners at Te Rapa on Friday in The Landing and Pareanui Bay, Pike unleashed more of his stable firepower at Riccarton[...]

Posted on October 2, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Tony Pike unearthed a pair of smart three-year-olds at Te Rapa on Friday in the form of The Landing and Pareanui Bay, who provided the Cambridge horseman with a race-to-race double. First to strike was the well-bred Tivaci gelding The Landing, a half-brother to Group One winners Loire and A Touch Of Ruby, who[...]

Posted on September 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kiwi raider Tutukaka will continue his march towards the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) next month when he lines-up in the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) at Flemington on Saturday. The Tony Pike-trained gelding finished eighth first-up in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m) at Flemington earlier this month and Pike expects him to go close[...]

Posted on September 25, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira has unshakeable faith in Sky Darci's ability to cope with various contingencies as the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner resumes in the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 September). Facing eight quality rivals in the first Group race of the 2021/22 Hong Kong season, Moreira suspects[...]

Posted on September 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will venture to Matamata on Saturday with an in-form quartet of runners. Amongst them are youngsters Pacific Dragon and Khufu, while consistent types Rapid Falls and River Run also look hard to beat. Pike hopes to get the day off to a flyer when last-start Te Rapa winner Rapid Falls contests[...]

Posted on September 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike left the Te Rapa racecourse on Saturday evening a happy man after his team of four runners produced two wins, a second and a third placing on the day. While River Run and Marchioness went bold races, they were consigned to minor placings with well-bred maiden Field Of Gold and Group[...]

Posted on September 10, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tofane will make a welcome return to her home track of Flemington on Saturday when she contests the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). The daughter of Ocean Park ran third first-up in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last month, and trainer Michael Moroney believes she will appreciate the roomier track at[...]

Posted on September 8, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Don't expect Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) candidate Tutukaka to win his seasonal debut at Flemington on Saturday, but he should be making solid ground at the line. The Tavistock half-brother to Melody Belle impressed as a staying prospect last season, ending a three-race Queensland campaign by winning the Listed Tattersall's Life Member Stakes (1800m)[...]

Posted on August 31, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Like most New Zealand trainers, Cambridge horseman Tony Pike is champing at the bit to see thoroughbred racing recommence once the current COVID lockdown restrictions are eased around the majority of the country. Pike has a large spring team ready to rock and roll, with the stable likely to have 31 horses at the Cambridge[...]

Posted on August 27, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is happy to be treading water waiting for the return of racing but his mood might change if New Zealand's COVID-19-enforced lockdown is extended for more than a couple of days on Friday. Pike has seven horses entered to race at Te Rapa and Matamata this weekend and a huge team[...]

Posted on August 20, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike's confidence is growing that Saturday's meeting on his home track will go ahead. Under the Government's Level 4 Covid-19 protocols, Saturday's meeting could not proceed but if the alert level is dropped to Level 3, the meeting will go ahead as planned. It looms as an important meeting, not only for[...]

Posted on August 15, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

An eye-catching trial win over new stablemate Catalyst at Cambridge last week indicated promising mare Marchioness was ready to win first-up and so it proved when she cruised home over 1200m at Te Rapa on Saturday. The lightly raced four-year-old daughter of Iffraaj was sent out a warm favourite and didn't disappoint her many supporters[...]

Posted on August 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will be keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of racing at Te Rapa on Saturday where Group One winner Sherwood Forest is set to kick-off his spring preparation in the Super Seth @ Waikato Stud Mile (1600m). The five-year-old gelding pleased in his 1300m trial at Cambridge earlier this[...]

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

Group One winning galloper Catalyst was back in action at the Cambridge trials on Thursday and pleased his connections when finishing a nose second behind stablemate Marchioness in a hit-out over 950m. The dominant force as a spring and summer three-year-old of his year in New Zealand, Catalyst has raced just once in the past[...]

Posted on August 6, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike was savouring the last few hours of a brief Queenstown getaway on Wednesday before the focus switches to overseeing his team for a busy spring. When the nominations closed for several of the features across the Tasman, the Pike-trained Sherwood Forest was amongst those in the long list of Group 1[...]

Posted on July 31, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leith Innes may be a senior statesman of New Zealand's northern jockeys' room, but he hasn't lost his enthusiasm for what lies ahead on the feature race scene in the new season. Innes will sign off 2020-21 with 32 wins from 260 raceday rides, headed by his association with star three-year-old Aegon as well as[...]

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

Tony Pike is looking forward to spring racing with his new acquisition Catalyst. The rising five-year-old son of Darci Brahma won six of his 10 races for former trainer Clayton Chipperfield, five of which were at stakes level, including the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m). He hasn't raced since pulling up lame in[...]

Pike and Asano dominate at Riccarton

Pike produces smart pair of 3YOs

Tutukaka continues march towards Victoria Derby

Joao Moreira believes Sky Darci is primed for strong return

Pike quartet on song for Matamata

Pike pleased with Te Rapa team

Makybe Diva homecoming for Tofane

Derby campaign commences for Tutukaka

Syndicates paying dividends for Pike supporters

Pike eager to see resumption of racing

Melbourne Cup hopeful Sherwood Forest set to resume at Cambridge

Marchioness backs up trial form with Te Rapa victory

Pike on weather watch

Williams bullish on Catalyst and The Oaks Stud future

Refreshed Pike looking forward to spring

Innes keen on what the new season holds

Trans-Tasman plans for Catalyst

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