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Promising stayer Makzabeel a potential Cups horse

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

Progressive New Zealand four-year-old Makzabeel is putting together a nice record and was a dominant winner of the Northbeam Timber Beams and Posts Rating 74 (2100m) at Ruakaka on Saturday, making it back-to-back victories at the northern venue. The son of Makfi has now won four of his 10 starts, with a further three placings[...]

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

New Zealand jockey Leith Innes is looking forward to heading north to Ruakaka on Saturday where he will have a handful of quality rides, including a couple of debutants. He will don the yellow and black chequered silks of Cambridge Stud Principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay aboard Tavirock in the 17 July ITM/GIB Whangarei Gold[...]

Posted on June 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is confident he can figure in the thick end of the prizemoney in a Queensland stakes race for the second weekend in succession. The stable was represented by dominant Listed Tattersall's Life Member Stakes (1830m) winner Tutukaka at Eagle Farm last Saturday, and Pike is expecting a good showing from[...]

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

The Tony Pike-trained two-year-old gelding Tutukaka ticked the first box as he makes a long-range bid for the Group 1 VRC Derby (2500m) with a dominant victory in the Listed Tattersall's Life Member Stakes (1830m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Ridden by Michael Cahill, the half-brother to Melody Belle always looked in control when sitting[...]

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

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is hoping to break maiden ranks with promising stayer Tutukaka and gets a gilt-edged opportunity in Saturday's Listed Tattersall's Life Member Stakes (1830m) at Eagle Farm in Brisbane, Australia. The newly introduced race, which caters for late-season juveniles looking for ground, initially attracted just five nominations, which was later bolstered[...]

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

Progressive New Zealand three-year-old Witsabouthim provided the biggest glimpse yet of his undoubted ability as he came from last on the home corner to convincingly defeat his age group rivals over 1600m at Ruakaka on Saturday. The well-bred son of Savabeel made it two wins in a row after breaking his maiden status over the[...]

Posted on June 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike won't be surprised if Ruakaka candidate Witsabouthim becomes a cups contender in the next two years. Witsabouthim is nominated for two 1600m events at the Northland track, a three-year-old set weights and penalties event and a Rating 65 event for all ages. His choice of race may well depend on[...]

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

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is taking advantage of the new Polytrack surface at his home-base in Cambridge as it enables him to prepare younger members of his team deeper into the winter months. Pike sent out impressive trial winner Mr Blue Sky on Tuesday on the synthetic surface, and will likely race the Zoustar[...]

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

Lightly raced Cambridge visitor Danger Strykes confirmed she has big future ahead of her with a comprehensive victory in the Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Whanganui on Saturday. Handled confidently by rider Ryan Elliot, the Tony Pike-trained filly settled nicely on the outer behind a hot speed set up by race[...]

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

Promising New Zealand juvenile Tutukaka will be out to break maiden ranks when he contests the Listed The Phoenix (1500m) across the Tasman at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Tavistock gelding has finished runner-up in his two prior starts, including over 1400m at the Sunshine Coast last month. “That was a really good run first-up,”[...]

Posted on May 30, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising New Zealand galloper Dawn Parade showed he will be a force to be reckoned with next season when he downed a handy field of three-year-olds over 1400m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Tony Pike-trained son of Dawn Approach has taken his time to get his head around the racing game but has now put[...]

Posted on May 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike got his attack on the Queensland Winter carnival off to a good start with exciting three-year-old Not An Option resuming in fine style from a lengthy layoff with a fast finishing fourth over 1350m at Doomben on Saturday. A Group Two winner as a juvenile, the Not A Single Doubt[...]

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

Tony Pike knows how to make an impact at the Queensland Winter Carnival, having saddled the likes of The Bostonian, Sacred Elixir and Provocative to Group One success in the Sunshine State. The New Zealand horseman is again plotting a raid in search of Aussie dollars, with four young members of his team venturing across[...]

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

Tony Pike is hoping several of his team can book themselves a trip to Australia when they head to Hastings on Saturday. The Cambridge trainer will start last year's Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest in the Listed Power Farming Hawke's Bay Cup (2200m), while his exciting two-year-old Rangi Toa and three-year-old[...]

Posted on April 4, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising filly Sacred Option may have booked a place in the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa next month after she produced a whirlwind finish to claim her second career victory at Awapuni on Saturday. The daughter of Sacred Falls looked likely to run an eye-catching second in the three-year-old 1200m contest[...]

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

The Tony Pike-trained Rangi Toa was an impressive debut winner of the Kasa Bloodstock 2YO (1100m) at New Plymouth on Friday, and has the makings of a horse with plenty of ability. The son of Shamexpress was sent out favourite on the back of an impressive trial victory at Rotorua but was caught deep throughout[...]

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

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is gearing up for a busy weekend of racing, where he will saddle runners at Trentham and Tauranga on Saturday, and as many as five starters at Te Aroha on Sunday. Among his leading chances is well-bred mare Puysegur, with the three-quarter sister to Hong Kong star DB Pin and eight-time[...]

Promising stayer Makzabeel a potential Cups horse

Innes heads north to ride quality book

Pike plumps for Sunshine Coast option

Tutukaka Derby bound

Staying platform for Tutukaka

Witsabouthim impresses with Ruakaka victory

Pike ventures north in search of good ground

Polytrack adds additional tool to Pike arsenal

Pike stable strikes at Whanganui

New Zealand juvenile Tutukaka set to rise in The Phoenix

Victory parade for Kiwi Tony Pike at Ellerslie

Pike buoyed by positive start to Queensland campaign

Pike quartet Australia bound

Pike’s Australian hopefuls on show at Hastings

Pike keen on stakes assignment for Sacred Option

Pike juvenile all class at New Plymouth

Pike’s Puysegur purring ahead of Lightning

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