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Stakes assignment for promising three-year-old

Posted on March 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A comprehensive three-length victory at Matamata on Saturday has set promising three-year-old Tar And Cement on a path to the Group 2 Fusion Electrical Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham next month. The Reliable Man gelding made it two wins from two starts when he led all the way over 1400m on the weekend for trainer[...]

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

Promising four-year-old Dark Alley looked a galloper capable of going through the grades over the next few months when he scored an impressive victory on his home track at Hastings on Sunday. The Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen-trained son of Per Incanto had kicked off his racing career with an eye-catching win over 1200m at[...]

Posted on February 19, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Former Kiwi galloper Subpoenaed will line-up in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday ahead of the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) next month. It will be the Rip Van Winkle mare's first raceday start this preparation and trainer Chris Waller has been pleased with her progress this time in. “She[...]

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

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is looking forward to autumn racing with a couple of last season's Classic winners after their pleasing trials at Rotorua on Tuesday. Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner Loire showed a good turn of foot when coming from the back of the field to take out her 1000m heat[...]

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

Fairytales don't often come true, but Tony Pike is very hopeful that comeback horse Sacred Elixir can provide him with one. Sacred Elixir was one of the Cambridge trainer's best horses, winning the Group 1 J J Atkins (1600m) in Brisbane and finishing second in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m), both in 2016. Sent[...]

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

There's an irony in the expectation of performance from Tony Pike's pair of Group 2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) runners Khufu and Stormy that's not lost on the Cambridge trainer. TAB bookmakers have hype-horse Khufu as a second favourite for the two-year-old feature behind impressive Te Rapa debut winner Sword Of State at despite[...]

Posted on December 28, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising three-year-old galloper Bentayga shook off the effects of a pre-race scare to register his first victory at New Plymouth on Sunday. The Tony Pike-trained runner fired up on his way to the start and took rider Michael McNab for an extended preliminary before being captured and returned to the starting gates. Approved to start[...]

Posted on December 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Punters who have taken the about unraced juvenile Khufu in next month's $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) can breathe a little easier after the son of American Pharoah looked all class when winning an 800m trial at Cambridge on Tuesday. The Tony Pike-trained colt has long impressed trial-watchers but will make a[...]

Posted on December 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Impressive debut winner The Irishman had a quiet trial at Te Aroha on Monday in readiness for a raceday return over the Ellerslie Christmas Carnival. The Tony Pike-trained son of Tavistock won at first time of asking at Avondale over 1100m before finishing fifth to Shezzacatch in the Listed Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) at[...]

Posted on December 7, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Well-travelled sprinter/miler Endless Drama has been retired after failing to find his best form in his latest campaign. The nine-year-old Lope De Vega entire began his career in Ireland where he won two of his eight starts and finished runner-up in the 2015 Group 1 Irish 2000 Guineas (1609m) before making his way to Australia[...]

Posted on December 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Flashy chestnut colt Stormy repaid the faith of punters who installed him as a $1.50 favourite as he powered to victory in the Group 2 Pete's Joinery, Precise Design & Build Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Trentham. The Tony Pike-trained Telperion colt was the only race winner in the nine-horse field after impressing on debut[...]

Posted on December 4, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will head south to Trentham on Saturday to a wet welcome, with rain forecast for the weekend's premier meeting. Despite the gloomy outlook he is set to bring his own storm on Saturday in the form of unbeaten two-year-old Stormy, who will contest the Group 2 Pete's Joinery, Precise Design &[...]

Posted on December 1, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A stint on the sidelines last season appears to have done jockey Michael McNab the world of good. The Waikato-based hoop rode a winning stakes double at Ellerslie on Saturday, bringing his stakes tally for the season to three, equaling his haul from last term. His winning rides came courtesy of the Tony Pike-trained Tellall[...]

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

Promising three-year-old Tellall enhanced his credentials for some of the summer age group features when he registered his first victory at stakes level when taking out the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) at Ellerslie. Shooting for his third win in a row, the Tony Pike-trained gelding made light work of his 58.5kgs topweight as[...]

Posted on November 27, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will introduce punters to a colt at Ellerslie on Saturday that could one day become their darling. Pike will produce American Pharoah colt Khufu on debut in the Eagle Charters 1100, hoping the youngster can showcase the ability that has his trainer so excited about him. Pike bought the Nearco Stud-bred[...]

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

Leith Innes can see plenty of similarities between Saturday's Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld 2000 Guineas (1600m) contender Aegon and the colt's sire Sacred Falls. But the one likeness Innes wants to see most is both horses' names on the winner's list for the Riccarton classic. The South Auckland jockey rode Sacred Falls to win[...]

Posted on November 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former New Zealand-trained galloper Sin To Win was back in the winner's circle for the first time in 900 days, when successful in The Macca's Run (2800m) at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. Prepared by Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes, the eight-year-old son of Sir Percy relished stepping up in distance at a track he[...]

Stakes assignment for promising three-year-old

Dark Alley bounces back at Hastings

Group Two first-up for Subpoenaed

Classic winners impress at Rotorua

Pike turns back the clock with Sacred Elixir

Pike unleashes emerging stars at Ellerslie

Pre-race scare not enough to stop promising maiden

Million outlook bright for unraced colt

The Irishman pleases at Te Aroha

Endless Drama retired

Favourite delivers in Trentham two-year-old feature

Pike braving the Trentham Storm

Revitalised McNab in purple patch

Tellall impresses with Ellerslie stakes victory

Khufu ready to reign at Ellerslie

Innes looking for replica 2000 Guineas win

Sandown Cup aim for Sin To Win

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