Tramway Stakes

Zaaki wins back-to-back Tramway Stakes

Posted on September 3, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Zaaki once again proved he is one of the best thoroughbreds in Australia, leading all of the way to win the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick for the second consecutive year.

Posted on September 3, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Annabel Neasham's racing manager Rob Archibald had to pause for a moment when asked what makes Zaaki the great gelding that he is. “Oh God, how do you summarise it? He's just very genuine and very tough,” he said ahead of Saturday's $250,000 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. And at seven, he has also not shown[...]

Posted on September 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group One winner Kolding is on track for a bold showing in the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, according to trainer Chris Waller. The New Zealand-bred gelding pleased in his Queensland winter campaign, placing in both the Group 3 Lord Mayor's Cup (1800m) and Group 2 Q22 (2200m), and has returned to Waller's Sydney barn[...]

Posted on August 29, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Zaaki will commence his 2022 Cox Plate (2040m) campaign the same way he started last year when he lines up in Saturday's Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick.

Posted on September 6, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cox Plate favourite Zaaki resumed in Saturday’s Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick in ultra-impressive fashion, winning by over a length to extend his winning streak to four.

Posted on November 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer John Thompson has made a great start to the season and will look to continue his momentum through the summer months and into the autumn.

Posted on September 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bold frontrunner Dreamforce has rebounded off a tough first up run to deliver trainer John Thompson back-to-back wins in the Tramway Stakes at Randwick.

Posted on September 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

James McDonald might have deposed him as the Sydney premiership pacesetter but Tommy Berry is determined to continue his good start to the season at Randwick where he has another strong book of rides. Berry hit the ground running to lead the metropolitan jockeys' title during the opening weeks of the new season before defending[...]

Posted on September 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Multiple Group One winner The Bostonian is a notable absentee from the Chelmsford Stakes meeting at Randwick after trainer Tony Pike opted to rejig his spring plans. Pike is in New Zealand and unable to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic but he has sent stable foreman Chris McNab to Sydney to oversee his carnival[...]

Posted on September 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

James Cummings is convinced Avilius could have featured in the Winx Stakes had he run, but the Godolphin trainer is equally content with the decision to delay his return. The multiple Group One winner has opened a $3.50 TAB fixed odds favourite for his campaign launch in the Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.[...]

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

It may have taken plenty of effort and sacrifice, but Cambridge trainer Tony Pike finally has his temporary Sydney satellite barn in operation. Stable foreman Chris McNab and trackwork rider Matthew Ward have undergone their mandatory two week quarantine period in Sydney after receiving travel exemptions to head across the Tasman earlier this month. While[...]

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

Talented four-year-old Dragon Leap will travel to Sydney on Monday as he looks to target spring riches. The Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained galloper won twice at Group 2 level as a three-year-old and finished fourth in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). The lightly-tried gelding is expected to be best suited to a[...]

Posted on August 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

After returning to the independent training ranks three years ago following his tenure at Godolphin, John O'Shea had to virtually start over. Rebuilding his stable from the ground up, patience was his best friend as he blooded a team of mostly young and inexperienced horses. But with 27 Sydney winners last season, almost triple his[...]

Posted on September 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nash Rawiller's resurgence in the riding ranks has gone to the next level at Randwick with the jockey landing four winners and his first at Group level since his return from a lengthy ban. Rawiller, who spent 15 months in the wilderness serving a ban imposed by Hong Kong stewards for accepting gifts for tips,[...]

Posted on September 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Kris Lees has taken a long-term view in his decision to remove blinkers from Graff and admits the gear change could come back to bite him in an all-star edition of the Concorde Stakes. Graff has worn blinkers in each of his nine starts but unhappy with the horse's racing manners last campaign, Lees[...]

Posted on September 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Exciting New Zealand galloper Te Akau Shark will kick-off his spring campaign in Australia on Saturday where he will contest the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in front of some of his local owners, including Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Captain Paul Gallen. The five-year-old son of Rip Van Winkle pleased connections with his runner-up performance[...]

Posted on September 3, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Hopefully the Cronulla Sharks golden point loss to the Canberra Raiders is not an omen for spruik horse Te Akau Shark. The four-year-old, named for Sharks captain Paul Gallen, is the short-priced favourite for Saturday's Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. After being beaten at the weekend, Cronulla will now play West Tigers on Sunday and[...]

Zaaki wins back-to-back Tramway Stakes

Zaaki primed for his return in Tramway Stakes

Tramway Stakes first-up for Kolding

Zaaki, Converge head Tramway Stakes nominations

Zaaki kicks off spring campaign with Tramway Stakes win

Thompson To Continue Good Start To Season

Dreamforce Bounces Back To Snare Tramway

Berry Hoping Angel Can Shine In Chelmsford

The Bostonian To Be Freshened For Sprint

Cummings Comfortable With Avilius Delay

The Bostonian reunited with Pike team

Dragon ready to leap the Tasman

Carnival Contenders Step Out For O’Shea

Tramway Seals Four-Timer For Nash Rawiller

Graff Going In Right Direction For Return

The Shark set for Australian debut

Te Akau Shark Primed For Tramway Stakes

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