Trentham

All eyes on Telegraph defence

Posted on January 13, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ken Kelso isn't looking too far ahead with Levante with his focus firmly centred on the star mare's bid for back-to-back feature sprint titles at Trentham. The Matamata conditioner and training partner and wife Bev can't fault their daughter of Proisir ahead of Saturday's defence of her Group 1 Telegraph (1200m) crown. “I have always[...]

Posted on January 13, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Puntura will be looking to snare his first stakes success when he heads to Trentham on Saturday. The five-year-old gelding finished runner-up in the Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Trentham last month before finishing fourth in the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at the Hamilton track on New Year's Day. Trainer Robbie[...]

Posted on January 11, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A winter trip to Queensland could be on the cards for Cambridge sprinter Is That So if he measures up to some of the best sprinters in the land at Trentham on Saturday. Less than 14 months after his first start and eight months after his first victory, Is That So will start in the[...]

Posted on January 11, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A more developed and powerful version of Sharp ‘N' Smart will be unveiled on Saturday when the top three-year-old resumes at Trentham. The high-class son of Redwood will open his campaign in the Group 2 Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) ahead of Group One targets at home and a third trip to Australia where he[...]

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Gavin Sharrock was confident of a winning run from Soldier Boy at Trentham and his judgment proved on the money with the four-year-old producing a strong staying performance to claim Saturday’s Listed Marton Cup (2200m).

Posted on January 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Anna Clement will be scouring the summer three-year-old programs with renewed interest following the resuming victory of talented filly Rocababy at Trentham.

Posted on January 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The clock is running down on Kelly Coe's current campaign and she is in the right order to take advantage of favourable conditions at Trentham on Saturday. The Proisir mare will head a trio of in-form representatives for trainer Ashley Meadows when she takes her place in the Richard Simpson Contracting Handicap (1600m). Kelly Coe[...]

Posted on January 4, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Roger Allen is hoping his progressive stayer Subtle Point can shed the bridesmaid tag he has collected lately when he tackles the Listed Marton Cup (2200m) at Trentham on Saturday. The lightly raced six-year-old son of Nadeem has racked up a string of four runner-up finishes in his last four starts with Allen keen to[...]

Posted on January 3, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Ben Foote was looking forward to taking his frustrations out on a small white ball just 24 hours after going within a whisker of collecting a Group One victory at Te Rapa on New Year's Day. The popular Cambridge horseman and a few mates were heading to the local golf course on Monday for[...]

Posted on December 21, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

If every race meeting in New Zealand was at Trentham Shaun McKay would probably be thrilled. McKay, who joined his father Peter in a training partnership this season, earned his first Group race success as a trainer on Saturday when Sagunto won the Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) at Trentham, where the race had been[...]

Posted on December 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With a dominant performance at Trentham on Saturday, promising two-year-old filly Pignan became a fitting first winner for Novara Park stallion Staphanos. A placegetter in both of her two previous appearances, the Lisa Latta-trained filly was a class above her four rivals in Saturday's Kernow Construction 2YO (1100m). She produced an impressive turn of foot[...]

Posted on December 18, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pocket rocket Darci La Bella added another present under the Christmas tree for her connections when she proved too strong in the closing stages when taking out the Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. The Allan Sharrock-trained mare made it four wins in a row, three of them at stakes level, as she[...]

Posted on December 18, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A day that started in perfect fashion for trainer Peter McKay when Purrfect Puss saluted in the second race got even better for the Matamata mentor as Sagunto landed his biggest victory with an all-the-way win in the Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m). Rated to perfection by Lisa Allpress, the seven-year-old son of O'Reilly never[...]

Posted on December 16, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock is hoping to end Darci La Bella's preparation on a high when he treks south to Trentham on Saturday. The daughter of Darci Brahma has continued her rich vein of form in her five-year-old season, winning her last three starts, including the Group 3 Taranaki Breeders' Stakes (1400m) and Group 2[...]

Posted on December 16, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Robbie Patterson is expecting dramatic improvement from his stable star Coventina Bay at Trentham on Saturday. The Taranaki horseman is confident the seven-year-old will show her true form in the Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) following an unplaced first-up effort in an open sprint at Te Rapa last month. Patterson's optimism has been fuelled[...]

Posted on December 9, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Peter Lock went close to winning the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) with a former stable star and has his sights set on next month's Trentham prize with a current member of his team. The Te Aroha trainer has the freegoing Faithful Feat set for the January 28 feature having produced multiple stakes winner Hiflyer[...]

Posted on December 6, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock and brothers Noel and Ron Stanley have enjoyed a three-decade long association and success continues to roll for the trio. Over the years, they have also become firm friends and revelled in feature races victories from the likes of Grout, Wahid and Woburn. “I've been training for the boys for[...]

All eyes on Telegraph defence

Puntura hunting maiden Group victory

Queensland trip for Is That So if he measures up at Trentham

Powerhouse Sharp ‘N’ Smart ready to rumble at Trentham

Soldier Boy produces strong performance to claim Marton Cup

Rocababy makes strong winning return at Trentham

Kelly Coe to make the most of her chances at Trentham

Subtle Point ready to go one better in Marton Cup

Foote looking to move on from narrow Group One miss

Trentham retains its magic for McKay

Talented two-year-old puts Staphanos on the board

No doubting Darci at Trentham

No catching Sagunto in Manawatu Cup

Darci La Bella vying for four straight

Patterson predicting fireworks at Trentham

Thorndon dream continues for Lock

Taranaki trio still going strong

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