Trentham

Eulogy tilt on cards for in-form filly

Posted on December 5, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Impressive Trentham winner Tivaci Princess is on target for a quick return to action in her home track feature this weekend. The Roydon Bergerson-trained filly has breezed through her latest outing to be in the running to back up in the Group 3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni. He had scratched the filly last week[...]

Posted on December 5, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Manawatu trainer Stephen Nickalls was overwhelmed with excitement after Chase ran home for third in the Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. The son of Zed was coming up against some seasoned Group One horses including Aegon, Tiptronic, Prise De Fer, and Vername, and Nickalls admitted to feeling more hopeful than[...]

Posted on December 3, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Despite a few moments of concern when placed in tight quarters at the top of the Trentham home straight, rugged filly Impendabelle maintained her unbeaten record with a dogged performance to win the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). The Tony Pike-trained filly had been an impressive first up winner at the venue back in[...]

Posted on December 3, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It has been a long time in the making but grand galloper Prise De Fer finally claimed his first elite level title when he took out the Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. In a distinguished career that is littered with black type wins the seven-year-old son of Savabeel shed the bridesmaid tag[...]

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

Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard will decide on race morning if they take their full complement of runners to Trentham on Saturday. The Otaki trainers will run the promising Strides and future cups contender Dalmatia, but are in two minds whether smart two-year-old Dapper will take his place in the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes[...]

Posted on November 30, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A lengthy round trip to Woodville this week successfully served a dual purpose in Janelle Millar's countdown to a top-flight target with her talented mare Zola Express. The New Plymouth trainer topped off the Shamexpress six-year-old's preparation for Saturday's Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham with a 1000m trial, which she won under[...]

Posted on November 30, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Prise De Fer is zero for 13 in Group One races but a last-start Group Three win has given Matamata trainer Mark Walker reason for optimism ahead of Saturday's Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. While the Savabeel seven-year-old gelding has yet to win at racing's elite level, he has twice finished second[...]

Posted on November 29, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Aegon has appreciated time between assignments from an early age and that selective approach continues to bring out the best in the five-year-old. He has been sparingly raced throughout his career with six wins from 15 appearances and nearly $1.5 million banked from his efforts for Cambridge trainer and part-owner Andrew Forsman. Aegon will bid[...]

Posted on November 28, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising filly Impendabelle will have her first test at stakes level when she heads to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). The daughter of Impending was impressive when winning by 4.5 lengths over 900m when on debut at the Upper Hutt track last month and trainer Tony Pike has[...]

Posted on November 17, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Melbourne spring carnival star jockey Mick Dee will ride Group One winner Aegon in next month's Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman confirmed the booking of Victoria-based Kiwi hoop Dee for Aegon, who has arrived back in New Zealand in terrific order after a two-race Melbourne campaign that resulted in victory[...]

Eulogy tilt on cards for in-form filly

Group One gamble pays off for Nickalls

Impendabelle proves too tough at Trentham

Prise De Fer achieves Group One glory

Trainers still weighing up Trentham option

Road trip a winner on two fronts

Prise De Fer hunts breakthrough Group One win

Fresh Aegon ready for Captain Cook

Group Two test for Impendabelle

Forsman secures Dee for Aegon’s next Group One assignment

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