Wayne Hillis

First stakes victory for Leighton

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

Apprentice jockey Erin Leighton drew her family in large numbers to watch her at Otaki on Saturday, and she rewarded them with her first black type victory. Leighton, 29, not only attended the races with her mother Karen but also had much of her extended family present, many of whom live at Otaki. They were[...]

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

Trainer Wayne Hillis has been chasing the Pearl Series Bonus with his filly Half Of Nothing for the last three months, and they finally captured their prize at Avondale on Wednesday. The daughter of Redwood has contested four previous NZB Pearl Series Races, for three placings, and she finally broke through for her maiden win[...]

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

Former top three-year-old Imelda Mary made a welcome return to winning form when she took out the feature event over 1400m at Tauranga on Saturday. The five-year-old Ferlax mare had last greeted the judge at the same venue back in March and was coming in fresh after returning from an unsuccessful three-race campaign in Melbourne[...]

Posted on October 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Through friendships forged in the tight-knit jumping community, a number of Kiwi horses have crossed the Tasman this year and joined the Mornington stable of Brett Scott. The latest addition to that list is the dual Group 2 winner Imelda Mary, who will make her first start for the former star jumps jockey in Sunday's[...]

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

Emma Evans didn't get the send-off her long-time trainer Wayne Hillis had hoped to provide for her at Matamata on Saturday, but she will be long remembered for her involvement in the racing industry as a passionate owner and breeder. Evans passed away early on Saturday morning and that afternoon Hillis was hoping Watch This[...]

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

Matamata apprentice jockey Darren Danis will make a return to raceday riding at his home track on Saturday. The two kilogram claiming apprentice has been off the racing scene for some time after having surgery to remove screws from his back, inserted from a previous operation, in May. “I had my operation on May 19,”[...]

Posted on July 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The upcoming return of a stable star has put a spring into the step of Wayne Hillis, who has been happy to put a few kilometres on the clock this winter. The Matamata trainer took two horses on the 600km return journey to Ruakaka for each of the seaside track's two race meetings last month[...]

First stakes victory for Leighton

Half Of Nothing secures bonus at Avondale

Imelda Mary back to winning form

Jumps fraternity joins forces for Australian campaigns

Evans remembered for her massive input as owner-breeder

Danis makes raceday return

Star filly back in work as Hillis takes one runner to Ruakaka

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