Wellington Cup

Leaderboard upsets in Wellington Cup

Posted on January 29, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Enigmatic galloper Leaderboard put his best foot forward when he responded to a brilliant ride from visiting Irish jockey Joe Doyle to take out the Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m). The Mark Walker-trained son of Street Cry has always looked a progressive stayer for owners the Fortuna Leaderboard Syndicate, including finishing third in the 2021[...]

Posted on January 26, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Quality stayer Dionysus will be chasing a memorable victory at Trentham on Saturday for his local connections. The son of Ocean Park will strip at the top of his game for the Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) for trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood. Dionysus is raced by Ron and Fran Dixon, who have been[...]

Posted on January 24, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Allan Sharrock is going to be travelling up and down the North Island in the next couple of weeks as he gets ready for some big events. The New Plymouth trainer has three contenders for the Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham on Saturday, including the two fixed odds market favourites Ladies Man and[...]

Posted on January 16, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A trip to Melbourne could be on the cards for Sagunto after his brave runner-up result in the Group 3 Trentham Stakes (2100m) on Saturday. From his outside barrier (14), the seven-year-old gelding was sent forward early by jockey and co-trainer Shaun McKay to take up his customary front-running role. McKay gave his charge his[...]

Posted on January 15, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Progressive galloper Ladies Man cemented his claims to start favourite in the Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) in a fortnight with a solid staying effort to take out Saturday's Group 3 Trentham Stakes (2100m). The Allan Sharrock-trained five-year-old turned the tables on his last start conqueror Sagunto, when he ran down the tearaway pacemaker in[...]

Posted on January 10, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Allan Sharrock will have quality and quantity on his side when he bids to regain the stable's Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) title at Trentham. The New Plymouth trainer won the New Zealand Campus For Sport & Innovation-sponsored staying feature in 2021 with Waisake, who will form part of his three-pronged attack on the January[...]

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

New Zealand horsewoman Amber Sims has no shortage of titles in the racing industry: trainer, track rider, industry education co-ordinator being among them. By the end of summer she hopes to add another: a winner of the Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m). Sims is thinking big with Coruba Jak, the only horse she trains, after[...]

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

New Zealand trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray believe they may have unearthed their next Cups horse in Regazzo. The four-year-old gelding was impressive when winning his maiden by 5.5 lengths at Te Rapa earlier this month and his conditioners believe big things may be instore for the son of Tavistock. “His win was super[...]

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

New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock made the most of a five-and-a-half-hour road trip to Hastings on Saturday when he secured a one hundred percent winning strike rate with his three runners on the day. Sharrock left home at 3am on Saturday morning, arrived in Hastings at 8:30am and put his first runner, Darci La Bella[...]

Posted on June 14, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stable stalwart Tavi Mac is making timely progress toward another campaign with Group features again on his radar. The Allan Sharrock-trained son of Tavistock has multiple stakes victories among his career tally of 12 wins from 23 appearances and his preparation will be stepped up a gear this week. “Tavi Mac will be having a[...]

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

Game New Zealand mare Wannabe ‘N' Paris capped a wonderful day at Riverton on Monday for trainer Paul Harris when she refused to relent in the home straight to take home the major spoils in the Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup (2147m). Sent straight to the front by rider Chris Johnson, the five-year-old daughter[...]

Posted on April 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Asathought will crown herself as Queen of Southland's stayers with success in Saturday's Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup (2147m). The So You Think half-sister to multiple Group One winner Avantage has already won the Gore Cup (2000m) and the Invercargill Cup (2600m) and looks on track to complete the sweep of Southland's feature staying[...]

Posted on March 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand apprentice Wiremu Pinn added another highlight to his burgeoning riding career when he produced a daring ride aboard Marton visitor Uareastar to take out the Group 2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie. Pinn, who has had a chequered-start to his apprenticeship and only recently returned from a lengthy suspension, had[...]

Posted on March 12, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Stephen Marsh is hoping lightning can strike twice when he lines up Lincoln King and Starrybeel in Sunday's Group 2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie. The pair quinellaed the Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham in January and after impressing Marsh with their final lead-up efforts in last week's Nathans[...]

Posted on February 11, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Wannabe ‘N' Paris, a contender for Saturday's C S Stevens Memorial Banks Peninsula Cup (1800m) at Riccarton, might just not want to be at Trentham. That's the thought of New Zealand trainer Paul Harris after the Reliable Man five-year-old mare's second trip to the North Island track ended even worse than her first. Wannabe ‘N'[...]

Posted on January 31, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It was mission accomplished for underrated galloper Monza Circuito when she led all the way to take out the Listed Speight's Timaru Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton. The seven-year-old Showcasing mare did her early racing for local trainer Mike McCann but shifted into the care of Stephen Marsh's Riccarton base back in June last year, with[...]

Posted on January 31, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh registered a notable milestone when he saddled the quinella in the Group 3 NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) with Lincoln King and Starrybeel. Marsh went into the race with a degree of confidence following the midweek scratching of pre-post favourite and last year's winner Waisake and that[...]

Leaderboard upsets in Wellington Cup

Cup victory would hold special significance

Sharrock eyes the future as he prepares three for Wellington Cup

Melbourne targets on the horizon for Sagunto

Ladies Man cements his Wellington Cup claim

Allan Sharrock’s cup contenders thriving for the Wellington Cup

Wellington Cup target for Coruba Jak

Cup goals for Regazzo

Sharrock grabs winning treble at Hastings

Tavi time drawing closer for Sharrock

Harris caps superb day with Riverton Cup victory

Invercargill mare chasing sweep of Southland Cups

Pinn claims Auckland Cup aboard Uareastar

Marsh looking for repeat delight in Auckland Cup

No travel restrictions for Wannabe ‘N’ Paris despite Trentham setback

Monza Circuito claims deserved stakes success at Riccarton

Lincoln King heads Wellington Cup quinella for Marsh

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