Whale Song

Whale Song comes of age with Easter Cup victory

Posted on April 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising galloper Whale Song got the big win he had hinted was coming when he dashed home along the inner to take out the Listed Christchurch Casino Easter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The five-year-old Ocean Park gelding handled the tricky Dead6 track conditions with aplomb as visiting apprentice Wiremu Pinn took all the[...]

Posted on March 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainers Michael & Matthew Pitman are pleased with the condition of stakes winning mare All About Magic as she looks to land the spoils for the home team in the Group 3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. While conceding rival Belle Fascino will be hard to topple, Michael[...]

Posted on January 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Evergreen sprinter Enzo’s Lad will be vying to record his third victory in the Group 1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham on Saturday. The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained gelding won consecutive editions in 2018 and 2019, before finishing runner-up last year behind Avantage. He will meet the talented mare again on Saturday,[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With local stables dominating the first day of the annual New Zealand Cup Carnival at Riccarton on Saturday it was no surprise to see the Michael and Matthew Pitman team in the thick of the action. The first seven races on the card were taken by Riccarton-based trainers with another two wins added later in[...]

Whale Song comes of age with Easter Cup victory

Pitman Magic on show at Riccarton

Enzo’s Lad vying for Telegraph three-peat

Four-timer for Pitmans on Cup Week opener

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