Winter Cup

Winter Cup test for Prendergast duo

Posted on July 31, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

West Melton trainers Tony and Lyn Prendergast have two runners in Saturday's Group 3 Winning Edge Presentations 122nd Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton. The husband and wife duo will be represented by the top weight of the field, Who Dares Wins, and Trudeau. Who Dares Wins strung together three wins in a row earlier this[...]

Posted on July 24, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Weight relief may have been the deciding factor in a short-margin result in the Oamaru Cup (1600m) at Ashburton on Tuesday. The race was taken out by the Tony and Lyn Prendergast-trained Trudeau, who nosed out King Cougar into second, with Owen Patrick a head back in third. The five-year-old son of Pins was initially[...]

Posted on July 23, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rock Island Line's win in the Revital Fertilisers 1400 at New Plymouth on Saturday will live long in the memory of Lisa Latta. The Rock ‘n' Pop gelding's victory was the 950th for the Awapuni conditioner and pushed her career earnings over the $20 million mark. Latta was pleased with the run and is hoping[...]

Posted on July 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sam Weatherley will head home from Sydney next Sunday, not for a holiday, but to reignite his New Zealand riding career at Riccarton the following Saturday. New Zealand's Champion Apprentice for the past two seasons, Weatherley has spent the last 15 months indentured to champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller, during which time he has kicked[...]

Posted on June 30, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With just one win required to match his best tally for a season and just five wins behind National Jockey's Premiership leader Lisa Allpress, you could be forgiven for thinking Johnathan Parkes was plotting a huge month in July. On the contrary, the popular Central Districts horseman is happy to just go with the flow[...]

Posted on June 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Joe Pride has trained his share of Group One winners and is noted for his prowess with sprinters. But an ageing stayer holds a special place in Pride's heart and Destiny's Kiss has returned the favour with the 10-year-old claiming a second win in the Listed Winter Cup (2400m) at Rosehill – six years after[...]

Posted on June 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tulloch Lodge is renowned for its bone and muscle style of horses who race on speed and prove hard to get past but steering them is not as easy as it might look. Tim Clark, who has successfully ridden for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott over several years, enjoys the on-pace riding style but says[...]

Posted on June 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Group One-winning jockeys Josh Parr and Rachel King have both been ruled out of the Winter Cup meeting at Rosehill because of injuries. Parr tumbled from On Her Word after winning the opening race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday and Racing NSW stewards confirmed on Friday he had been ruled out of Saturday's meeting because[...]

Posted on June 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tim Clark is confident he will be fit to ride at Rosehill after injuring his thumb in a post-race incident at the Queen's Birthday meeting on Randwick's Kensington track. While X-rays have cleared the jockey of any breaks, Clark will need the final tick of approval from his doctor and physiotherapist on Friday but does[...]

Posted on June 12, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talented stayer Yogi will add some X-factor to the Winter Cup meeting at Rosehill where he begins a surprise off-season Cups campaign. After just missing a Melbourne Cup start last spring, Yogi went on to claim the Sandown Cup in November to put himself on a path towards the higher profile autumn carnival staying races.[...]

Posted on May 23, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Simon Wilson has some unfinished business in Christchurch that he'd like to take care of in August. Wilson trains talented Zed seven-year-old Dez, who resumes in Saturday's Roaring Lion North Island Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Dez finished third in the Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton last August, closing strongly late after getting[...]

Winter Cup test for Prendergast duo

Trudeau takes out Oamaru Cup

Latta brings up $20 million in stakes

Homesick Weatherley resuming New Zealand career

Parkes taking success in his stride

Destiny’s Kiss Wins Second Winter Cup

Tim Clark Happy To Be On The Pace

Parr, King To Both Miss Winter Cup Meeting

Clark and Parr Racing To Be Fit For Rosehill

Yogi Returns For Surprise Winter Cup Bid

Dez begins Winter Cup campaign

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