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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 13 December 2020
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New Zealand
Johnson just one win away from record
Veteran rider Chris Johnson is just one win away from setting a new record for most wins by a jockey in New Zealand after securing success aboard the Ellis Winsloe-trained Points Score at Ascot Park on Saturday. Johnson joins current record holder David Walsh on 2451 New Zealand victories and
New Zealand
Staying future for Eulogy winner
Lightly raced Cambridge visitor Whimsical showed she will be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming age-group staying features when she produced a gritty performance to take out the Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at just her third start. The Stephen Marsh-trained Savabeel filly had hinted she
New Zealand
Showoroses upsets in Te Rapa feature
Underrated mare Showoroses made full use of an electric beginning from a wide barrier to lead her rivals a merry dance as she took out the feature race at Te Rapa on Saturday, the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m). The Showcasing four-year-old had put the writing on the wall
New Zealand
Daring ride pays off in Waikato Cup
Apprentice Callum Jones made the most of a late call up when he guided outsider Ocean Billy to victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 SKYCITY Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa. Trainer Bill Pomare had struggled to book a rider for the Ocean Park five-year-old leading into the race
New Zealand
Coventina Bay gets first stakes success at Te Rapa
Promising mare Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) added valuable black type to her burgeoning race record when she prevailed in a desperate finish to the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The Robbie Patterson-trained five-year-old had gone close at stakes level at her last start when finishing second
Audio
AUDIO: Craig Grylls
Andrew Bensley talks to jockey Craig Grylls who rides unbeaten filly Shezzacatch in Saturday's Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/craig-grylls-friday-11-dec
Audio
AUDIO: Frank Ritchie
Andrew Bensley talks to trainer Frank Ritchie about the prospects of Dawn Patrol and Fiscal Fantasy at Te Rapa on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/frank-ritchie-friday-11-dec
International
Sixty ready for international competitors
Wary and respectful of world-class opposition, Francis Lui carries a characteristically understated sense of confidence into the Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) with Golden Sixty at Sha Tin on Sunday. The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate, who did his early education in Matamata under trainer
New Zealand
Sharrock pleased with Sinarahma
Trainer Allan Sharrock has his team flying at present and the New Plymouth horseman will be well represented at Awapuni on Saturday, in addition to sending quality mare Sinarahma north for the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The last start Group Two runner-up has the services
New Zealand
Awapuni duo further advocates for Newman’s training talent
Manawatu horseman Bryce Newman is looking to take his racehorse training operation to new heights. The accomplished equestrian has held a trainers’ license since 1999 but has only ever had a handful of horses bound for the races. Newman, who “chases a few cows around” on his 550-acre property in
Australia
Tralee Rose on trial for bigger races
Symon Wilde believes in-form mare Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) could be a stayer of the future and that is why he regards her Flemington assignment as imperative. Wilde will run Tralee Rose over 2530 metres in the Brew Stayers Trophy on Saturday when she will be trying to take her