New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 20 January 2020
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NZ Racing Desk
New Zealand
Business as usual for the King of Karaka
With the 2020 edition of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale series set to kick off in a week’s time, the wins of class mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) and promising filly Festivity (NZ) (I Am Invincible) at Trentham on Saturday put a smile a mile wide on the
Breeding
Mapperley Stud boxing well above its weight
The measure of a thoroughbred stud’s prowess is the year-by-year consistency in turning out high-quality winners over a long period. Matamata’s Mapperley Stud has achieved that level of excellence, and its reputation is well-earned, but it has also raised the bar for a medium-
New Zealand
McKay hungry for further Group One success
Twenty-four hours on from securing the first Group One win of his riding career, jockey Shaun McKay is still coming to terms with the achievement. The amiable 23-year-old was taking time on Sunday morning to let the achievement sink in after booting home one of his favourite
New Zealand
Enzo’s Lad just inches short of Trentham three-peat
Trainer Michael Pitman was bursting with pride after his class sprinter Enzo's Lad (Testa Rossa) went within a short neck of tearing off his third consecutive victory in the time-honoured Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham on Saturday. Bidding to become just the
Breeding
Eras intertwined in Cambridge Stud draft
The proud Hogan legacy joins forces with the influence of new owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay to create a quality Cambridge Stud draft for the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Cambridge Stud was lifted to world renown by Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan, breeding more than 40
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 19 January 2020
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Australia
Romakash confirms staying future with win
Promising stayer Romakash (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) has vindicated trainer Matt Kropp's decision to make an annual trip to the New Zealand sales with his win at Eagle Farm. Toowoomba-based Kropp travels his horses around the southern corner of the state and has an excellent strike rate
New Zealand
Soleseifei completes dream result in Wellington Cup
Underrated stayer Soleseifei (NZ) (Shocking) completed a fairytale result for the Lupton family when she carried the colours worn by the legendary Kiwi to victory in the Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham, thirty-seven years after the Snow Lupton-trained Waverley wonder
New Zealand
Special Thorndon victory for McKay family
The Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham has always been one of the McKay family’s favourite races, but on Saturday it became much more special. The Mitigator (Master of Design) delivered a third victory in the time-honoured feature for Matamata trainer Peter McKay, who had previously
New Zealand
Te Akau take Telegraph with Avantage
Feisty mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) showed all her fighting qualities when she overcame a wide barrier and a plucky southern rival to take out the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham. Prepared by Jamie Richards for owners the Te Akau Avantage syndicate, the Fastnet Rock four-
New Zealand
Bosson nails first Trentham feature on Showbeel
A copybook ride by Opie Bosson paved the way for promising filly Showbeel (NZ)(Savabeel) to add a valuable black type success to her career record when she took out the first feature race at Trentham on Saturday, the Gr.3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m). The Murray