Symon Wilde has long had a theory about Australasian staying horses, and he can’t believe he might have the chance to prove it. ‘’I am so relieved and happy that we have been able to develop our own stayer,’’ Wilde said on Sunday just one day after his talented mare Tralee Rose’s impressive first group race win in Adelaide in the 2600-metre Lord Reims Stakes. ‘’It can be done. I think it’s more a training thing rather than a breeding thing and it’s just unbelievable that we might have the…
Month: February 2021
Waikato Stud celebrates big Australian double
Within one special hour on Saturday, Waikato Stud graduates Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) and Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) flew the New Zealand flag high across the Tasman with a superb stakes-winning double. Probabeel was up first, adding a third Australian Group One victory to her collection in Caulfield’s Futurity Stakes (1400m). Despite a less-than-ideal run from a wide draw, the exceptional mare unleashed a withering finish to score by half a length from star Perth mare Arcadia Queen (Pierro). A perfect Sydney debut for Aegon followed 60 minutes later. The undefeated…
Dark Alley bounces back at Hastings
Promising four-year-old Dark Alley (NZ) (Per Incanto) looked a galloper capable of going through the grades over the next few months when he scored an impressive victory on his home track at Hastings on Sunday. The Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen-trained son of Per Incanto had kicked off his racing career with an eye-catching win over 1200m at Hastings back in December before running on late for fifth behind the well-fancied Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) candidate Montre Moi (NZ) (Showcasing) over 1400m at Otaki in early January. Given…
Justacanta gets deserved Ellerslie success
Consistent sprinter Justacanta (NZ) (Per Incanto) got his just rewards for some outstanding efforts of late when he closed out a stylish victory in open company over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The seven-year-old son of Per Incanto had not tasted success since a victory at the venue back in October, but in four subsequent starts since that day had registered some phenomenal performances in defeat. The Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained galloper had finished an unlucky second to promising mare Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) in the Gr.3 Concorde Handicap (1200m) on…
Collett establishing herself as the Cups Queen
A victory on rugged mare Robusto (NZ) (Zed) in Saturday’s Gr.2 Wallen Concreting Avondale Cup (2400m) added another chapter in a flourishing body of work being put together by jockey Sam Collett in New Zealand’s major staying events in the last few years. The victory on Robusto was Collett’s third win in the Avondale Cup after success aboard outsider El Soldado (NZ) (Colombia) in 2017 and again in 2019 on Glory Days (NZ) (Red Giant). Collett then piloted Glory Days to a special victory in the 2019 Gr.1 Auckland Cup…
Improved Pay Me Speedy returns to Winton
By Jonny Turner The first defeat of Pay Me Speedy’s career is set to have a big impact on her chances of getting back to winning form at Winton on Sunday. The talented Chelsea Faithful trained mare’s unbeaten run at the races ended with her strong second to Tres Chic after sitting parked at the same track earlier this month. Pay Me Speedy came into that race with more than five weeks between runs. The benefit she has taken from it means the four-year-old should strip fitter and prove very…
Selections | Winton – 21 Feb
Selections for Winton on Sunday. Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! RaceTime JONNY TURNERRacing Journalist Race 112.08pm 6 Sheza Gift8 Domination’s Call3 Sunday Invasion5 Port Pegasus Race 212.34pm 1 De La Renta10 Valynda6 Endless Dreams5 Marie Long Race 31.08pm 11 Idealism5 Captain Pins3 Sportscam14 Wonthavtime Race 41.43pm 10 Afterburner2 Cabella Noir8 Miss Bamboocha11 T Bone Rawhide Race 52.18pm 1 RK Finn5 Sentry13 Leithen Burn 6 Onesmartfella Race 62.56pm 5 Pay Me Speedy3 Miss Auckland6 Silk7 Swift Robyn Race 73.30pm 7 Chuckles9 Macandrew Aviator8 Memphis Tennessee4 Lilac Becky Race 8 3.57pm 6 Springbank…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 21 February 2021
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2021 Blue Diamond Stakes Winner Is Artorius
Co-trainer Anthony Freedman combined with jockey Luke Currie to win a second Group 1 $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday with the progressive Artorius scoring an upset in the two-years-old classic. Artorius won the 2021 Neds Blue Diamond Stakes going one better than the second of his sire Flying Artie from 2016. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Freedman and Currie won the autumn feature two years ago with the filly Lyre, the duo back in 2021 to celebrate another this time at 14/1 with nicely-bred Flying…
2021 Futurity Stakes Results: Probabeel Wins, Firms in All-Star Mile Betting
The price on Jamie Richards’ brilliant New Zealand-trained mare Probabeel to win next month’s $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m) at The Valley has firmed after her outstanding win in the Group 1 $500,000 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. Probabeel saluted in style to win the Group 1 Futurity Stakes on Blue Diamond Stakes Day. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The first of three elite level races on the Blue Diamond Stakes Day program, the Futurity Stakes featured a red-hot field of horses that had travelled from far and wide to…