Year: 2021

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Jericho Cup Day 2021 will be a day that owner Andrew Kelly will cherish forever, as he celebrated a special success in the Jericho Cup Consolation (4065m) with bargain buy, Savvy Acquisition (NZ) (Savabeel). “I’ve been dreaming of this day ever since the first Jericho Cup,” Kelly said. “We’ve been eying off this race with this horse for a few months now. It’s figured out better than I’d hoped!” The son of Savabeel loomed ominously on the home turn before coming away under Arron Lynch’s riding to win by three…

Kiwi horseman Mark Walker claimed his fourth Singapore Champion Trainer’s title on Saturday night with a Class 4 victory by King Arthur (I Am Invincible) extending his seasonal tally to 66 wins, eight clear of second-placed Michael Clements, who sent out a late double. The Singapore season runs calendar year, with December now a month off. Walker has fashioned an outstanding record in Singapore where he has been champion trainer in 2015, 2017 (record 87 wins), and 2019, while also finishing runner-up three times, third, and fourth. Walker ventured to…

Normal service was resumed at Te Aroha on Saturday when Jamie Richards and the Te Akau racing team dominated the opening event on the card, the Te Aroha Stallion Service Scheme (1100m) for the two-year-olds. Richards lined up three runners in the event and produced the trifecta as I Am Invincible filly, I Choose You lead home her stablemates Grace ‘N’ Grey (NZ) (Spirit Of Boom) and Accidental Tourist (NZ) (Telperion). The champion trainer has dominated the two-year-old ranks in recent seasons but has made a slower start to the…

Exciting three-year-old Galleon (NZ) (Not A Single Doubt) made plenty of racing pundits sit up and take notice after registering an impressive debut victory at Wanganui on Saturday. The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate had been expected to be prominent in the maiden 1200m contest to open proceedings at the meeting, but few expected him to come from last into the home straight to take the win. What made the effort even more meritorious was the buffeting he took rounding the home bend, which cost him vital…

Gold Watch (NZ) (Swiss Ace), one of the most exciting gallopers in New Zealand racing, kept his winning streak intact at Te Aroha on Saturday with another powerful display to take out the open 1400m contest on the card. The Cliff Goss-trained five-year-old made it six wins in a row with the victory as he goes from strength to strength for his remarkable 90-year-old Tauranga-based mentor. Goss was delighted with the performance, which was in stark contrast to his raceday debut back in October 2019 where he finished tailed off…