Month: June 2022

Kiwi-bred galloper Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) completed his latest rise in grade with aplomb, winning the Class 2 Beas River Handicap (1400m) for Manfred Man and Matthew Poon to pocket a High Achievement Bonus of HK$1 million in addition to the HK$1.368 million winners’ purse for his connections. Still only three, Lucky Sweynesse has won four of five starts in his debut season – climbing from Class 4 to Class 2 in the process – and left a strong impression on Poon. “He’s a young, improving horse and he just…

Ribchester’s three-year-old daughter, Snooze n You Lose made all to land the Listed Queen of Scots Stakes (1400m) at Musselburgh on Sunday. The filly, having her second start of the season for trainer Karl Burke, soon led from the barriers under jockey Sam James, she was briefly challenged a furlong out but went clear to win by two lengths for owner Melba Bryce. Snooze n You Lose, bred by Bryce’s Laundry Cottage Stud Farm, is a half-sister to Listed winner Zaman. They are out of the Stakes-placed mare, Wake Up…

Progressive mare Jodelin Gal (NZ) (Swiss Ace) showed she is just as adept in testing winter footing as she is on the good summer tracks when she proved too tough for her rivals over 1400m at Hastings on Monday. Trainer Carl Henderson resisted the temptation to utilise an apprentice claim on his charge to reduce her 59.5kg impost with senior rider Lynsey Satherley charged with piloting the five-year-old in the open class event. In just the second run of her current campaign after finishing close up in sixth behind Francesca…

Local trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal gave no one else a look in at Hastings on Monday as they provided the winners of five of the first six races. Included in their winning haul were the two feature jumping races on the card, the KS Browne Hurdle (3100m) with last season’s champion jumper The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) before No Tip (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) outstayed Zamora (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) to capture the Poverty Bay Hunt Ferguson Gold Cup (4000m). The victory of The Cossack left many good judges…

Apprentice jockey Tayla Mitchell put the experience she has gained from recent trips to ride in the South Island to good effect on Sunday when she claimed her first winner at Wingatui. Mitchell made full use of her 4kg claim as she guided topweight So Much Mour (NZ) (Azamour) to an impressive front-running victory for trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler in the opening event on the card. Mitchell was quick to thank the father and daughter training partnership who had offered her several mounts to get her riding career underway…