By Jonny Turner Trainers Brent and Tim White won’t be lacking any firepower when they attempt to take the Waikouaiti Cup home on Sunday. The Whites have another grass track feature in their sights with Got You Covered, who ran to an easy victory in the Riverton Cup last week. The big difference this week is that the Whites have brought him back up, with Lone Wolf and Commander Ben also heading south to contest the day’s feature at Oamaru. Got You Covered takes top billing among the White team,…
Month: February 2024
Tyler reclaims Dunedin Gold Cup
Two years after Kilowatt claimed the Listed Positive Signs + Print Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m), Shockallia emulated that performance in carrying the same green and white silks to victory on Saturday at Wingatui. Kilowatt, a former North Island-based galloper that entered Kelvin Tyler’s Riverton stable in 2017 had shone on the Southern cup’s circuit over several seasons, headed by his Gold Cup success in 2022. The Shocking gelding was retired after a career that earned breeders John & Colleen Thompson near $270,000 in stakes, and their promising stayer Shockallia, also…
Perfect Scenario goes back-to-back in Wingatui feature
Consistent performer Perfect Scenario made it back-to-back victories in the feature event at Wingatui on Saturday when he captured his second Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m) title. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained six-year-old had bolted away with the 2023 edition of the time-honoured southern mile, winning by more than three lengths, but was made to work much harder this time around as he survived a torrid home straight scrap with eventual runner-up Dazzling Miss. Settled in fourth by Te Akau Racing apprentice Niranjan Parmar, the son…
Class Te Akau filly wins Taranaki juvenile feature
Despite clearly not enjoying the testing underfoot conditions on offer at New Plymouth, exciting juvenile filly Captured by Love showed plenty of courage to retain her unbeaten record when taking out the Gr.3 Platinum Homes New Plymouth Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m). The two-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon had cantered home in a three-horse field at Tauherenikau on debut before blitzing a handy field in the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Trentham prior to Christmas. Although eligible for the 2024 Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic (1200m) courtesy of being purchased for…
Khanshe wins Oaks Prelude
Lightly raced filly Khanshe displayed her staying credentials ahead of a potential tilt at the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham next month when she captured the Listed Grangewilliam Stud Oaks Prelude (1800m) at New Plymouth. The Fraser Auret-prepared filly was having just her fifth start as she lined up for her first start since a six-week break following her eye-catching performance to finish seventh in the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on similarly rain-affected going. Rider Matthew Cameron settled Khanshe one-off the fence…
Stable’s run continues with Patterson bagging home-town feature
The sensational summer form of Robbie Patterson’s New Plymouth stable kept on rolling on Saturday with his first win in the Gr.3 Denis Wheeler Earthmoving Taranaki Cup (1800m) on his home track. Contribute’s Cup victory was the 36th win of the season for Patterson, who now sits in fourth place on the New Zealand trainers’ premiership. He also saddled unbeaten three-year-old Shameless Boy to win an earlier race on Saturday’s card. Patterson’s runners have earned more than $1.6 million, with six black-type victories headed by Puntura’s treble in the Gr.3…
Collect Your Cash delivers local Guineas win
With a powerful burst from the back of the field, Collect Your Cash delivered an unforgettable result for local horseman Shankar Muniandy in Saturday’s Listed Dunedin City Motors Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui. Muniandy has been a popular member of local jockey ranks for most of the last two decades, riding 237 winners in a career that started in the 2007-08 season. His seven black-type victories include the 2022 edition of the Dunedin Guineas with Palmetto. While the 36-year-old has continued to ride in a handful of races this season,…
Collect Your Cash delivers popular local Guineas win
Terry Moseley returns to scale aboard Collect Your Cash following the Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui on Saturday. Photo: Monica Toretto With a powerful burst from the back of the field, Collect Your Cash delivered an unforgettable result for local horseman Shankar Muniandy in Saturday’s Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui. Muniandy has been a popular member of local jockey ranks for most of the last two decades, riding 237 winners in a career that started in the 2007-08 season. His seven black-type victories include the 2022 edition of…
Lady Of Camelot does it easy in Widden Stakes
Lady Of Camelot kicked clear to win to win the Group 3 Widden Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW After taking out the Canonbury Stakes with Prost earlier in the day, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott took out the second of the two-year-old features at Rosehill, with Lady Of Camelot (-222.22) getting the job done well as the odds-on favourite in the Group 3 Widden Stakes. Tim Clark took the heavily backed favourite to the front and led every step of the way over the 1100m and careered away for a dominant victory…
Lady Laguna brings up hattrick in Southern Cross Stakes
James McDonald and Lady Laguna proved too slick in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW Lady Laguna (-105.26) has brought up a hattrick of wins for this preparation after running away from a small field of older horses in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill, adding to her Listed Nudgee Stakes and Magic Millions Fillies & Mares victories at her previous two starts. This daughter of Overshare has started to put it all together in during her four-year-old campaign, taking her record to six wins and…