Month: June 2024

The winning roll of Lofty’s Gift (NZ) (Ghibellines) continued at Wingatui on Sunday, the consistent mare going four in a row with a hard-fought victory in The Mosgiel Tavern (2200m). A daughter of Ghibellines, Lofty’s Gift won two races in the care of Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray, and relocated to the Ascot Park stable of Robert Dennis earlier this year. Since journeying south, the mare had four starts and won the most recent three, and was allocated 54kg in the Rating 87 contest with the luxury of Donovan Cooper’s…

The husband-and-wife training partnership of Peter and Jessica Brosnan will be well represented at the Te Aroha meeting on Monday with one runner in each of the four jumps races on offer.  The Matamata-based family operation has been to the fore through the deeds of Auld Jock (Adelaide), who will be seeking his third jumping success in a row when he tackles the race the pair sponsor, the P&J Brosnan Training 0-1 Win Hurdle (3100m) which is race three on the ten-race programme.  “We’re hopeful of a good showing from…

Promising three-year-old Pokuru Gold (NZ) (Darci Brahma) headed to Pukekohe on Saturday and extended his perfect record to three out of three, but this time he really had to work for it. The Darci Brahma gelding was sent out as a $1.40 favourite for the Auckland Co-Op Taxis (1200m) after scoring dominant victories in both of his two previous appearances. He romped home by three and a half lengths on debut on the Cambridge synthetic track back in September, then resumed at Te Rapa on May 18 and picked up…

Progressive three-year-old Eliud (NZ) (Almanzor) took a rise in class with ease at Wanganui on Saturday when racing away with the Property Brokers 3YO 1600. The Almanzor gelding has been held in high regard by Cambridge trainer Tony Pike for some time, and he delivered on that promise at his fourth start at Taranaki in May with a comprehensive maiden success. Pike set a stronger task for Eliud in the open three-year-old contest on Wanganui’s feature day, where he sat a $2.20 favourite in a competitive field that included Bozo,…

‘The NZ suffix punches well above its weight’ – New Zealand Bloodstock’s Andrew Buick talks to Racing Post on life down under and his famous family Andrew Buick hails from a renowned equestrian family, being brother to dual British champion jockey William and De Burgh Equine’s Martin, while their parents are eight-time Scandinavian champion jockey Walter and dressage rider and showjumper Maria. Here, he tells us about his background and role with New Zealand Bloodstock. It’s fair to say the sport is in your blood . . . Horses and…