Tag: 'Cuddle Stakes'

Joe Doyle

Joe Doyle celebrates 100th New Zealand winner

Jockey Joe Doyle has brought the luck of the Irish with him over to the other side of the world and is enjoying a standout...

Hi Yo Sass Bomb wins Cuddle Stakes at Trentham

Saturday’s Group 3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham delivered multiple milestones for the connections of Taranaki mare Hi Yo Sass Bomb.
Naxos

Brave Naxos ready for another spirited display

The well-related Naxos may lack size but possesses a determined nature that was emphasised when successful at the first time of asking last month at...
Hi Yo Sass Bomb

Taranaki mare seeking maiden stakes win

Hi Yo Sass Bomb's trainer Kim Reid is hoping she can go one better after her last start second in the Group 3 Cuddle Stakes...

Unbeaten Pearl Of Alsace lands Cuddle Stakes

Talented mare Pearl Of Alsace extended her unbeaten run to five when she stepped up to stakes company with a narrow victory in the Group...
Sinarahma

Swansongs for Sharrock pair

Closely-related mares Sinarahma and Our Hail Mary may be signing off on their racing careers this weekend. Trainer Allan Sharrock said both Sinarahma, who contests...
Tavattack

Stakes target in the offing for Tavattack

A stakes target is in the offing for Tavattack after he made it back-to-back wins in the Resonant Premier (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday. Trainer...
Slipper Island

Promising juvenile could join Pike team in Queensland

A determined win in the opening event at Trentham on Saturday may have secured promising two-year-old Slipper Island a berth in the team that trainer...
Sinarahma

Sinarahma prevails in desperate finish to Cuddle Stakes

A well-timed run that saw her thrust her head in front just two strides prior to the winning post ensured rugged mare Sinarahma took victory...
Shamus

Trentham mile test for Shamus

Allan Sharrock is hoping for a Group One victory to finish off an exciting three-year-old season for Shamus on Saturday. The New Plymouth trainer turned...
Coventina Bay

Season finale for Coventina Bay

The curtain will come down this weekend on what has been a long but fruitful season for Coventina Bay. Trainer Robbie Patterson has lined her...
Coventina Bay

Business time for Patterson’s Queensland raiders

Robbie Patterson is loving it so much in Queensland he might not come home. The Taranaki horseman has enjoyed trading the cold winter under Mount...
Coventina Bay

Venue change ideal for Coventina Bay

The abandonment of Te Aroha’s Group One meeting last Saturday could be a blessing in disguise for Coventina Bay. The Taranaki mare was set to...
Jessiegee

Jessiegee due elusive stakes success

Trainer Mike Breslin believes honest mare Jessiegee is more than deserving of a slice of big race luck after the plucky seven-year-old went within a...
Coventina Bay

Coventina Bay takes Cuddle Stakes victory after tough battle

Progressive galloper Coventina Bay delighted her army of fans when taking out the Group 3 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, but it was...
Zee Falls

Zee Falls on trial for Australian campaign

Stakes-winning filly Zee Falls could be in line for a trip to Sydney if she performs well in the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai...
Sinarahma

Sharrock quartet primed for Trentham

Trainer Allan Sharrock will have his fingers-crossed on Saturday when Sinarahma makes her return to Trentham. In her last start at the Upper Hutt track,...
Coventina Bay

Big decision ahead for Collett

New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson hopes Coventina Bay will make Sam Collett think twice about riding boom mare Levante in Group One company next month....
Coventina Bay

All roads lead to Te Aroha for Coventina Bay

Taranaki trainer Robbie Patterson took time out on Sunday morning for a spot of fishing with a group of mates, safe in the knowledge he...
Janelle Millar

Tinkalicious takes Millar to new career high

New Plymouth trainer Janelle Millar celebrated the biggest win of her 15-year training career when Tinkalicious scored an upset victory in Saturday’s Group 3 Wentwood...
Tinkalicious

Tinkalicious gets breakthrough victory in Cuddle Stakes

Underrated galloper Tinkalicious gave her rivals no room for excuses when she put her first black type success on the board when producing a gritty...
Sinarahma

Sinarahma seeking a Cuddle at Trentham

Exciting Taranaki mare Sinarahma will be looking to add a Group victory to her resume when she contests the Group 3 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes...
Sinarahma

Well-bred Sinarahma lands Wairarapa Breeders’

Five-year-old mare Sinarahma landed some valuable black-type when taking out the Listed Property Brokers Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Tauherenikau on Thursday. The Allan...
Robbie Patterson

New Plymouth double continues Patterson’s big season

Back-to-back wins at his home track on Saturday continued a remarkable season for New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson. The first leg of the double came...

Concert Hall on song ahead of Group 3 test

The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Concert Hall is thriving this preparation and punters have again warmed to the four-year-old mare, installing her the $2.30...