Tag: 'Lauren Brennan'

Brennan’s sprinting Rockstar wins at Tauranga

Packing Rockstar has been a long-time performer for trainer Lauren Brennan, and the eight-year-old showed his class when scoring at Tauranga on Saturday.

English Gambler makes Great Northern statement

Lauren Brennan, trainer from Cambridge, is pondering a shot at the Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) with English Gambler after his recent victory at Te Rapa.
English Gambler

Exciting hurdler English Gambler set to resume

Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is in the awkward position of wanting good tracks for her leading jumper and wet tracks for her flat horses.
Packing Rockstar

Spotlight on Rockstar in Group One mile

Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is looking forward to dodging top sprinting mares Levante and Entriviere as she attacks the Group 1 El Cheapo Cars WFA...
Zaher

Zaher putting in the miles ahead of Wellesley

Two-year-old gelding Zaher may only be having his second start at Trentham on Saturday but he is already becoming a seasoned traveller. The Cambridge juvenile...
Horace

Staying future for Horace

Three-year-old gelding Horace broke maiden ranks in good style on Monday for trainer Chad Ormsby when landing the Premier Horse Transport 1200 at Pukekohe and...
Packing Rockstar

Rockstar packs plenty of punch at Te Rapa

Ever consistent sprinter Packing Rockstar displayed all his fighting qualities when he downed a high-quality field of sprinters in the Group 3 J Swap Sprint...
Zaher

Exciting juvenile scores on debut

Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is excited about the prospects of juvenile Zaher after his gutsy win on debut in the Levin TAB & Sports Bar...
Vigor Winner

Captain Cook tilt in the offing for Vigor Winner

A Group One target is in the offing for Vigor Winner if he performs up to expectations in the Group 2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m)...
English Gambler

Bright future tipped for English Gambler

English Gambler may have been as green as the grass he was running on in the early stages of the Te Aroha Jockey Club Hurdle...
Ayrton

Ayrton’s success generations in the making

Three decades of work is paying off for Cambridge breeder Greg McCarthy with the emergence of the exciting three-year-old Ayrton. The gelding bounced back from...
Packing Rockstar

Innes produces front-running gem to lift Japan trophy

Leading northern rider Leith Innes produced a front-running masterclass at Tauranga on Saturday as he guided gritty galloper Packing Rockstar to his first stakes victory...
Grand Bouquet

Marton Cup next for Grand Bouquet

Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is hoping to put Grand Bouquet’s Group 3 NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) campaign back on track...
Ayrton

Kiwi duo impressing in Victoria

Phill Cataldo’s connection with Melbourne trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr. is looking set to pay some serious dividends through two unbeaten horses in...
Grand Bouquet

Te Rapa to kick off Brennan’s big black-type summer

Group 3 features at Te Rapa on Saturday could be the starting point of a special summer for Lauren Brennan. The Cambridge trainer has strong...
Magnum

Last hurrah for Magnum

Consistent sprinter Magnum will kick-off what will likely be his last preparation at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Lauren Brennan-trained gelding will carry topweight of 59kg...
Avantage

Johnson reunites with Avantage in Foxbridge

Danielle Johnson is hoping to shift her 2020-21 season into another gear with a quality book of rides at Te Rapa on Saturday. The 29-year-old...
Te Rapa trials

Brennan beaming to be back

It may have been a cold winter’s day, but Lauren Brennan was over the moon to be back at the trials at Te Rapa on...
Packing Rockstar

Short back-up no impediment for Packing Rockstar

Trainer Lauren Brennan went outside her comfort zone on Saturday but reaped the rewards of the bold decision when Packing Rockstar gave a polished display...
Magnum

Stakes challenges for Brennan pair

The Lauren Brennan-trained Magnum booked his ticket for the Group 2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni next month with his victory at...
Magnum

Brennan ready to toast Magnum

Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan has Magnum right where she wants him ahead of his first-up run in Saturday’s Harcourts Whangarei 1200 at Ruakaka. Brennan produced...
Vigor Winner

Group 1 assignment for Vigor Winner

Vigor Winner may not have got the results his connections were looking for in Australia last season, but the trip across the Tasman has been...
Vigor Winner

Vigor Winner vying for back-to-back Group wins

Last start Group 3 winner Vigor Winner will be vying for more stakes success when he tackles the Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1400m) at...

Blake Shinn to ride NZ 3yo Vigor Winner

New Zealand trainer Lauren Brennan is thrilled to have saecured Blak Shinn to ride three-year-old Vigor Winner when he makes his Brisbane debut.
Vigor Winner

Shinn confirmed for Vigor Winner

Prominent Australian jockey Blake Shinn has been confirmed to ride promising Cambridge three- year-old Vigor Winner when he competes at Eagle Farm later this month....