Tag: 'New Zealand Oaks'

Memorable 2024 for Ormsby

Multi-talented horseman Chad Ormsby has had a year to remember with four black-type victories to his credit, including the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks.
Pulchritudinous

NZ Oaks winner Pulchritudinous joins Waterhouse & Bott stable

Impressive last-start Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Pulchritudinous will continue her racing career in Australia following her sale this week.
Pulchritudinous

Worldwide interest in New Zealand Oaks winner

New Zealand Oaks winner Pulchritudinous could head to Randwick for the Group 1 Australian Oaks next month, it just may not be with current trainer...
Positivity

Queensland beckoning NZ Oaks runner-up

A trip to Brisbane to compete in the Queensland Winter Carnival is on the cards for Positivity following her runner-up performance in the New Zealand...
Pulchritudinous

Pulchritudinous claims Group 1 New Zealand Oaks

Warren Kennedy has steered the Chad Ormsby-trained Pulchritudinous to Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) glory at Trentham.
Cupid's Arrow

Queensland jockey to ride for Wexford in Trentham features

A friendship formed during the Queensland winter carnival has paved the way for Brisbane jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor to make his New Zealand debut at Trentham.
Positivity

Forsman positive with trio ahead of Oaks

Andrew Forsman will attempt to recreate the performance of a former stable star with his trio of fillies in this Saturday’s Group 1 Dubai New...
Witz End

Trentham track to favour Witz End

Tony Pike believes the big, roomy Trentham track will suit his promising three-year-old Witz End down to the ground in Saturday’s Group 2 Wellington Guineas.
Stephen Autridge

Autridge fillies bang on for Oaks quest

Stephen Autridge has triumphed in many of New Zealand’s most iconic races, and he would rate a victory in Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks...
Harlow Rock

Proven Harlow Rocks gets the nod from trainer

Tony Pike has tipped Harlow Rocks as the stable’s best chance of stakes success at Taupo on Friday, as she competes in the Avondale Lowland...

Autridge’s call strengthens Sunline challenge

Stephen Autridge has already made one smart move this week, which has set him up with a stronger hand to play in Saturday’s fillies’ feature...
Khanshe

Oaks-bound Khanshe to line up in Lowland Stakes

In-form filly Khanshe is giving every indication she will continue to excel as she steps up in distance toward her grand final at Trentham.

Williams’ hoping to toast Ellerslie victory

Peter and Dawn Williams will be hoping their promising mare Pour The Wine can score her third straight victory at Ellerslie on Saturday for owner...
Vera Rose

Pike fillies show class in Te Rapa features

Tony Pike’s classy pair of Harlow Rocks and Vera Rose put their hands up for loftier targets after playing the bridesmaid role at Te Rapa...

Autridge set to have strong Oaks hand

Stephen Autridge is in the enviable position of having a pair of well-performed three-year-olds and they could give him a strong hand in the NZ...
Pennyweka NZ Oaks

Trans-Tasman Oaks winner retired

A year is a long time in racing and in 2023 the connections of multiple Group 1 Oaks winner Pennyweka experienced it all.

Group 3 sprint tailormade for in-form mare

Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson couldn’t have wished for a better fit at Hastings on Saturday for talented mare Romancing The Moon.
Pennyweka NZ Oaks

Oaks contender puts Wallace back in the game

The autumn emergence of gifted staying filly Pennyweka has presented Jim Wallace with an opportunity to return to the main stage in Australia.
Pennyweka NZ Oaks

Where there is a will there is a Weka

Just seven days after outstanding three-year-old stayer Pennyweka captured the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) for her seventy strong syndicate of owners known as...
Pennyweka NZ Oaks

Jubilant scenes after special Oaks victory

Members of the Galloping Wekas Jazweka Syndicate threatened to tear down the Trentham grandstand after they witnessed their pride and joy Pennyweka stride clear in...

Huge groundswell of support for Pennyweka

Few runners in Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham will have a support crew like Pennyweka’s. The Jim Wallace-trained Satono Aladdin filly...

Trentham races preview & best bets | March 18, 2023

What New Zealand Oaks Day 2023 Where Wellington Racing Club – Racecourse Rd, Trentham, New Zealand When Saturday, March 18, 2023 First Race 1pm NZDT...

Couple “won’t die wondering” with Group One fillies

Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard will tackle feature races with a high-quality trio at Trentham on Saturday. The couple will produce Colorado Silver...

Sakura Girl set to bloom in Oaks

Sakura Girl will chase the first leg of a major trans-Tasman double for Cambridge trainer Ben Foote at Trentham on Saturday. The in-form daughter of...

Sakura Girl hands Foote a winning double at Te Rapa

Exciting galloper Sakura Girl presented her trainer Ben Foote and rider Kozzi Asano with the second leg of a winning stakes double at Te Rapa...