Not An Option claims Chester Manifold Stakes success
The Mike Moroney-trained Not An Option produced a stirring win in the $175,000 Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) at Flemington.
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Not An Option relishes firmer Flemington track
Not An Option relished the Good 4 surface presented at Flemington on Saturday, with a strong win for trainer Mike Moroney.
Kiwi trio please at Flemington
A trio of former Kiwi runners pleased trainer Michael Moroney with their jumpouts at Flemington on Friday ahead of their spring campaigns. Group 1 Newmarket...
Roch ’N’ Horse to Sydney
Newmarket Handicap heroine Roch ’N’ Horse is thriving at Flemington and Michael Moroney and connections have confirmed the daughter of Per Incanto will head north...
Makybe Diva homecoming for Tofane
Tofane will make a welcome return to her home track of Flemington on Saturday when she contests the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). The...
Syndicates paying dividends for Pike supporters
Like most New Zealand trainers, Cambridge horseman Tony Pike is champing at the bit to see thoroughbred racing recommence once the current COVID lockdown restrictions...
Refreshed Pike looking forward to spring
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike was savouring the last few hours of a brief Queenstown getaway on Wednesday before the focus switches to overseeing his team...
Pike plumps for Sunshine Coast option
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is confident he can figure in the thick end of the prizemoney in a Queensland stakes race for the second weekend...
Pike ventures north in search of good ground
Tony Pike won’t be surprised if Ruakaka candidate Witsabouthim becomes a cups contender in the next two years. Witsabouthim is nominated for two 1600m events...
Polytrack adds additional tool to Pike arsenal
Trainer Tony Pike is taking advantage of the new Polytrack surface at his home-base in Cambridge as it enables him to prepare younger members of...
Victory parade for Pike at Ellerslie
Promising galloper Dawn Parade showed he will be a force to be reckoned with next season when he downed a handy field of three-year-olds over...
Pike buoyed by positive start to Queensland campaign
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike got his attack on the Queensland Winter carnival off to a good start with exciting three-year-old Not An Option resuming in...
Pike quartet Queensland bound
Tony Pike knows how to make an impact at the Queensland Winter Carnival, having saddled the likes of The Bostonian, Sacred Elixir and Provocative to...
Pike’s Australian hopefuls on show at Hastings
Tony Pike is hoping several of his team can book themselves a trip to Australia when they head to Hastings on Saturday. The Cambridge trainer...
Not An Option on top at Matamata
Well-travelled three-year-old Not An Option reminded punters of his galloping ability when he defeated a small but classy field of rivals over 1400m at Matamata...
What you need to know about the JJ Atkins
A look at the JJ Atkins over 1400m at Eagle Farm, the final Group One race for two-year-olds during the Australian racing season.
Blinkers the option for JJ Atkins hope
The Richard and Michael Freedman training partnership have put blinkers on Not An Option to get him to race closer to the pace in the...
Queensland feature next for Not An Option
After watching runners struggle through the testing track conditions in the first race at Randwick on Saturday Kiwi trainer Tony Pike was relieved the decision...
Queensland an option for Kiwi galloper
A Group 1 assignment in Queensland is in the offing for talented two-year-old Not An Option if he performs well at Randwick on Saturday. Owned...
Tony Pike still has one Sydney option
New Zealand trainer Tony Pike has put an end to The Bostonian's Sydney autumn but will still have a G1 runner with Not An Option...
All eyes on Not An Option
Not An Option will be carrying the weight of his stable when he contests the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. The...
Champagne Stakes an Option for classy juvenile
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike was pleased with the efforts of classy juvenile Not An Option after he ran on late to finish third in the...
Technology vital in Sydney preparation
Technology has been a godsend for Tony Pike in preparing his trio of Sydney runners for their Autumn assignments. Not An Option, The Bostonian, and...
Lockdown forces stable switch
Three quality gallopers from the Tony Pike team have transferred to Australian stables in a bid to finish their campaigns in Sydney. Group 1 winners...
Pike team to transfer
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has made the call to bring home his Sydney-based staff of Mark Hills and Chris McNab. Pike was campaigning The Bostonian,...