Tag: 'Tayla Mitchell'

Blue Sky At Night causes Avondale Cup upset

Blue Sky At Night has defied double-digit odds to win the Group 2 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie Racecourse under Tayla Mitchell.

Blue Sky At Night claims Group 3 Waikato Cup

The Shelley Hale-trained Blue Sky At Night has managed to reign supreme in Saturday’s Group 3 Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa.

Blue Sky At Night goes back-to-back

Blue Sky At Night missed out on her intended black-type targets this autumn, but a pair of impressive victories at Te Rapa have provided adequate...

Casino Princess earns Tauranga Classic shot

A black-type assignment is looming on the horizon for Casino Princess after she capped a consistent form line with victory at Rotorua on Saturday.

Butterfield makes strong statement at Ellerslie

Tauranga horseman Patrick McCarten enjoyed one of his more memorable days as a trainer when producing Butterfield to win on Auckland Cup Day

Wiremu Pinn returns home to New Zealand

Wiremu Pinn will be a welcome addition to the New Zealand jockey ranks, with the talented hoop returning to his homeland after a stint riding...

Tayla Mitchell ends season in unusual circumstances

Apprentice jockey Tayla Mitchell finished her season with a bang at Tauranga on Saturday, but it wasn’t the climactic ending she was hoping for.

Daniel Miller hoping to strike at Tauranga

Matamata trainer Daniel Miller is hoping to claim his own Yellow Jersey victory at Tauranga, on the same weekend the Tour de France comes to...

Reece Cole scores first win as trainer

Former jumps jockey Reece Cole has enjoyed his transition into a career as a trainer and celebrated his first win in that role at Avondale...

Marchand primed to bounce back

Four-year-old gelding Marchand has a good opportunity at Matamata on Saturday to return to the form that earned him stakes honours last season. The son...