Last-gasp Guineas win for Dark Destroyer
With back-to-back stakes wins including a last-gasp thriller in Saturday’s Group 2 SKYCITY Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie, Dark Destroyer is stepping up to fill...
Tag: 'The Bostonian'
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...
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 keen on stakes assignment for Sacred Option
Promising filly Sacred Option may have booked a place in the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa next month after she produced...
Pike turns back the clock with Sacred Elixir
Fairytales don’t often come true, but Tony Pike is very hopeful that comeback horse Sacred Elixir can provide him with one. Sacred Elixir was one...
The Bostonian ruled out of spring
Triple Group 1 winning sprinter The Bostonian will miss the remainder of the spring after suffering a fetlock injury in a gallop on Thursday. The...
Classy colt gets the job done
Punters that took the $1.30 about talented three-year-old The Irishman would have had their hearts in their mouths when the son of Tavistock stepped slowly...
The Bostonian to be freshened for sprint
Trainer Tony Pike has taken the advice of his travelling foreman and will give The Bostonian extra time to recover from a tough first-up run...
The Bostonian reunited with Pike team
It may have taken plenty of effort and sacrifice, but Cambridge trainer Tony Pike finally has his temporary Sydney satellite barn in operation. Stable foreman...
Pike pleased with The Bostonian’s campaign opener
Trainer Tony Pike believes his star sprinter The Bostonian has plenty to offer during his Sydney spring campaign following a satisfactory first-up performance in Saturday’s...
Jay Ford grabs Group 1 chance on The Bostonian
Best known for his association with brilliant speedster Takeover Target, Jay Ford returns to the Sydney arena to link with Winx Stakes favourite The Bostonian.
Nature Strip warms up with trial win
Nature Strip has kicked off an important week for trainer Chris Waller with a barrier trial win ahead of the return of up to six...
Kiwis given clearance to fly
There was an echoed sigh of relief in Waikato Monday with a handful of trainers receiving travel exemptions for their staff to fly to Australia....
The Bostonian’s staff facing travel issues
The Bostonian is Sydney-bound for the spring carnival, but his New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is unsure if his staff can travel to look after...
Pike team out in force at Ellerslie
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike had a number of talented gallopers in action at the Ellerslie trials on Tuesday, including comeback galloper Sacred Elixir. The now...
The Bostonian has plans to scale Everest
New Zealand Group One-winning gelding The Bostonian has a spring campaign in Sydney in the pipeline, where The Everest looms as the ultimate goal.
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...
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...
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,...
Pike satisfied with Sydney returns
Despite a mixed bag of results for his two runners in Sydney on Saturday, Cambridge trainer Tony Pike was pleased with how the day unfolded...
NZ Derby winner to step out at Rosehill
New Zealand Derby winner Sherwood Forest will be out to add another staying feature when he makes his Australian debut in the Rosehill Guineas.
NZ Derby winner set to fly to Sydney
New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is banding together with other trainers to get their horses ready to race in Sydney.