Tutukaka bound for Singapore
Dual stakes winner Tutukaka has been sold with the well-related four-year-old to continue his career in Singapore. A half-brother to 14-time Group One winner Melody...
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Oaks hope stars on top day for Pike
Val Di Zoldo headlined a stellar day for Tony Pike at Awapuni where she added serious momentum to her preparation for the country’s premier staying...
Val Di Zoldo poised to confirm Oaks claims
Promising filly Val Di Zoldo will kick-start a big period of feature race participation for Cambridge trainer Tony Pike when she tackles Wednesday’s Group 2...
Impendabelle in top order for Karaka Million
Precocious filly Impendabelle lost her unbeaten record at her last appearance, but through little fault of her own and hasn’t missed a beat in her...
Pike keen on Tutukaka’s Cup hopes
Tony Pike is bullish about the chances of Tutukaka in Friday’s Taupo Cup (2000m) with the step up in trip on a good surface fuelling...
Impendabelle proves too tough at Trentham
Despite a few moments of concern when placed in tight quarters at the top of the Trentham home straight, rugged filly Impendabelle maintained her unbeaten...
Group Two test for Impendabelle
Promising filly Impendabelle will have her first test at stakes level when she heads to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge...
Smart 3YO partnership’s latest success story
A trans-Tasman association dating back 15 years has come up trumps with another promising three-year-old prospect in Matter Of Honour, who will chase his fourth...
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...
Debutante justifies rating with hollow win
Impendabelle delivered exactly what was expected of her at Trentham where the highly regarded filly was untested to open her career in perfect style. The...
Farm labour has Derby winner primed for new campaign
Six weeks of farm work has Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest in good fettle for a spring preparation, according to his...
Pike banking on Slipper Island for Guineas
Tony Pike’s bid to win a second Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) rests on the shoulders of Slipper Island, who will open his...
River Run, Pacific Dragon spearhead Pike stable weekend
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is looking forward to round five of an engaging battle between his in-form stayer River Run and his arch-nemesis Hit The...
Catalyst Melbourne bound
The connections of Catalyst are tired of playing the waiting game and have made the decision to head to Melbourne with the Group One winner.
Raceday resumption delayed for Catalyst
Punters will have to wait at least a couple more weeks before they see Group One winner Catalyst resume his racing career. The son of...
Pike hoping winning run continues at Ruakaka
River Run was July’s winter-track bully but Cambridge trainer Tony Pike won’t be surprised if he can extend his winning streak into August at Ruakaka...
Pacific Dragon claims Ryder Stakes victory
Smart filly Pacific Dragon rounded out a successful juvenile season with another game performance to take out the final black-type event of the 2021-22 racing...
Pike hoping to end season on a high
Tony Pike’s high-performance stable has three further chances on Saturday to cap off another successful season for the Cambridge horseman. Guaranteed to finish third on...
Pike hoping Catalyst can find old zest
Comeback horse Alligator Blood’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) triumph has Cambridge trainer Tony Pike hoping that one of that horse’s most notable rivals can...
Soulmate crowns progressive stint with Happy Valley triumph
Soulmate capped a season crammed with improvement and success with dramatic victory in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night...
Southern star on the move
South Island Filly Of The Year Reputabelle will join the Flemington stable of Mike Moroney later this month. The daughter of Pins has proved a...
Tony Pike after Derby spoils
Trainer Tony Pike is hoping the turnaround in weather can play into the hands of his Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) contender Tutukaka at Eagle...
Bosson in demand for Brisbane
Opie Bosson’s Brisbane dance card is filling up well with the champion rider already locked in for half a-dozen feature race mounts during the Queensland...
Queensland campaign for Babylon Berlin
Class sprinter Babylon Berlin is joining Tony Pike’s team for the next couple of months in order to take on some of Australia’s best sprinters...
Pike ready to confirm his Queensland winter carnival team
A resolute run for second at Te Rapa on Saturday could see promising two-year-old Rudyard added to the team that Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will...