Tutukaka Derby bound
The Tony Pike-trained two-year-old gelding Tutukaka ticked the first box as he makes a long-range bid for the Group 1 VRC Derby (2500m) with a...
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Staying platform for Tutukaka
Tony Pike is hoping to break maiden ranks with promising stayer Tutukaka and gets a gilt-edged opportunity in Saturday’s Listed Tattersall’s Life Member Stakes (1830m)...
Witsabouthim impresses with Ruakaka victory
Progressive three-year-old Witsabouthim provided the biggest glimpse yet of his undoubted ability as he came from last on the home corner to convincingly defeat his...
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...
Pike stable strikes at Whanganui
Lightly raced Cambridge visitor Danger Strykes confirmed she has big future ahead of her with a comprehensive victory in the Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd...
Tutukaka set to rise in The Phoenix
Promising juvenile Tutukaka will be out to break maiden ranks when he contests the Listed The Phoenix (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Tavistock...
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...
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 juvenile all class at New Plymouth
The Tony Pike-trained Rangi Toa was an impressive debut winner of the Kasa Bloodstock 2YO (1100m) at New Plymouth on Friday, and has the makings...
Pike’s Puysegur purring ahead of Lightning
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is gearing up for a busy weekend of racing, where he will saddle runners at Trentham and Tauranga on Saturday, and...
Stakes assignment for promising three-year-old
A comprehensive three-length victory at Matamata on Saturday has set promising three-year-old Tar And Cement on a path to the Group 2 Fusion Electrical Wellington...
Dark Alley bounces back at Hastings
Promising four-year-old Dark Alley looked a galloper capable of going through the grades over the next few months when he scored an impressive victory on...
Group Two first-up for Subpoenaed
Former Kiwi galloper Subpoenaed will line-up in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday ahead of the Group 1 Coolmore Classic...
Classic winners impress at Rotorua
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is looking forward to autumn racing with a couple of last season’s Classic winners after their pleasing trials at Rotorua on...
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...
Pike unleashes emerging stars at Ellerslie
There’s an irony in the expectation of performance from Tony Pike’s pair of Group 2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) runners Khufu and Stormy that’s...
Pre-race scare not enough to stop promising maiden
Promising three-year-old galloper Bentayga shook off the effects of a pre-race scare to register his first victory at New Plymouth on Sunday. The Tony Pike-trained...
Million outlook bright for unraced colt
Punters who have taken the about unraced juvenile Khufu in next month’s $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) can breathe a little easier...
The Irishman pleases at Te Aroha
Impressive debut winner The Irishman had a quiet trial at Te Aroha on Monday in readiness for a raceday return over the Ellerslie Christmas Carnival....
Endless Drama retired
Well-travelled sprinter/miler Endless Drama has been retired after failing to find his best form in his latest campaign. The nine-year-old Lope De Vega entire began...
Favourite delivers in Trentham two-year-old feature
Flashy chestnut colt Stormy repaid the faith of punters who installed him as a $1.50 favourite as he powered to victory in the Group 2...