Rutten Singapore bound to support Kingsman
Te Horo-based horseman Chris Rutten will pay his first visit to Singapore this weekend where Kingsman (NZ) (Darci Brahma), a horse he bought and part-owns, will tackle Sunday’s S$1.15 million Emirates Singapore Derby (1800m). Kingsman will be part of a three-pronged attack on the four-year-old feature for ex-pat Kiwi trainer Mark Walker, who will also have race favourite Elite Invincible (Archarcharch) and Lim’s Regard (NZ) (Red Giant). While Elite Invincible prevailed last start by a hea...
July 13, 2018No rush with Devise
The two highest-rated horses in the Cambridge yard of Shaune Ritchie will make later returns to racing in the new season. The Hawke’s Bay carnival doesn’t feature in the plans for either his Group One winner Devise or the black type performer Sultan Of Swing. “Devise is a better horse in the later spring and early summer so we’ll let the Hastings races go by,” Ritchie said. The Oaks Stud-bred and raced daughter of resident stallion Darci Brahma raced consistently well in strong comp...
July 12, 2018Australian winner for Niagara
New syndication company Harney Stone Racing was celebrating a first success yesterday as Cataracta (Niagara) scored on her second start in a 1200 meter maiden at Sandown Lakeside. Stephen Harney said the filly had been bought in New Zealand following an impressive trial and said that was the model his company would work off initially."We want fillies who can get out over ground over time" Harney said. "We got her from New Zealand, where she had won her trial very impressively by abou...
July 12, 2018Good time at Te Awamutu
Cambridge trainer Ralph Manning has every reason to be looking ata return to Te Awamutu for his four-year-old Rocking Good Time.Rocking Good Time, a son of Roc De Cambes Manning races with friend and loyal stable supporter Tony Coombe, picked up his second win from 13 starts when taking the Fairview Motors 2000 on the Waipa course last Sunday. Rocking Good Time’s other win, two starts earlier, also came at Te Awamutu over the same 2000-metre distance. Between the two wins Rocking Good Time fin...
June 20, 2018Vin De Dance back in work
New Zealand Derby winner Vin De Dance is likely to head straight to Melbourne to begin his spring campaign. The Roc de Cambes gelding, who followed his Ellerslie classic victory with a second placing (relegated to fourth) in the Rosehill Guineas and fourth in the Australian Derby, has returned to the Cambridge stable of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman. “He’s back in work and we’re very happy with him,” Baker told www.theinformant.co.nz.“He’ll go to Melbourne in the spring and we’ll...
June 20, 2018Winning double for The Oaks
The Oaks Stud were represented by two runners at Hastings on Thursday, and both came home winners. The first winner for the day was the regally bred Sea Goddess, a 3YO filly by Darci Brahma from The Oaks Stud’s champion racemare Seachange (pictured). Having just her third raceday start, Sea Goddess lived up to trainer Ralph Manning’s expectations by stylishly taking out the 1300m maiden for jockey Michael Coleman. Paint The Town was The Oaks Stud’s second winner for the day, a...
June 7, 2018Change of plan works perfectly for Dagny
Kerrin McEvoy's intuition has paid dividends as he disregarded Chris Waller's instructions to boot Dagny (Darci Brahma) to victory in the Eremein Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill....
June 6, 2018Kings Speech Make's early statement on debut
Trainer Stephen Gray’s charmed run since his Lion City Cup triumph on Saturday continued with a newcomer in the shape of King’s Speech obliging at his first run in the S$85,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1200m on Friday night....
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