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Weekend Runners- Easter 2019

Good luck to connections of CM graduates running over the Easter weekend.SINGAPORE FRIDAY Race 5 Class 4 H., S$50000 1100m Red Dawn (NZ) 2011 (G. by Align-Danness) (trainer: S BAERTSCHIGER) Race 7 Class 3 H., S$70000 1000m Sacred Sham (NZ) 2013 (G. by O'Reilly-Mexican Rose)(trainer: M WALKER) AUSTRALIA SATURDAY Randwick Race 2 Ranvet Power Formula H., A$125000 1200m Tribal Wisdom (AUS) 2013 (G. by Makfi-Platinum Passion) (trainer: M D Moroney) Gold Coast Turf Club Heineken Gold Coast C...

Weekend Runners- 13.04.19

Good luck to the connections of CM runners competing this weekend including: AUSTRALIA SATURDAY Randwick: Race 1 Kings of Sydney Sport Mile H. L, A$150000 1600m Aspect Ratio (AUS) 2016 (F. by Declaration of War-Poste Restante) (trainer: J G Sargent)                   Race 6 Australian Oaks Gr.1, A$1114500 2400m Bye Bye Belle (NZ) 2015 (F. by Cape Blanco-Teardrop Island) (trainer: M C Kent)                  ...

Weekend Wrap Up- 08.04.19

It was another successful weekend for Curraghmore graduates with two additional winners and a stakes performer added to the tally for the season. Goko (O'Reilly) capitalised on a great run of form to win in Hong Kong on Sunday night. A graduate of Curraghmore's 2014 New Zealand Bloodstock weanling draft, Goko has run in the money in each of his last four starts and scored a deserved victory in the Class 3 race over 1000m. On Saturday Manolo Blahniq (Jimmy Choux) ran a good second in the Listed A...

Weekend Runners 05.04.19

SINGAPORE FRIDAY Race 5 War Affair S., S$30000 1400m Dominic (NZ) 2014 (G. by Rock 'n' Pop-Highflying) (trainer: J SAIMEE) AUSTRALIA SATURDAY Randwick Race 3 Adrian Knox S. Gr.3, A$201000 2000m Bye Bye Belle (NZ) 2015 (F. by Cape Blanco-Teardrop Island) (trainer: M C Kent)                 Race 5 Chairman's H. Gr.2, A$302000 2600m Rodrico (AUS) 2012 (G. by High Chaparral-Truly a Beauty) (trainer: Bjorn Baker)              ...

Weekend Wrap Up- 01.04.19

The saturated track in Sydney made life difficult for many at Rosehill on Saturday, including our New Zealand Bloodstock graduate In A Twinkling (Fastnet Rock).The Jamie Richards-trained three-year-old was making his Australian debut in the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) and finished a creditable fifth.“He went alright," jockey James McDonald said. "He boxed away. The track wasn’t to his liking really. He’s a big actioned horse but he’s going okay.”Fingers crossed the run did not take too...

Weekend Runners- 29.03.19

AUSTRALIA SATURDAY Rosehill- Race 2 Neville Sellwood S. Gr.3, A$161000 2000m Almost Court (NZ) 2012 (G. by Alamosa-Cinder Bella) (trainer: B Joseph & P & MJones               Race 3 Tulloch S. Gr.2, A$198000 2000m In a Twinkling (AUS) 2015 (G. by Fastnet Rock-Moment in Time) (trainer: J W Richards) Monto RC- Race 3 Gordon & Evelyn Hutton Memorial H., A$7550 1200m Granola State (NZ) 2013 (G. by Cape Blanco-Tip the Wink) (trainer: R B Bowen) Wyong RC- Race 3...

Twinkling set to shine

Fresh from saddling a stakes winner in Sydney last Saturday with Avantage winning the Gr.3  Birthday Card Stakes (1200m), trainer Jamie Richards is hoping to pick-up some more Australian dollars this weekend. Runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), In A Twinkling will represent the Te Akau team in the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Randwick with a view to justifying a place in the A$2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) on April 6. “In A Twinkling worked well on the grass on T...

Weekend Wrap Up- 25.03.19

There were no winning results over the weekend but still plenty of Curraghmore graduates to be proud of.Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock) ran a creditable fourth in the Gr.1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. She was very brave in holding ground and impressed jockey Hugh Bowman who remarked he was "very proud of her" following the race.Tribal Wisdom (Makfi) was resuming in the Gr.1 The Galaxy (1100m) after an 11 month layoff and put in an encouraging run to finish 6.6L off the winner Nature...

Tribal Wisdom shapes up for Rosehill test

Trainer Mike Moroney welcomes back sprinter Tribal Wisdom in the Gr.1 Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday.Tribal Wisdom has not raced since defeating Osborne Bulls in a Benchmark 99 class race during Randwick's autumn carnival last April.Moroney said Tribal Wisdom's long lay-off came about when he suffered a badly pulled muscle. Tribal Wisdom is an outsider and meets some quality sprinters first-up on Saturday including Redzel, Ball Of Muscle, Nature Strip and Graff and Moroney just wants to ...

Weekend Runners- 22.03.19

Good luck to connections of CM grads running this weekend including:AUSTRALIA FRIDAY Albury- Race 6 Albury Gold Cup L, A$184800 2000m Almost Court (NZ) 2012 (G. by Alamosa-Cinder Bella) (trainer: B Joseph & P & M Jones) SINGAPORE FRIDAY Race 1 Maiden S., S$20000 1200m Heart of Courage (AUS) 2014 (G. by Fastnet Rock-Myrrh) (trainer: M WALKER) AUSTRALIA SATURDAY Rosehill- Race 3 NE Manion H. Gr.3, A$161000 2400m Rodrico (AUS) 2012 (G. by High Chaparral-Truly a Beauty) (trainer: Bjorn Baker)  ...

Weekend Wrap Up- 18.03.19

Bye Bye Belle marked herself as one to watch over the weekend with trainer Mick Kent now plotting an ambitious shot at the Gr.1 Australian Oaks for the impressive Yarra Valley maiden winner. Having just her third start Bye Bye Belle charged home to break her maiden by half a length in the 1950m race on Sunday. While it is only less than four weeks until the Group One staying feature for fillies at Randwick,Kent, who won that race with Absolutely in 2011, harbours grand ambitions for the fil...

Weaponry wanting rain for Wellington test

Trainer Jamie Richards is hoping for some rain ahead of Saturday for Gr.2 Norwood Family Wellington Guineas (1400m) contender Weaponry. The three-year-old gelding, who was purchased by David Ellis out of Curraghmore's 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock draft, is fresh off a southern campaign, which included a last start victory in the Listed Southland Guineas (1600m) at Ascot Park last month. “I thought it (southern campaign) was really good,” Richards said. “He’s a little bit stiff probably no...

Weekend Wrap-Up 04.03.19

Curraghmore graduates delivered several good performances over the weekend collecting Group placings on both sides of the Tasman. Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) runner-up In A Twinkling (Fastnet Rock) is likely to head to the Queensland Winter Carnival off the back of a very brave run to finish not far off winner Crown Prosecutor in the blue riband event. “He went a super race and probably just needed a little more cover during the run,” trainer Jamie Richards said. “He’s very tough and ...

No Australian Guineas for Age Of Chivalry

As a last-start runner-up in the Gr.3 C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington, it would have been easy to assume Age Of Chivalry would progress to the Group One Australian Guineas as a genuine contender. But that is not the case, with the lightly raced three-year-old gelding instead set to run in the A$135,000 Seppelt Wines Plate (1400m) on the undercard to Saturday's A$1 million Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington. Age Of Chivalry was not nominated for the Guineas and connections opted not to pay a...

Weekend Runners- 02.03.19

AUSTRALIA SATURDAY Randwick- Race 2 Australian Fire Hose H., A$125000 2000m Rodrico (AUS) 2012 (G. by High Chaparral-Truly a Beauty) (trainer: Bjorn Baker)                     Race 6 Chipping Norton S. Gr.1, A$575000 1600m Unforgotten (AUS) 2014 (F. by Fastnet Rock-Memories of You) (trainer: C J Waller) Flemington- Race 5 Seppelt Wines H., A$135000 1400m Age of Chivalry (NZ) 2015 (G. by He's Remarkable...

Weaponry aimed at Wellington Guineas

Last-start Listed Southland Guineas (1600m) winner Weaponry is being set to add another Guineas scalp to his record. The Jamie Richards-trained runner, who was purchased out of Curraghmore's 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock draft, will head for a light freshen-up before lining up in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham next month. “He might have a little freshen-up now and if we are pleased with him he could well be aimed at the Wellington Guineas on the way back to Te Akau,” he said. ...

Weekend wrap-up 18.02.19

Curraghmore graduates produced some strong performances over the weekend, indicating there should be bigger things in store for those horses continuing on to bigger targets over the coming months. Weaponry’s win in the Listed Southland Guineas (1600m) was a credit to Te Akau Racing’s Jamie Richards having sent the three-year-old gelding south following wins in his first two career starts. The $140,000 New Zealand Bloodstock graduate looks to be a progressive horse learning his craft and the ...

Weaponry scores in Southland Guineas

Curraghmore graduate Weaponry (Declaration of War) made up for some bad luck at his last start when he stormed to victory in Saturday’s Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) at Invercargill. The Jamie Richards-trained gelding, who was purchased by David Ellis for $140,000 out of Curraghmore's 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock draft, had looked unlucky not to finish closer than fourth in the Listed Dunedin Guineas (1500m) when failing to find racing room at a vital stage that day. Thi...

Stable to learn more about Age Of Chivalry

After successive midweek Sandown victories, the time has come for Age Of Chivalry (He's Remarkable) to be tested against some of Victoria's best three-year-olds. Simon Zahra, who trains in partnership with his cousin Mathew Ellerton, said Saturday's Gr.3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington was the opportunity to find out where of Age Of Chivalry sits. His opposition includes Victoria Derby winner Extra Brut, Sandown Guineas winner Ringerdingding and Carbine Club Stakes winner Rainier. While S...

Weekend Runners- 16.02.19

AUSTRALIA SATURDAY Randwick- Race 6 Apollo S. Gr.2, A$243500 1400m Unforgotten (AUS) 2014 (F. by Fastnet Rock-Memories of You) (trainer: C J Waller)                     Race 9 Chinese Festival of Racing H., A$125000 1600m Almost Court (NZ) 2012 (G. by Alamosa-Cinder Bella) (trainer: B Joseph & P & M Jones) Flemington- Race 7 CS Hayes S. Gr.3, A$161500 1400m Age of Chivalry (NZ) 2015 (G. by He's Remarka...

Unforgotten ready to resume in the Apollo

Expat New Zealand trainer Chris Waller will have six runners in the Gr.2 The Star Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, including glamour mare Winx and Group One winners Patrick Erin and Unforgotten.While Winx is expected to continue her winning ways on Saturday, Waller said the race is also a good stepping stone for his other runners including Curraghmore's New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Unforgotten. “She has come back very well and should be in for a good autumn and in normal year...

Curraghmore connection to Blue Diamond hopeful

Loving Gaby's impressive debut win in the Gr.3 Chairman's Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on the weekend has set her up for a tilt at the Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) on February 23. The win has brought back memories for Curraghmore's Gordon Cunningham who sold the dam of Loving Gaby, Maastricht, as a yearling. "It was interesting listening to Ciaron Maher the other day describing Loving Gaby as a big raw filly with a huge stride because he could have been describing her mother Maastricht," Cunn...

Mighty Boss finishes fifth in trial

Mighty Boss’ (Not A Single Doubt) regular pilot Michael Walker believes the Group One winner can put a disappointing year behind him and return to the kind of form that saw him land the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) in 2017. The Mick Price-trained entire has not made the frame in eight subsequent starts, but Walker is confident he saw enough in Mighty Boss’ eighth place finish in a Geelong trial (1000m) yesterday to suggest he is well within himself.  "I have never seen him look b...

Local upsets in Timaru Stakes

Local galloper He Kin Fly (Darci Brahma) upset the applecart when he stormed to a comprehensive victory in the Listed Speight’s Timaru Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton. The win emphasised the up and down nature of thoroughbred racing as the Darci Brahma gelding had failed to take any part in the race at his last start after knuckling badly out of the barrier and dislodging rider Terry Moseley. Moseley stuck with the ship and produced a gem on the Neill Ridley-trained six-year-old to land the winner...

Long Leaf scores in Karaka Million

The victory of Curraghmore's New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Long Leaf (Fastnet Rock) in the Listed Karaka 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday capped off a brilliant night for the horse’s shareholder and New Zealand Bloodstock owner Sir Peter Vela who used the occasion to savour the success of the sales company’s twilight race meeting. The talented yet enigmatic Long Leaf, who was twice a Listed winner as a juvenile, also provided a winning homecoming for expatriate New Zealand...