http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.curraghmore.co.nz en-us Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:22:30 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/169423/moving-melody-hits-winning-note-for-rae/ Former northerner Moving Melody made the perfect start to her career in the South Island with a strong winning performance in the Echoes Of Heaven At Clearview Park Open (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday.  In the stable of Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley, the daughter of Deep Field won two races before consistently competing in stakes company, her best result a third in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) behind Force Of Nature ... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:15:16 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post169423 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/168777/taka-speed-breaks-through-at-caulfield/ Victory in Saturday’s A$130,000 Remembering Diatribe Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield capped a consistent run of form for Taka Speed, and the New Zealand-bred gelding also passed an important stamina test.Previously a four-time winner between 1400m and 1800m, the Savabeel gelding had attempted 2000m only once before in his career and had finished at the tail of the field.But trainer Matt Laurie remained confident Taka Speed had the stamina for a middle-distance. After a solid run of winter perfor... Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:31:16 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post168777 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/168690/well-related-mare-charting-her-own-path/ It may have been too much to expect lightning to strike twice for Josh Shaw but Chart The Stars has showed she has inherited a good measure of the family ability.The Levin trainer reached Group One heights with the U S Navy Flag mare’s half-sister Faraglioni and while his current charge has a long way to go to match those deeds, she has fashioned a tidy record.Chart The Stars has posted three wins from 10 appearances and looks to have a good chance of further success in the Power Farming Manaw... Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:17:19 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post168690 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/168503/perfect-ten-fashioning-strong-record/ A sustained betting move for six-year-old mare Perfect Ten proved on the money as the daughter of Tavistock comfortably notched the fifth win of her career when successful in the Bottle Stop Handicap (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday.The Nikki Burke-trained mare sat behind a solid tempo under Logan Bates and dashed clear inside the final furlong to score by more than two lengths from Black Peppermint and Censori.The campaign has netted four wins from six starts, with Perfect Ten finishing runner-... Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:24:27 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post168503 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/166992/hilal-makes-encouraging-karaka-weanling-debut/ Hilal has made an encouraging start to his stud career, with the Grangewilliam Stud stallion producing a strong result from limited representation at last week's New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale.The first-season sire was represented by a colt out of the placed Pierro mare Drama Series, offered by Gordon Cunningham's Curraghmore on behalf of Nearco Stud. The youngster attracted strong competition before selling to Paul Pertab Bloodstock for $65,000.Cunningham said the result reflecte... Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:56:11 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post166992 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/166921/tattersalls-cup-continues-strong-campaign-for-asterix/ Four years on from his Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) triumph, Asterix is enjoying a second wind as a seven-year-old and collected his fourth feature win of the season in Saturday’s A$200,000 Gr.3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm.The Tavistock gelding initially took time to find his feet in the new surroundings of Chris Waller’s stable, but the patience of his connections has been rewarded this time in with victories in the A$300,000 The Beauford (2300m) at Newcastle, the Gr.3 JRA Pl... Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:23:29 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post166921 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/166328/perfect-ten-fights-back-for-sandown-success/ A full-sister to Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) and multiple Australian black-type winner Asterix hinted at a bright future of her own with victory in the A$130,000 Evergreen Turf Handicap (1600m) at Sandown on Saturday.The Benchmark 74 handicap was the 10th career start for the five-year-old mare Perfect Ten, who has now recorded three wins and four placings and has earned A$128,950 for owners Trilogy Racing.A first-up winner over 1400m at Sale on May 3 and then runner-up over 1500m at Caulfiel... Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:36:25 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post166328 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/166170/curraghmore-set-to-present-another-quality-karaka-weanling-draft/ Written by Dennis Ryan for RaceFormThe tradition of presenting a quality selection is set to continue at Karaka on June 25 when Curraghmore offers its annual draft at the NZB Weanling Sale.Farm principal Gordon Cunningham takes genuine pride in the process of preparing Curraghmore’s weanling draft, with this year’s six-strong offering again bound to attract the attention of a discerning buyers’ bench.Colts by Sword of State, Ocean Park and Hilal, along with fillies by Super ... Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post166170 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/164641/riverplate-too-tough-in-rangitikei-gold-cup/ Consistent performer Riverplate showed his rivals no mercy as he ran them into the dust when taking out the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Otaki on Saturday.The Andrew Campbell-prepared galloper has been in a purple patch of form of late and that continued in the hands of red-hot apprentice Toni Davies who claimed a winning treble with a heady frontrunning ride.After jumping well from barrier two, Riverplate held out Cambridge galloper Khafre for the early pacemaking duties and... Sat, 16 May 2026 20:19:09 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post164641 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/post/164627/lifes-a-beach-for-riverplate/ Riverplate is loving life on the Kapiti Coast and that has been reflected in his recent results.The seven-year-old gelding made a comeback from retirement late last year and Campbell has been working him on the beach, with his new environment agreeing with the son of Flying Artie, who has won two of his last five starts.“We work him on the beach and he is loving life, he is doing well,” Campbell said. “We have got a little stable at the beach so we use that and keep him there permanently. ... Fri, 15 May 2026 15:42:10 +1200 http://www.curraghmore.co.nz/blog/#post164627