Hollie Wynyard has consistently matched up with the country’s best in her first solo season of training and she’ll chase a deserved stakes success when her talented youngsters contest Saturday’s Listed SkyCity Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie. Prior to the current racing season, Wynyard trained for almost a decade in partnership with Johno Benner, winning a pair of Group Ones and a Karaka Million three-year-old crown in the process. When Benner decided to step back from training, Cambridge-based Wynyard took over the reins in full capacity and has since produced…
Day: 15 May 2025
Hawke’s Bay Jumpers Back in Action
The Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal-trained pair of The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) and Suliman (NZ) (Redwood) will make their much-anticipated return to racing in the John Turkington Forestry/Waipine Logging Bulls Country Cup (2200m) at Trentham on Saturday. The Cossack has been off the scene since injuring a suspensory ligament when preparing to clash with archrival West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) in last year’s Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) at Riccarton. The 11-year-old gelding has undergone a rigorous rehabilitation programme and his trainers have been pleased with his progress. “We spelled…
Marroni tuned for first-up mile test
Group Two performer Marroni (NZ) (Makfi) has placed at stakes level over a mile on two occasions, and he will be seeking to improve on those results in Saturday’s Listed James Bull Rangitikei Cup (1600m) at Trentham. While in the care of former trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, the son of Makfi was victorious in the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2250m) and placed in the Gr.2 Easter Handicap (1600m), before placing in the Gr.2 Japan Trophy (1600m) while under the sole care of Forsman. Following a couple of unplaced runs…
Super Seth 3YO impresses in Sydney
Kundabung, a three-year-old gelding trained by Chris Waller, secured his maiden win in commanding fashion on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday. The son of Super Seth surged from off the pace to claim victory in the 1400m Drinkwise Plate, defeating fellow Super Seth gelding So Long Farewell, by 1.5 lengths. Bred by Waikato Stud, Kundabung is out of the O’Reilly mare O’Dianne, making him a half-brother to Listed winner Avebury, who won at Caulfield last week and Gr.1 Queensland Derby placegetter Paternal. Despite his evident talent, Kundabung has…
Donnelly has big team in at Cambridge tonight
By Jordyn Bublitz Arna Donnelly has an army of runners to contest tonight’s meeting at Cambridge Raceway. “It’s been a good team effort to get them all there and going good,” said Donnelly who has a total of eight runners spread across the 8-race programme. The first three of her charges go head-to-head in Race 1, the Mid-Winter Christmas at Cambridge Raceway Mobile Pace. Ragnar Lothbrok faces a step up in grade to compete against stablemates Beta Prepare and Red Rackham. Of the three Donnelly is of the opinion that…