There aren’t many better at taking a tried horse and improving them to greater heights than Joseph Pride, who has taken care of talented gelding Poison Chalice (NZ) (Savabeel). The six-year-old by Savabeel was formerly prepared by Horsham-based trainer Paul Preusker, who was last seen running tenth in the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m). While Poison Chalice is yet to win beyond benchmark grade, he’s been about the mark in Group company on numerous occasions, coming closest when second in the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) in the Spring of 2024.…
Day: 16 June 2026
Tuhikaramea barn hold strong hand at Cambridge
Graeme and Debbie Rogerson and Clinton Isdale will be well-represented at Waikato Thoroughbred Racing’s annual RDA Raceday at Cambridge on Wednesday, with the trainers set to line-up a dozen runners at the midweek meeting. They are particularly upbeat about their chances in the Manning Investments (2000m) where they will line-up a trio of contenders, including Tarzador, Novak and Solidify, however, the latter may be saved for Ellerslie on Saturday. Tarzador (NZ) (Tarzino) heads into the race in winning form, having won over 1700m at Awapuni Synthetic late last month after…