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New Zealand Stakes
The New Zealand Stakes, currently run as the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes, is a Group One thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand. It is run at Ellerslie Racecourse on Champions Day in March of every year, with a stake of $1 million.https://www.aucklandracing.co.nz/racedays/champions-day/ History The New Zealand Stakes was introduced as a weight-for-age race in the 1974/75 New Zealand racing season. It has been run under the following names depending on sponsors: * Second Century Stakes (1975–1976) * Air New Zealand Stakes (1977–1990) * Television New Zealand Stakes (1994) * Trackside Sales Stakes (1995–1996) * Harrah's Stakes (1997) * Lion Red Stakes (1999–2002) * Asian Racing Federation Stakes (2003) * Darley Stakes (2005) * Starcraft New Zealand Stakes (2006–2007) * First Sovereign Trust New Zealand Stakes (2008) * Sky City New Zealand Stakes (2009–2010) * Nicolas Feuillatte Stakes (2011) * Lindauer New Zealand Stakes (2012–2014) * Ronald McDonald House Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group One
Group One, Group 1, Grade I or G1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. In Europe, the level of races for Thoroughbred racing is determined using the Pattern races, Pattern race system introduced in 1971 and monitored by the European Pattern Committee. To attain or maintain a Group One status, the average rating for the first four finishers in the race must be 115 or higher over a three-year period. The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities works to ensure consistent international standards. Group One races may only be restricted to age groups or a stipulated sex: they should not be restricted to horses bred in a certain country (though there are regional exceptions to this rule). Group One (G1) races may be run under Handicap (horse racing), handicap conditions in Australia, but in Europe Weight for Age, weight-for-age conditions always apply. In the case of Classic Races, as exampled by Britain's The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shocking (horse)
Shocking (foaled 23 September 2005) is an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by Mark Kavanagh, who won the 149th Melbourne Cup on 3 November 2009 by three-quarters of a length. Pedigree Shocking is by the outstanding sire, Street Cry (Ireland) out of Maria Di Castaglia by Danehill (USA). George Fraser purchased Maria di Castiglia (GB) while she was carrying Shocking in utero at a William Inglis bloodstock sale for $20,000. Fraser later sold the resulting foal, Shocking, at the 2007 Magic Millions Yearling Sale for $45,000 to a local horse broker. After being broken in, he was sold on to Laurence Eales for $64,000 in late 2007. Laurence Eales also owns the 2009 Caulfield Stakes winner Whobegotyou, also by Street Cry.Cairns tiler's Shocking win in Melbourne Cup |
Sakhee's Secret
Sakhee's Secret (13 March 2004 – 17 November 2021) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. He is owned and bred by octogenarian, Bridget Swire. Sakhee's Secret defeated older horses to win the 6 furlong July Cup at Newmarket Racecourse which was a key factor in the colt being ranked the World Champion 3-year-old sprinter on turf Sod is the upper layer of turf that is harvested for transplanting. Turf consists of a variable thickness of a soil medium that supports a community of turfgrasses. In British and Australian English, sod is more commonly known as ''turf'', ... for 2007. Sakhee's Secret retired to Whitsbury Manor Stud in 2009. References Sakhee's Secret's pedigree and partial racing stats 2004 racehorse births 2021 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 3-d {{Racehorse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabeel
Zabeel (25 October 1986 – 25 September 2015) was a New Zealand-bred racehorse who predominantly raced in Australia. He was retired to stud and became a champion sire. He was a bay son of Sir Tristram from the Nureyev mare Lady Giselle. Racing career During his racing career, he won seven races, including the Moonee Valley Stakes in 1989 and the Australian Guineas, the Alister Clark Stakes, and the Craiglee Stakes in 1990. Stud career Zabeel entered stud in 1991–2013 at Cambridge Stud New Zealand and was pensioned from stud duties in 2013. He sired 153 individual stakes winners of 350 stakes races, including Vengeance of Rain, who won the Dubai Sheema Classic and holds the earnings record in Hong Kong. Zabeel also sired the Australian champions Octagonal and Might And Power, who won 17 Group One races between them, including the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, two Cox Plates, three runnings of the Mercedes Classic, and the Sydney three-year-old triple crown. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Baker
Murray Baker (born 21 April 1946) is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse trainer and former representative cricketer. Cricket Baker played in one List A and seventeen first-class matches for Central Districts and Northern Districts from 1966 to 1975. Baker was part of the team who won the Plunket Shield and played for Huddersfield in England. Horse training Baker started training at Woodville in the 1970s. His first raceday winner was Vizier on October 4 1978, at Otaki. Another early winner was Sir Vigilant in the 1985 New Zealand St. Leger. In 2000 Murray moved his training operation to Cambridge. He has trained in partnership with: * his son, Bjorn Baker, who later moved to set up stables of his own at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. * Andrew Forsman. Murray has won many major races on both sides of the Tasman with leading horses such as: * Bonneval, twice New Zealand Horse of the Year, winner of the 2017 Australian Oaks, Feehan Stakes, New Zealand Oaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mastercraftsman
Mastercraftsman (19 February 2006 – 13 August 2021) was a Cartier Racing Award, Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. The four-time Group One-winning colt was trained by Aidan O'Brien and was ridden by Johnny Murtagh in all of his wins. He was out of mare Starlight Dreams and by top stallion Danehill Dancer. Racing career 2008: two-year-old season Mastercraftsman's career began in a six-furlong maiden at the The Curragh Racecourse, Curragh in May 2008, where he won by half a length. He won two more races over 6 furlongs at the The Curragh Racecourse, Curragh, the group 2 Railway Stakes (Ireland), Railway stakes and group 1 Phoenix Stakes, Phoenix stakes. His second group 1 win came when stepped up in trip to 7 furlongs in the National Stakes. It was not until his first race outside Ireland that he was defeated. He was beaten into fourth place by the Freddy Head trained Naaqoos in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère at Maisons-Laffitte in France. Nevertheless, wins in three important cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opie Bosson
Owen Patrick "Opie" Bosson (born 24 July 1980) is a jockey in Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand. Riding career Bosson started as an apprentice for Stephen Autridge, his godfather. He began his race-day riding career as a 15 year old on 25 October 1995 with Comette at Dargaville and soon after had his first win on Fairlie Airlie at Gisborne. In the 1997 season he was the McBeath Apprentice of the Year at the BMW New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards and was eighth on the New Zealand Premiership, behind Lance O'Sullivan, with 75 wins from 703 starts.New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1997 (26th edition). Dillon, Mike, Editor. Mike Dillon's Racing Enterprises Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand. The next apprentice was Mark Sweeney on 53 wins. On 2 September 1998 Bosson rode the first Australian winner for Chris Waller, Party Belle, in a 2100m maiden race at Wyong. His first Group 1 victory was Jezabeel in the 1998 Auckland Cup, aged 17. In March 2019 Bosson surpassed the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fastnet Rock (horse)
Fastnet Rock is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse stallion. Sired by Danehill (horse), Danehill to dam Piccadilly Circus, he started his racing career in 2004. Though he did not win any races as a two-year-old, he ran third in the Group One AJC Sires Produce Stakes. He found great success after turning three years old. After being unplaced in the Caulfield Guineas, he proved himself as one of the top Australian sprinters by winning the Group 1 Lightning Stakes and Oakleigh Plate in February 2005. Trainer Paul Perry (horse trainer), Paul Perry wished Fastnet Rock to repeat the successful English campaign by Choisir, who is trained by Perry, in 2003. After he ran second in the T J Smith Stakes in March 2005, Fastnet Rock was sent to the United Kingdom to prepare for the Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes and July Cup. He suffered from travel sickness and was unable to run in any race in the UK and was retired to stud. Race record Stud record Fastnet Rock began his career at stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avantage (horse)
Avantage (foaled 27 September 2015) is an Australian-bred, New Zealand-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who has won nine Group 1 races. Avantage was bred by Willie Calder and Karen N Calder. She was purchased by David Ellis at the 2017 National Yearling Sales Series for $210,000 from The Oaks Stud. Racing career Avantage was raced by the Te Akau Avantage Syndicate, managed by Karen Fenton-Ellis. Her usual riders were Danielle Johnson and Opie Bosson. In March 2019 Avantage won the Group 3 Birthday Card Stakes over 1200m at Rosehill and followed that with a third in the 1200m Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint behind Classique Legend and Jonker. Later in September 2019 she raced twice more in Australian group company. She was 7th over 1400m at Randwick Racecourse and 8th over 1500m at Rosehill behind Kolding and Mister Sea Wolf respectively. As well as her New Zealand Group wins she has also been placed second behind Melody Belle in the 2021 Bonecrusher New Zealand Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Richards (horse Trainer)
Jamie Richards is a leading thoroughbred horse racing trainer in New Zealand and Hong Kong. Early career Jamie's father, Paul Richards, was an accomplished jockey and his mother, Leanne Richards was a racing administrator. Jamie was also an amateur jockey, winning 5 races in 10 starts. Jamie attended Otago Boys' High School and then Otago University, he achieved a Bachelor of Commerce in Management and Accounting and a Diploma in Marketing. He was selected for the Sunline International Management Scholarship to undertake stud and stable experience in Europe and the United States. He later worked for New Zealand Bloodstock before moving to Matamata to work at Waikato Stud. Te Akau Racing Jamie entered into a formal training partnership at Te Akau Racing with Stephen Autridge in May 2015. He took over as sole trainer in July 2018. Jamie has won the New Zealand Trainers Premiership: * 2015/16 season in partnership with Steven Autridge. * 2019/20 season – 160 wins (36 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commands (horse)
Commands (28 September 1996 – 12 July 2014) was an Australian stakes winning racehorse and stallion. Background Bred by Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Commands was a full brother to 5-time Group One winner Danewin. Racing career Commands won 4 races in his 15 start career with the highlight being the 1999 Missile Stakes at Rosehill as a two-year-old, beating the older horses at Weight for Age. He also ran placings in two Group One races, running third behind Redoute's Choice in the 1999 Caulfield Guineas and a second placing in The Galaxy. Stud career Commands was retired to the Inghams' Woodlands Stud and in his first year in 2000 had a service fee of $10,000. Darley Stud acquired ownership of Commands in 2008 following the purchase of the Inghams' breeding empire in Australia. Commands retired from stallion duties in 2013. He is the sire of 14 time Group One winner Melody Belle. Overall he sired 13 individual Group One winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Belle (horse)
Melody Belle (foaled 26 September 2014) is a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to win the New Zealand Triple Crown. She is also a two-time New Zealand Horse of the Year and holds the New Zealand record for the most Group 1 races won with 14, surpassing the previous New Zealand record of 13 set by the great mare Sunline and only one off the Australian record of 15 set by Black Caviar. Background Melody Belle was bred at Haunui Farm in Karaka, New Zealand. She was bred by Haunui's longest standing client, Marie Leicester. Melody Belle is a member of the famous "Belle" family brought to the fore by Marie's parents, James and Annie Sarten. Melody Belle was then sold for NZ$57,500 at the 2016 New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale. Racing career Melody Belle was trained throughout her career by Jamie Richards, and ridden in the majority of her races by top Kiwi jockey Opie Bosson. She also had a close bond with her strapper Ashley Handley. 2016/2017: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
