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Easy Caulfield win for Annavisto

Stakes winning filly Annavisto (NZ) (Reliable Man) turned a three-year-old handicap at Caulfield into a stroll in the park, when comfortably winning the Hylands Race Colours Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Despite carrying topweight of 60kgs, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained filly sat outside the leader under a gun Mark Zahra ride and cruised to the line more than two lengths to the good of her rivals when asked to go in the home straight. The win advances Annavisto’s record to four ...

Weekend Runners - 10.04.2021

Good luck to the connections of all Cm runners competing over the weekend including:AUSTRALIA SATURDAYATC-  Race 7 Australian Derby Gr.1 , A$2137500 2400m Toscanini (AUS) 2017 (C. by Fastnet Rock-Soubrettes) (trainer: C Maher & D Eustace)BRC- Race 6 Doomben Cup Day H., A$75000 1615m Calm Seeker (NZ) 2017 (C. by Complacent-Attention Seeker) (trainer: M A Kropp)Longreach JC- Race 3 Fruit Barn P., A$7450 1200m Granola State (NZ) 2013 (G. by Cape Blanco-Tip the Wink) (trainer: David R...

Weekend Runners - 3.3.2021

Good luck to connections of Cm graduates racing over Easter weekend.AUSTRALIA FRIDAYAscot- Race 7 Morley Growers Market H., A$30000 2200m Queen Takes King (NZ) 2016 (F. by Charm Spirit-Egeria) (trainer: L Smith) AUSTRALIA SATURDAYDongara Irwin RC- Race 3 Pinkmoon H., A$12000 1100m Tumut River (NZ) 2014 (G. by Choisir-Princess Jay) (trainer: Sean Rains)Moruya JC- Race 5 Bay Coast Cleaning H., A$12000 1020m Spring Season (AUS) 2015 (G. by Sebring-Private Steer) (trainer: J W Marzol)MRC- Race ...

Filly scores fitting win

Annavisto’s (Reliable Man x Avisto) win in the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1400m) last Saturday proved to be more than just a highlight for her big group of owners. The Reliable Man filly provided her breeder Greg Tomlinson of Nearco Stud with a very significant treble. Tomlinson bred her dam Avisto (Tavistock-Miraculous Miss[AUS]) and she has the honour of being the first stakes winner for Nearco Stud, she was also the first stakes winner for Tavistock, and now she has given Tavistock his first s...

Weekend Wrap Up - March 27/28 2021

It was a big weekend of results and as well as success from Curraghmore graduates, it was brilliant to see Verry Elleegant achieve at elite level again for her successful connections that include breeder Don Goodwin, former trainer and part-owner Nick Bishara, John, Mark and Rachel Carter, Grangewilliam Stud who stand her sire Zed, James McDonald, Chris Waller and the rest of her ownership group.Mo'unga was also successful on Saturday, giving Annabel Neasham her first Group One win and another e...

Stakes win for Annavisto

Annavisto (NZ) (Reliable Man) has secured some important black-type for her connections with an all-the-way victory in the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. And the Mick Price And Michael Kent Jr-trained filly was on her best behaviour, giving rider Jamie Kah an easy steer. Sent out the $2.50 favourite, Annavisto scored by 1-¾ lengths from Mozzie Monster ($4.80) with Air Defence ($31) 2-¼ lengths away third. Annavisto has been her own worst enemy on occasions and blew the start whe...

Weekend Wrap Up- 23.3.2021

Curraghmore added three new wins to the season tally over the weekend. The Stephen Marsh-trained Rip Em Up was first to post success when winning at Tauranga on Saturday in the Worlds End Bar and Restaurant Fraser Cove 2100. Bred by Darrel Hollinshead, Rip Em Up was purchased by Go Racing out of Curraghmore's 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale draft. Rip Em Up has been in good form this campaign and was coming off the back of a last start second at Matamata. She now has four wins to her c...

Curraghmore graduate looking to conquer Hong Kong Derby

David Hayes will saddle Conqueror in Sunday's BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin. The son of Fastnet Rock was a solid fourth in an 1800m Class 2 behind Butterfield on 7 March, 2021. “Conqueror ran a good race last start and his trackwork with Shadow Hero on Tuesday morning on the course proper was really good. He’ll get the blinkers back on – I think he’s a better horse in blinkers,” Hayes said. “His run in the winkers was good, but he sort of dropped the bit with 600m to ru...

Weekend Runners - 12.3.21

Good luck to connections of all Curraghmore graduates racing this weekend including:AUSTRALIA FRIDAYIllawarra TC- Race 6 TAB Conditional H., A$35000 1400m Aspect Ratio (AUS) 2016 (F. by Declaration of War-Poste Restante) (trainer: J G Sargent)Lockyer RC- Race 7 Laidley Cup Ticket Online H., A$17000 1400m Celtic Tiger (NZ) 2012 (G. by O'Reilly-Miraculous Miss) (trainer: Douglas Lane) AUSTRALIA SATURDAYATC- Race 1 Catanachs H., A$125000 1900m Toscanini (AUS) 2017 (C. by Fastnet Rock-Soubrette...

Weekend Runners 5.3.21

Good luck to connection of all Curraghmore graduates racing over the next few days including:AUSTRALIA FRIDAY:Darwin TC- Race 3 St Pat's Day 13 March H., A$18500 1100m Power Rush (NZ) 2015 (F. by Power-Maid of Tralee) (trainer: Philip Cole)Stawell RC- Race 7 Ecycle Solutions H., A$22000 1600m Shilajit (NZ) 2017 (F. by Proisir-Uno Sayuri) (trainer: Dan O'Sullivan) AUSTRALIA SATURDAYBRC- Race 5 Sky Racing H., A$75000 1805m Calm Seeker (NZ) 2017 (C. by Complacent-Attention Seeker) (trainer: M ...

Weekend Runners- 20.02.2021

Congratulations to connections of all Cm graduates racing this weekend including the following:AUSTRALIA SATURDAYBRC- Race 7 Membership H., A$75000 1600m Calm Seeker (NZ) 2017 (C. by Complacent-Attention Seeker) (trainer: M A Kropp)NEW ZEALAND SATURDAYEllerslie- Race 8 Avondale Cup Gr.2, NZ$100000 2400m In a Twinkling (AUS) 2015 (G. by Fastnet Rock-Moment in Time) (trainer: J W Richards)               Race 9 Auckland Co-Op Taxis H., NZ$27500 2100m Rip...

Weekend Wrap Up

Curraghmore added four new winners to their tally over the last four days. Starting proceedings was Island Hop who broke maiden ranks at Riccarton on Saturday. The son of Swiss Ace rewarded his breeder-owners Barry Thomas and Peter Grieve who have been very patient. He looks to be very progressive and is a half-brother to the talented Gold Mag who is a three-time winner for his breeders and Lindsay Park Racing in Melbourne. Later in the day Doppelpunkt won nicely at Gosford over 1200m. The daugh...

Aimee’s Jewel joins Victorian stable

Group Three-winning mare Aimee’s Jewel has joined the stable of Kyneton trainer Charles Cassar as she looks to add Australian black-type to her CV. The daughter of Proisir won three of her seven starts for Stratford trainer Trudy Keegan, including a memorable victory in the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders' Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton in November. Keegan, who remains in the ownership of Aimee’s Jewel, said it had been very clear from the outset that principal owner Troy Pannell would transfer the m...

Talented filly to make Aussie debut

Curraghmore will be represented by Kahma Lass in the Gr.2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.Bred by Nearco Stud, the three-year-old filly was purchased out of Curraghmore's 2019 NZB Book 1 draft by David Ellis for $290,000. Raced by Brendan and Jo Lindsay of Cambridge Stud, Richards is hoping for a solid performance from the Group One-winning filly in her first Australian assignment. “She is ready to run well,” Richards said. “She trialled in a pretty hot heat at Rosehill behind Nat...

Weekend Runners 12.02.2021

Good luck to connections of Curraghmore graduates racing this weekend including the following:AUSTRALIA FRIDAYCanterbury Park Race 4 Stud & Stable Staff Awards H., A$50000 1900m Toscanini (AUS) 2017 (C. by Fastnet Rock-Soubrettes) (trainer: C Maher & D Eustace)Moonee Valley Race 7 Ranvet H., A$60000 1200m Zacouver (NZ) 2017 (F. by Vancouver-Fair Isle) (trainer: L & T Corstens)Tamworth Race 7 Concrete Industries Supplies H., A$22000 1600m Bridges to Babylon (NZ) 2016 (F. by Proisir-Sarajay) (trai...

Back-to-back Guineas for Showemhowitsdone

A rematch of last month’s Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) produced the exact same result on Saturday as Showemhowitsdone edged out The Gift in a tight finish to the Listed Mediaworks Dunedin Guineas (1500m) at Wingatui. The same two fillies hit the line locked together two weeks ago at Gore, where the strong-finishing Showemhowitsdone snatched victory by a head. But a rough-house finish and Slow8 track conditions may have raised some doubts over that form when a similar field stepped out on to a D...

Weekend Runners - 6.02.2021

Good luck to connections of all Cm graduates racing this weekend including:AUSTRALIA SATURDAY:Eagle Farm: Race 8 Mount Franklin H., A$75000 1400m Calm Seeker (NZ) 2017 (C. by Complacent-Attention Seeker) (trainer: M A Kropp)Caulfield: Race 4 Autumn S. Gr.2, A$201000 1400m Altai Ranger (NZ) 2017 (G. by Power-Coronado's Pride) (trainer: J D Sadler)Newcastle: Race 3 Aspira Business Advisory H., A$35000 1200m Rockness Angel (AUS) 2016 (F. by Fastnet Rock-Necessary Evil) (trainer: T J Bartley)HO...

Derby prospect on show at Te Rapa

Maasir emerged as a Derby contender when winning over 2100m at Te Rapa on Wednesday. Prepared by Jamie Richards, Maasir, a son of Proisir, is now an $18 chance for the Derby and looks to be on an upward trajectory, settling beautifully under Opie Bosson to make it back to back wins. “I’ve been pleased with him all the way through and it was a nice win,” Richards said. “He won his maiden well here a couple of weeks ago on soft ground, and has some European blood in his family and can ha...

Book 2 ends on a high

Curraghmore had a 100 percent clearance rate during the Book 2 session of the New Zealand Bloodstock selling both fillies entered, as well as a colt prepared on behalf of Heidi Richardson.The Wandjina colt out of the O’Reilly mare Home Alone, Lot 826, went for $150,000 to the bid of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Andrew Seabrook, acting on behalf of Wexford Stable’s Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. Te Awamutu breeder Heidi Richardson, who presented the colt under her own banner with the assi...

Showemhowitsdone survives scary moment to take Gore Guineas

Connections of Riccarton visitor Showemhowitsdone had to endure some anxious moments before her victory in the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m) was confirmed on Saturday. The Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong-trained three-year-old narrowly defeated The Gift in a driving finish to the day’s feature event but proved a handful in the closing stages as she shied at something on the inside of the track and ducked out sharply. Rider Terry Mosely quickly straightened the Showcasing filly, who had...

Weekend Runners 23.01.2021

Good Luck to connections of all Cm graduates racing over the weekend including:AUSTRALIA SATURDAYAscot- R6 Western Racepix H., A$50000 1800m Queen Takes King (NZ) 2016 (F. by Charm Spirit-Egeria) (trainer: L Smith)NEW ZEALAND SATURDAYEllerslie- Race 2 Karaka Cup, NZ$100000 2200m In a Twinkling (AUS) 2015 (G. by Fastnet Rock-Moment in Time) (trainer: J W Richards)              Race 4 Karaka Million 2YO 1200m Mr Blue Sky (AUS) 2018 (C. by Zoustar - Blue Blue Sky)...

Weekend Runners - 08.01.2021

Good luck to connections of all Cm graduates racing this weekend including the following horses:AUSTRALIA FRIDAYLaunceston- Race 9 Tasmanian S. L, A$100000 1600m Ruettiger (NZ) 2011 (G. by Duporth-Be Inspired) (trainer: Scott Brunton) AUSTRALIA SATURDAYFlemington- Race 5 TAB Long May We Play H., A$135000 1100m Zacouver (NZ) 2017 (F. by Vancouver-Fair Isle) (trainer: L & T Corstens)Ascot- Race 7 Glenroy Chaff H., A$50000 1600m Queen Takes King (NZ) 2016 (F. by Charm Spirit-Egeria) (trainer: L Smi...

Weekend Runners - New Year's edition

Good luck to the connections of all Cm runners hitting the track over the next few days including the following: AUSTRALIA FRIDAY Canterbury- R2 Hyland Race Colours Maiden H., A$60000 1250m Doppelpunkt (NZ) 2016 (F. by Charm Spirit-Que Sera) (trainer: J A O'Shea)Ipswich TC- Race 8 Schweppes H., A$25000 1350m Celtic Tiger (NZ) 2012 (G. by O'Reilly-Miraculous Miss) (trainer: Douglas Lane)HONG KONG FRIDAYRace 10 Flame Tree H., HK$1500000 1400m Beluga (NZ) 2016 (G. by Tavistock-Prestigious Miss) (tr...

Pike to unleash emerging star at Ellerslie

The Tony Pike-trained Khufu will make his debut in Friday's Gr.2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m).TAB bookmakers have hype-horse Khufu as a $2.60 second favourite for the two-year-old feature behind impressive Te Rapa debut winner Sword Of State at $2.10 despite it being his first start in a field chock-full of race winners. Among his rivals is $7 third favourite and stablemate Stormy, who is unbeaten in two starts, the most recent an all-the way win in the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes ...

In A Twinkling out for Group One glory

Last start Gr.3 Counties Cup (2100m) winner In A Twinkling will be vying for Group One glory at Ellerslie on Boxing Day when he lines-up in the Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m). The Jamie Richards-trained gelding finished runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) behind Crown Prosecutor last year, and he has subsequently added back-to-back Counties Cup victories to his record, however, a victory at elite level still eludes the five-year-old. Richards is happy with his charge in the le...