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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Sam Bergerson still gets up at 3:30am each morning to train horses and often still there until the early evening. -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Bergerson takes top gong at Entain Industry Excellence Awards loveracing.nz https://bitofayarn.com Sam Bergerson, New Zealand’s leading trainer, was recognised by his peers when receiving the top gong at the Entain Industry Excellence Awards on Sunday night. Bergerson is part of the Te Akau Racing juggernaut, training in partnership with Mark Walker for the last two seasons, securing the trainers’ premiership last season and currently leads this year’s premiership with 127 wins and more than $9.1 million in stakes earnings. The 31-year-old’s achievements were recognised on Sunday night, receiving the Equine Licence Holder Excellence Award before being bestowed the overall Supreme Entain Excellence Award. “It was pretty exciting,” Bergerson said. “It was a really cool night and I had family up there and plenty of friends, so it was really cool. “To get the recognition among your peers against some really good horse people was very humbling. “It is an exciting time to be a part of the industry with what Entain is doing. To get recognition through their awards is amazing. I can’t thank them enough for the award.” Bergerson said it has been a whirlwind last couple of years, and he is grateful for the position he is in, leading the New Zealand arm of Te Akau Racing, with Walker spending the majority of his time overseeing their Cranbourne base. “It has been a massive couple of years,” Bergerson said. “I am very fortunate and privileged to be in the position I am in with Te Akau, with the backing of Mark (Walker), Karyn (Fenton-Ellis) and David (Ellis). It is just a fantastic opportunity. “I just love it. It is a lot of work and a lot of sacrifice, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. I am very grateful to them for the opportunity to work with these wonderful horses and fantastic group of staff and owners. “It has been an awesome journey so far and I am looking forward to the future.” Bergerson said he owes a lot of his success to his training partner and staff. “I am so grateful to Mark. He has been a fantastic mentor to me and we have got a really good relationship,” he said. “I look at him like a mate, not like a boss. He has really taken me under his wing and we have had some great success together and gone through the hardships as well. “Te Akau is a great enterprise to be a part of. I have come through the system there under Jamie (Richards) and then Mark, and I have been fortunate to get some amazing opportunities and work alongside some great people. “I couldn’t do it without the staff here, they are a really good group of people. They are the ones at the coalface and don’t get the recognition and exposure I have been able to get through being the head trainer. But you can’t do it without the people at the forefront there every day. “I won a bit of money last night, so we will probably have to have a shout and a bit of a celebration, which will be cool.” Bergerson received $10,000 as a category winner and an additional $5,000 as the Entain Excellence Award winner, as well as a $5,000 education package. “I am very grateful for the monetary prize, as well as the education grant,” Bergerson said. “I would love to travel and see a few different stables. I am always looking to continue to learn, I don’t think you ever stop learning.” As a past recipient of the Sunline Trust International Management Scholarship, Bergerson is aware of the opportunities educational grants provide, and he is looking forward to putting his Entain grant to good use. “The great thing about the thoroughbred industry is that it can take you all around the world with whatever avenue you pursue,” he said. “The Sunline Scholarship was more on the breeding side, but it came at a fantastic time for me as I was at a bit of a crossroads in not knowing what to do and it gave me a grounding and a good understanding of the breeding industry, which I think helps with the racing side and what goes into these younger horses. “That allowed me to meet a lot of people along the way and learn from people not only in New Zealand but overseas as well. “I pinch myself with how the last five or six years have gone, it is pretty surreal.” -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A Great Notion colt owned by Ann Merryman was selected as grand champion at the 91st annual MHBA Yearling Show at the Timonium Fairgrounds June 29. The show's champion is out of Sista, a winning Two Punch mare Merryman co-bred and trained, then retired to her broodmare band. Sista is the dam of four named foals, including Maryland Million Sprint Turf winner Fiya, who Merryman sold the 3-year-old gelding for $400,000 at the Wanamaker's sale in 2020. The son of Great Notion took the blue ribbon in the first class of the day, for colts and geldings foaled in Maryland, by Maryland stallions. “First impression is a powerful thing on a horse, and it's funny, the horse that ended up being the champion, he was one of the first horses I saw,” said Ingordo. “Everybody else after him was either going to be up or down, and he remained at the top. You're looking for athletes, and athletes come in all shapes and sizes.” Reserve champion was Louis and Grace Merryman's filly by Bourbon Courage, bred in the name of their Anchor and Hope Farm. Heading Class III, the bay filly is out of Fullerene (Quiet American). Additionally, the winner of Class II was a Global Campaign colt out of Tanca (Polish Numbers), owned and bred by Katherine Voss. A filly by Girvin out of Sexy Reasons (Jump Start) took Class IV for owner/breeder John Davison. Top sire of the show was Northview Stallion Station's nine-time Maryland stallion of the year Great Notion. All four of his entrants earned ribbons, led by the grand champion. A total of 35 yearlings were judged by Ingordo at the Timonium Fairgrounds horse show ring and are now eligible for the $40,000 premium award which is split annually, with $20,000 going to the exhibitors of the four show contestants who earn the most money as 2-year-olds in 2026, and another $20,000 divided among the exhibitors of the four highest-earning 3-year-old runners the next year. The post Merryman’s Great Notion Colt Takes 91st Annual Yearling Show appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Hey Boss. I think you saw, but I saddled my 10th winner earlier this week. I know you told me you'd be long dead before I won the Kentucky Derby, but you did get to see me win at Churchill Downs. Every time I saddle a horse, I think about the first time I saddled for you. It was Cold as Hell at Oaklawn Park. I forgot the pommel pad, and you told me to get out of the way, that you'd finish saddling him yourself. I didn't talk back to you much, but that day I told you I was going to finish what I started. Well Boss, I did it. I've got 10 horses now–nice horses. You know that filly that I asked you for advice on how to prepare her for a mile race? She finished second going a mile, all thanks to your training guidance. It's lonely here without you. I always thought I'd be able to get your advice whenever I needed it, but now I'm having to live off of what you taught me in the past. I guess the cell phone signal isn't too good up there, but maybe it's because you still have a flip phone. Speaking of phone calls, I'll never forget what you said to me when I called you the morning after my first heartbreak. After reassuring me I was going to be okay, you told me about a quote that says, 'We love over a hundred people in our lifetime.' That scared me to death when you said it. I thought, 'Ninety-nine people are going to hurt me this badly in this lifetime?' But as I've gotten older, I understand it more. I've loved some good people and I'm glad you're one of them. Your open-door policy was amazing. You always made everyone feel so loved and invited. You know, I still try to compliment three people every day. I remember that advice too. I remember you also told me, 'When someone in an authority position tells you something, don't explain your side–just say, 'Yessir.” Yessir. I don't think I ever got to tell you, but you were one of the best examples of the Bible story about the prodigal son coming home. That's how I felt the first time I stepped back into your office after quitting. I was so nervous, but you accepted me with open arms and even helped get me the job with Dallas Stewart. It meant so much to me–when I was apologizing to you, that you wouldn't let me sit in my own shame. You just told me to put my shoulders back and get ready to do something. You didn't know it, but you showed me a lot about Jesus. Your kindness, forgiveness, need for excellence, ability to love people at different levels, and your willingness to be interrupted weren't just signs of a good horse trainer, but also of a good man. I needed that example in my life. Anyway Boss, I just wanted to write and thank you for all the things you taught me–on and off the track. You made us all feel so loved. Every one of us feels like we were your best friend. I hope I can leave a legacy like that. See you soon. With love, Jade Cunningham From a racing family, Jade Cunningham previously galloped for D. Wayne Lukas and worked as an assistant trainer for Dallas Stewart before going out on her own as a trainer in 2023. The post Letter to the Editor: Letter to The Coach appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism returned to the work-tab June 29, breezing a half-mile at Santa Anita Park in :47 4/5. Trainer Michael McCarthy said the son of Curlin came out of the work well, but has no goals yet for summer races.View the full article
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