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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Wexford Stables’ red-hot form across a stable of talented three-year-olds in recent months has built widespread anticipation over which of their talented stars would emerge to represent the Matamata barn in the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m). Training partners Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have ended speculation, making the decisive move to select hugely promising galloper Checkmate (NZ) to fill their slot in the inaugural running of the Southern Hemisphere’s richest three-year-old race. Checkmate has made a big impression in just five appearances to the races, notching three victories including the Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m) and an open three-year-old 1500m last Sunday at Ellerslie. “Checkmate is a horse that gets around Ellerslie, which is important. He’s won at the trip and just ticked a lot of boxes,” Lance O’Sullivan said. “He should acquit himself well, we’re happy with him and his condition, although he’ll have another run before then. We’re still undecided where (he will race next), we have a couple of options to work through, but the horse will tell us what he needs. “He’s a nice horse for the race and one of many chances,” he said. A former Champion Jockey and multiple Group One-winning trainer, O’Sullivan is looking forward to seeing what the NZB Kiwi does for an industry he has spent most of his life immersed in, and more importantly, having the Wexford brand play a major role. “It’s exciting to have the biggest prizemoney in the Southern hemisphere for three-year-olds, who would’ve thought that would happen?” O’Sullivan said. “It’s great for the industry, it’s new and creates a lot of interest. “It’s important for Wexford, we wanted to be a part of the big dance and to have two horses in the race, it’s fantastic.” The O’Sullivan and Scott partnership already has Sought After (NZ) in the feature under Waikato Stud’s slot, while fellow three-year-old stable performers including Sethito (NZ), Hankee Alpha (NZ), Prosegur (NZ) and Cheaha (AUS) also feature in futures markets for the race. O’Sullivan hopes others in the stable will get their opportunity now that the son of Mongolian Khan has been locked in. “That was one of the reasons why we went early,” he said. “We have some nice horses there and we felt it was best to state who we were going to take in case anyone else had any interest in the others. “It’s nice to be able to produce horses that warrant running in the big event. It’s going to be a very exciting day.” Owned and bred by Okaharau Station, Checkmate currently holds equal favouritism for the NZB Kiwi at $8, alongside Australian-trained Evaporate (NZ) and star colt Savaglee (NZ). Other confirmed runners for the race include Damask Rose (NZ) (Te Akau Racing), Domain Ace (NZ) (Canterbury Jockey Club), Evaporate (TAB) and Sought After (Waikato Stud). The NZB Kiwi will be run on Champions Day on 8 March at Ellerslie Racecourse. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
While the win of Banker’s Choice (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) at Moonee Valley recently may have got under the guard of punters, it wasn’t totally unexpected by the gelding’s trainers. Prepared by Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson, Banker’s Choice registered his first win in just over two years when successful on December 28 and will chase back-to-back wins in the TAB Australian Cup Race Day 29 March (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. “It was good to see him win again,” Thompson said. “We had been really happy with him at home. All the way through he had been working well, and we had been expecting him to run better, but he had been a little disappointing. “Even last prep he raced well without winning. He ran third in a Toorak and his form had been good, but just this prep he had been disappointing. “It was good to see him bounce back last start and hopefully it gives him a little bit of confidence going forward.” Banker’s Choice had been winless since taking out the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) in December 2022, accounting for Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel), but had been placed in Stakes company in between those victories. Consequently, Banker’s Choice paid the price for that consistency being forced to run in races that were potentially outside his class range. Having raced in Stakes races through the spring, without success, Banker’s Choice dropped to benchmark 100 grade with his win at Moonee Valley last time, the same grade he’s racing in on Saturday, which sees the gelding lining up against Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) placegtter Okita Soushi. “For this time of year, it’s quite a strong race, but at his best, he can mix it with the best of them,” Thompson said. “I suppose he’s been a victim of his own good form in some respect because he’s just kept that high benchmark rating. “It’s hard once they get up there, they don’t drop too quickly, but we’re not the only ones having to deal with it. “It can be frustrating. No one is out to try and play games, but you’re only doing harm by the owners’ in not dropping them a little bit faster than they do. “It would give every horse a chance because a lot of horses get to that high benchmark where it makes it a little tricky and hard to win, so often they just need to be in that one grade lower. “Hopefully that win last time gives him that little bit of confidence and we can see him win again.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Katie Margarson will join The Jockey Club as a trainee clerk of the course next month. Having served as the longtime assistant to multiple Group race-winning trainer and father George Margarson at Graham Lodge Stables in Newmarket, in recent years Katie has broadened her experience in the racing industry by working as an assistant to the clerk of the course on race days at Goodwood and by working as a presenter for Ladbrokes. In her new role as a trainee clerk of the course, Margarson will be working at Huntingdon and Newmarket racecourses, reporting to The Jockey Club's head of racing in the East region, Andrew Morris, who is clerk of the course at both venues. Margarson said, “I am thrilled to be joining The Jockey Club as a trainee clerk of the course on February 10th. “I have wide-ranging experience right across the racing industry and am used to dealing with a wide range of stakeholders, so I hope my new role should play to my strengths. “Having been based in Newmarket for many years I am especially pleased that I will now spend a significant part of my time working at the town's two world-famous racecourses.” The post Katie Margarson Joins The Jockey Club as Trainee Clerk of the Course appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By TAB For Ever · Posted
Middle on left ......lock in Preux Chevalier ...black with white hoop on sleeves. NZ bred by Lumber Dream ,the same as Robalan . Middle on right with white bridle ......a guess @ Pure Steel The top right , a wild punt on Westburn Grant . Bottom two are quite small photos ,hard to nail any clues ! -
By TAB For Ever · Posted
A lot of Number 1 horses.... Top left , God with maltese cross is Vin Knight so Popular Alm or Our Maestro . Guessing Gammalite and Pure Steel in there too !
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