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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 the final day of the Auckland Cup Week Carnival in March for a stake of $200,000. 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 Charities New Zealand Stakes (2015) * Bonecrusher New Zeala ... [...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 United States, Canada, Japan, South Africa, and Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mastercraftsman
Mastercraftsman (19 February 2006 – 13 August 2021) was a 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 Curragh in May 2008, where he won by half a length. He won two more races over 6 furlongs at the Curragh, the group 2 Railway stakes and group 1 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 conditions races earned Mastercraftsman 2008 European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors. 2009: three-year-old sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volksraad (horse)
Volksraad (5 February 1988 – 28 December 2011) was a thoroughbred horse and a New Zealand sire of champion racehorses. He dominated the New Zealand sires lists, with six consecutive titles from 2001 to 2007. His progeny include: * Bahnhof Zoo * Clifton Prince * Dantelah * Dezigna * Distill * Fiscal Madness * Katana * Military Move, the 2010 New Zealand Derby winner * One Under * Sir Slick, six-time Group 1 winner * Star Satire * Thriller * Torlesse, winner of the 2003 New Zealand Cup * Tusker, the 2005 Championship Stakes and 2006 Awapuni Gold Cup winner. * Veloce Bella * Vinaka * Volkaire * Willy Smith * Zola Volksraad was euthanased after fracturing a shoulder in a paddock accident on 28 December 2011. He was 23 years old. See also Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand The racing of Thoroughbred horses (or gallopers, as they are also known) is a popular gaming and spectator sport and industry in New Zealand. History Thoroughbred horse racing commenced soo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Slick
Sir Slick (foaled 2001) is a bay gelding Thoroughbred racehorse by Volksraad from the Paris Opera mare Miss Opera. The New Zealand bred Sir Slick was the winner of Six Group One races in New Zealand and he also raced in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Racing career Bred by Monovale Holdings Limited, Sir Slick was a NZ$48,000 purchase from Mapperley Stud at the 2003 Select Colts Karaka Yearling Sale by Graeme Nicholson. Sir Slick was also known as the War Horse or the Iron Horse and he became one of the country's most popular racehorses of his time due to his success and ability to withstand long racing campaigns. His major victories included the: * 2007 Awapuni Gold Cup (Bruce Herd, 59kg) from All Square and Arabian Nights. * 2008 Awapuni Gold Cup (Bruce Herd, 59) from Chettak and Butch James. * 2010 Awapuni Gold Cup (Samantha Collett, 58) from Manonamission and Red Ruler. * 2007 International Stakes (Opie Bosson, 59) from Sharvasti and Kingsinga. * 2008 New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vosne Romanee
Vosne Romanee (foaled 17 September 2002) is a three-time Group 1 winning New Zealand Horse. While being a competitive Group 1 horse earlier in his career, he rose to prominence as a seven-year-old in 2009/10. His most significant win came as one of several longshots in the Kelt Capital Stakes in October 2009, and followed up with wins in the Zabeel Classic on Boxing Day and the New Zealand Stakes in March 2010. The achievements were more notable as the three events were among the most competitive races in New Zealand that season. These wins led to the Vosne Romanee being named the New Zealand Horse of the Year for the 2009/10 season. Vosne Romanee returned in 2010 to race in the Kelt Capital Stakes. He never travelled comfortably and ran last behind his stablemate Wall Street. Vosne Romanee is named after a wine region in France. Buddy Lammas was his rider in the Kelt Capital Stakes but has since been regularly in races with Opie Bosson as his regular rider. Vosne Romanee is ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Rogerson
Graeme Arthur Rogerson is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is notable for having trained more race-day winners than any other trainer in New Zealand and for having won many Group One races in New Zealand and Australia. Biography Rogerson was raised in Te Rapa. Before training he tried his hand at amateur riding. He originally trained horses at Cambridge before moving to Tuhikaramea Road in the 1970s. For a time he has trained in successful partnerships with Stephen Autridge and Keith Hawtin. Rogerson was the youngest New Zealand trainer to get to 1,000 winners. Rogerson branched out and established stables and partnerships in Australia and Dubai. Graeme's wife, Debbie, joined him in a training partnership and his grand-daughter, Bailey, later joined the partnership which was called Team Rogerson In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Rogerson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM), for services to the thoroughbred industry. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McDonald (jockey)
James McDonald (born 6 January 1992) is a New Zealand thoroughbred racing jockey and member of the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. On 2 November 2021, McDonald rode the winning horse Verry Elleegant in the 2021 Melbourne Cup. He is the World Jockey of the Year for 2021 in the TRC Global Rankings. Group 1 winners (74) McDonald has currently ridden 74 Group One winners: *AJC Derby (1) - It's A Dundeel (2013) *All Aged Stakes (1) - Cascadian (2022) *Auckland Cup (1) - Shez Sinsational (2012) *Australian Oaks (2) - Rising Romance (2014); Verry Elleegant (2019) *Canterbury Stakes (2) - Cosmic Endeavour (2015); Holler (2016) *Caulfield Guineas (3) - Shooting To Win (2014); The Autumn Sun (2018); Golden Mile (2022) *Caulfield Stakes (1) - Anamoe (2022) * Champagne Stakes (1) - Captivant (2021) *Champions Mile (1) - Xtension (2012) *Chipping Norton Stakes (3) - Contributer (2015); Verry Elleegant (2021); Verry Elleegant (2022) *Coolmore Stud Stakes (2) - Home Affairs (2021); In Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savabeel
Savabeel is a retired Australian Thoroughbred race horse and active sire. He is best known for his win in the 2004 Cox Plate. He was trained by Graeme Rogerson, and ridden by Chris Munce in his most important wins. Breeding Savabeel, foaled on 23 September 2001, is a brown horse sired by champion New Zealand sire Zabeel out of the multiple Group 1 winner Savannah Success. Racing career In Spring 2004 he won the race considered the Weight for Age Championship of Australasia, the Cox Plate, beating the previous year's winner Fields of Omagh. He was the first three-year-old to win the race since another son of Zabeel, Octagonal won the race nine years earlier in 1995. At the time of Savabeel's Cox Plate win, Rogerson described him as the best horse he had ever trained. Savabeel also won the Group One 2004 Spring Champion Stakes over 2000m at Randwick. After an excellent run for second behind Elvstroem in the C F Orr Stakes in February 2005, Savabeel had an unsuccessful autumn c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Park (horse)
Ocean Park (foaled 13 October 2008) is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse. His biggest win came on 27 October 2012 in the Group 1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley racecourse. He was bred by Trelawney Stud. After a promising 3 year old year, Ocean Park rose to prominence in the spring of his four-year-old season, winning 4 Group 1s in a row before running 3rd in the McKinnon Stakes. His tactical speed, ability to relax mid race and powerful sustained finishing burst are considered his greatest assets. He added to an impressive list of Group 1 performing progeny of his sire Thorn Park that includes 2011 New Zealand Derby winner Jimmy Choux. He was trained by Gary Hennessy in Matamata. Before he won Group one races, his owners suggested Ocean Park should be sent to Hong Kong, but his trainer/part owner wanted to keep training him in New Zealand. Spring 2011 - Autumn 2012 Ocean Park debuted at the Poverty Bay turf club for a fast-finishing win, albeit in a dead heat. He followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger James (horse Trainer)
Roger James is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is notable for having trained five New Zealand Derby winners, which is more than any other trainer in New Zealand and for having won many Group One races in New Zealand and Australia. He has trained in excess of 1,200 winners. Roger James has trained on his own account but also in partnership with: * Jim Gibbs * Lance Noble * Paul Mirabelli * Ron Taylor * Robert Wellwood Notable horses and victories Roger James has trained or co-trained a large number of high-class horses, including: * Concert Hall, winner of the 2020 Zabeel Classic. * Foxwood, winner of the 1998 Captain Cook Stakes. * Hades, winner of the 1999 New Zealand Derby. * He's Remarkable, first past the post in the 2011 Railway Stakes at Ascot but demoted on protest by Perth stewards. * Pinarello, winner of the 2022 Championship Stakes and Queensland Derby. * Prowess, winner of the 2023 Karaka Million 3YO Classic * Roysyn, winner of the 1995 New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Reilly (horse)
O'Reilly (24 August 1993 - 31 December 2014) was a New Zealand bred and trained thoroughbred racehorse who won two Group 1 races. O'Reilly was bred by Waikato Stud Holdings Limited. His dam, Courtza, was the winner of the 1989 Golden Slipper Stakes. He was named after the Irish international rugby player and businessman Tony O'Reilly. He was entered in the 1995 Karaka Yearling Sales but was unable to be sold when he failed a veterinary test, due to an abnormality in his larynx, so he was retained by his owner, Gary Chittick. Racing career O'Reilly was initially placed with Melbourne trainer, Gerald Ryan, but due to injuries was put out to paddock for eight months. After his rest he was then trained by Dave and Paul O'Sullivan at Matamata and ridden in all his races by Lance O'Sullivan. In the November 1996 Bayer Classic Group 1 event for 3 year old horses at Otaki, he beat High Return and Rebel. In January 1997, he contested the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham, an open ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Achiever
Silent Achiever (foaled 18 September 2008) is a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse. On 3 March 2012, she won the 137th running of the New Zealand Derby. She was the first filly to win the race since 1993, and only the fourth in the last 45 years. Background Silent Achiever is trained by Roger James at his Kingsclere Stables in Cambridge, New Zealand. She was bred by Kevin Hickman of Valachi Downs, near Matamata. Hickman noted, "She's got a very balanced pedigree and she's got a very good cardiovascular system and a great turn of foot. Zabeel gives her that stamina and O'Reilly gives her that turn of foot. She's got a great brain on her too. She thinks the runs the world. She's arrogant and she's got a big opinion of herself. She's going to be one of the foundation mares at Valachi Downs that was born and bred on the farm." Racing career Silent Achiever was a maiden until 7 December, so a nomination for the Derby wasn't even considered when first nominations were tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
