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Trelawney grad 'foils' opposition

Trelawney Stud graduate Pris De Fer (Savabeel x Foiled) justified his race day favouritism breaking his maiden in the Interislander Summer Festival Jan 5 Maiden (1400m) at Ruakaka on Tuesday.   Following up his debut second in the Maiden 1200 metres on 29 November at Avondale, the three year-old gelding was given a copybook ride by Opie Bosson who made his move on the home turn to lead from the 300m mark and went on to win by two lengths. “It was a lovely ride by Opie (Bosson),” said T...

Bostonian ready for Railway

Smart Cambridge galloper Bostonian (Jimmy Choux x Keepa Cheval) is heading in the right direction as he prepares for the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. Trainer Tony Pike gave Bostonian an exhibition gallop between races at Te Rapa on Saturday and was pleased with his hit-out. Ridden by Vinnie Colgan, Bostonian was timed to run the final 800m of his work in 47.72 and the last 600m in 34.83. “He’s thrived since his fresh-up run,” Pike said. “His coat wasn’...

Mystic Hill breaks maiden

Newcastle trainer Kris Lees scored a double at Tarree in Australia on Monday, spear-headed by the Trelawney Stud born and raised Mystic Hill (Savabeel x Cuphill). Three-year-old filly Mystic Hill was having her second start following on from her runner-up performance at Muswellbrook  on November 30.  Ridden by Andrew Gibbins she scored by just over five lengths in the Stacks Law Firm Maiden Handicap over 1400m. Mystic Hill was retained to race by Judi Wanless, a long-time client of Tre...

Sultan of Swing set for G2 test

Trainer Shaune Ritchie is looking forward to lining up Sultan of Swing (Bachelor Duke x Queen Cha Cha) in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day after his win in the Gr.3 J Swap Contractors Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. “I’m pretty keen to get him up over a mile,” Ritchie said. “He used to be very good as a sprinter fresh-up, but now he’s a year older he’s racing back in the field a little bit and with these 1400m and mile races being run at a good ...

Sultan of Swing has all the right moves at Te Rapa

Hardy galloper Sultan Of Swing (Bachelor Duke x Queen Cha Cha) capped a somewhat bizarre day at Te Rapa when he took out the Gr.3 J Swap Contractors Sprint (1400m) after a substantial delay in proceedings. The meeting had looked in jeopardy of being called off after racing was put on hold for an hour following a cloud-burst that saw torrential rain soak the Te Rapa track shortly after the running of the Gr.3 SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup. It continued the frustrations being experienced by the lar...

Audio: Paul Moroney

Des Coppins catches up with Paul Moroney who sourced Gr.3 Ssangyong Counties Cup (2100m) winner Igraine for Trelawney Stud.CLICK HERE TO LISTEN...

War Affair returning to Singapore

Stephen Marsh is disappointed he won’t get an opportunity to test War Affair (O'Reilly x Kristique) again this season. The former Singapore topliner has had two starts since joining Marsh’s Cambridge stable and performed creditably. He finished seventh on an unsuitable slow9 track in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa then, after winning a trial, he ran fourth to the highly acclaimed Te Akau Shark in the Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings last month. “I thought he w...

Bostonian back in emphatic fashion

One of the best of last season’s three-year-old crop showed he was back in no uncertain terms with a dashing victory in the Listed Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe. Jimmy Choux gelding Bostonian (x Keepa Cheval), who was born and raised at Trelawney for owner-breeder David Archer, rounded off his three-year-old campaign with a hat-trick of victories in Queensland that culminated with the Gr.3 Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m). A winning trial at Cambridge over 935m at Cambridge earl...

Igraine outstanding in Counties Cup

Imported mare Igraine (Galileo x Iota) rubber-stamped her quality as a stayer of note when she downed a handy line-up in Saturday’s Gr.3 Ssangyong Counties Cup (2100m) at Pukekohe. Carrying the famous Trelawney Stud colours of owners Brent and Cherry Taylor, the impeccably bred Galileo mare proved too tough in a grinding finish with race favourite Mongolian Marshal to capture her first success at stakes level. Purchased in Europe by bloodstock agent Paul Moroney as a future broodmare prospect ...

2018 Ready To Run preview

Trelawney Stud will be represented by eight Ready To Run two-year-olds at the New Zealand Bloodstock auction this week. Riversley Park will consign the More Than Ready colt out of Raziyya of Sydney (pictured above), while Diamond Lodge has care over the remaining seven.  Early education and breeze up preparation of the draft was completed in Cambridge by Diamond Lodge’s Jeremey Whale and Finbarr Leahy, after which they relocated to the appropriate vendor. The eight two-year-olds offer th...

Bostonian back for summer sprint features

One of last season’s best three-year-olds showed he has come back from a winter break in fine fettle with a dashing performance at the Cambridge trials last Thursday. The Tony Pike-trained Bostonian completed a hat-trick of wins in Queensland during the winter with victory in the Gr.3 Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m) capping an outstanding campaign. The Jimmy Choux gelding, who was born and raised at Trelawney, was having his first serious hit-out in a new preparation when he easily accounted fo...

Indecision takes out Te Rapa feature

A bold front-running performance saw the Tony Pike-trained Indecision add further valuable black-type to her career record when she scored carrying the Trelawney silks in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa. Narrowly beaten at her last start in the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua, Indecision would not be denied on Saturday after being rated perfectly in front by rider Leith Innes. Innes had the Per Incanto mare humming along nicely throughout the contest as she comfortably...

Randwick double for Trelawney

The Randwick races on Melbourne Cup day proved to be a happy hunting ground for Trelawney Stud graduates. The Stephen Marsh-trained Campari (O'Reilly x Lillet) was having the third start of her Australian campaign and was given a well-judged ride by Jason Collett to take out the Agency Real Estate BM70 (1400m). Campari, who was purchased by Go Racing for $100,000 out of Trelawney's 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock draft, was ridden right off the speed and then burst home on the rail for an impressive...

Emily Margaret primed for Zacinto

In form three-year-old filly Emily Margaret (Pins x Seven Schillings) has already one stakes victory to her name this spring and she will be looking to add the Listed Zacinto Stakes (1600m) to that tally at Riccarton on Saturday. The Kevin and Pam Hughes-trained runner has won two races this spring, including the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) two starts back, and finished a creditable third last-start in the Guineas Trial (1400m) at Riccarton. “The pace went on and then it came off an...

Campari out to claim further Aussie prizes

Stephen Marsh’s long-range plan to campaign a couple of promising mares off-carnival in Australia steps up a notch this week with Campari (O'Reilly x Lillet) and Mark Two tackling city assignments. The lightly raced but well performed pair scored maiden wins at Gosford earlier this month. Campari, who was sold out of Trelawney Stud’s 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock draft, heads to Warwick Farm on Wednesday for The Agency Real Estate Handicap (1400m). “They are well bred mares and have black ty...

Sword of Osman back to winning form in Te Rapa feature

Former top juvenile Sword Of Osman (Savabeel x Bunyah) was back in the winning groove at Te Rapa where he took out the Gr.2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) with a bold front-running performance. A Group One winner during his two-year-old season, the Savabeel gelding had been slow to find his feet in this campaign with two unplaced efforts preceding Monday’s much improved showing. Aided by an inch-perfect ride by Opie Bosson, Sword Of Osman dictated the speed throughout before repe...

Stacey awarded scholarship

The NZTBA have announced that Ryan Stacey has been awarded the Keith and Faith Taylor Family scholarship to study at the Irish National Stud in 2019. Stacey will leave New Zealand in January to undertake the world renowned Thoroughbred Breeding Course at the famous nursey. “We had a number of very strong applicants this year, the calibre of the applicants was excellent and anyone of them could have represented us in Ireland,” said Justine Sclater NZTBA Business Development and Operation...

First black type test for Igraine

European import Igraine (Galileo) has hardly put a foot wrong since joining Robert Priscott’s Te Awamutu barn earlier this year and she is set to tackle stakes company for the first time in the Listed Jakkalberry Classic (1950m) at Rotorua on Saturday. The daughter of Galileo has won three of her four starts in New Zealand for Brent and Cherry Taylor of Trelawney Stud and Priscott believes she can continue that impressive strike-rate on Saturday. “I’m very pleased with the way she has been...

Grunt out of Cox Plate

Grunt (O'Reilly x Ruqqaya) will miss the Cox Plate after his disappointing display behind Winx in the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Trainer Mick Price said he had not paid up for the four-year-old in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on October 27 or the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 6. Grunt was being set on a Cox Plate path after winning the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on September 15 before posting two below par performances in successive weeks. He finished sixth to Hom...

Trelawney grad still on target for Guineas

Te Akau Racing's David Ellis has reported that Sword Of Osman (Savabeel x Bunyah) remains on track for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) despite fading to fifth in last weekend’s Gr.2 Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m).  “He will improve a lot with the run,” Ellis said. “He missed the jump slightly and Opie (Bosson) dug him up because the plan was to lead, but he just raced a bit strong. It was only his second run this prep and he had a bit o...

Aussie double for Trelawney

Mid-week racing in Australia has proved to be a happy hunting ground for Trelawney Stud graduates. On Wednesday Own Sweet Way (Iffraaj x Exquisite Choice) scored his first career win in the Maiden Plate at Bendigo over 1400m. Bred by Trelawney, Own Sweet Way was purchased by trainer Matt Cumani in partnership with McKeever Bloodstock for $110,000 from Trelawney’s 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock draft.  Own Sweet Way’s ownership group includes long-time Trelawney clients Raffles Racing and ...

Emily Margaret out to continue winning groove

Riccarton-trained three-year-old Emily Margaret (Pins x Seven Schillings) will take another step towards the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) when she tackles the Inglewood Stud Guineas Trial (1400m) on her home track on Saturday. Prepared by Kevin and Pam Hughes, Emily Margaret was an impressive last start winner of the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m). Her conditioners are confident the filly, who was sold out of Trelawney Stud's 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock draft, wi...

Grunt in line for Turnbull clash with Winx

After running out of the money at Caulfield in the Gr.1 Underwood Stakes (1800m), Grunt (O'Reilly x Ruqqaya) is in line for a return to his favoured Flemington track in the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) and a daunting clash with champion Winx. Grunt has shown his liking for Flemington with three wins from four starts at the course including Group One victories in the Australian Guineas in March and the weight-for-age Makybe Diva Stakes last month in his past two visits there. Trainer Mick Price h...

Grunt set for home track challenge

Last-start Group One winner Grunt (O'Reilly x Ruqqaya) will be aiming for a third win at elite level when he lines-up in the Gr.1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) on his hometrack on Sunday. Trained at Caulfield by Mick Price, Grunt won the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) last season before winning the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington a fortnight ago and has now been set on a Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) path. Price is happy with the way the four-year-old entire has pulled up since his last-start...

Local filly repels visiting raider in Riccarton feature

Locally trained filly Emily Margaret  (Pins x Seven Schillings) showed all her fighting qualities as she withstood a fierce challenge from northern visitor Wekaforce to claim the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton. The Trelawney Stud graduate had entered the race as the South Island’s leading hope after dealing to a handy field over 1000m on her home turf a fortnight ago. Most pundits expected her to put in a good showing although pre-race discussio...