A trip to New Plymouth’s twilight race meeting on Friday paid dividends for Pencarrow mare Palm Springs (NZ) (Super Easy). The lightly raced four-year-old collected the second victory of her career with a bold performance in the $10,000 Mason Appliances 1200.
The Pencarrow colours were carried to a strong victory by Vichy (NZ) (Cape Blanco) in Saturday’s $32,500 WRC Thanks Dennis Sexton Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa.
A crowd favourite of his generation and a brilliantly performed son by prolific sire Tavistock, Hasselhoof (NZ) was raised from humble beginnings in the mighty Waikato, brought up on the lush pastures located at Sir Peter Vela’s Pencarrow Stud.
Exciting mare Siracusa (NZ) (Sebring) joined a long list of Pencarrow stakes winners when she powered to victory in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Haunui Farm Karaka Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe.
Up-and-coming Pencarrow mare Naval Fleet (NZ) (Declaration of War) made a big impression at Awapuni on Saturday with a strong victory in the $22,500 Ratanui Development Company 1400.
Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Christchurch Casino Spring Classic (2000m) at Riccarton produced a first stakes success for the highly talented Pencarrow Stud-bred William Wallace (NZ) (Darci Brahma).
Exciting Pencarrow mare Megeve (NZ) (Wandjina) collected her third win from just five career starts with a stylish performance at Tauranga on Wednesday. Trained by Peter and Dawn Williams at Byerley Park, the four-year-old was ridden by Ashvin Goindasamy in the $11,000 BOP Hospitality New Zealand 1200.
A real up-and-comer of the Pencarrow Racing team, Siracusa (NZ) (Sebring), played a starring role again at Matamata on Saturday. The promising four-year-old headed into the $27,500 Colchester Engineering Ltd (1600m) as the winner of two of her six starts, including a dominant five-length win over the same course and distance in her most recent appearance.
Matamata trainers Ken and Bev Kelso know what it takes to win the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m).