Superb Return by Cote D’Or (NZ)
25 Sep 2017
Classy Pencarrow mare Cote D’Or (NZ) (Makfi) is set to race for black type this season after making an eye-catching return from her winter break at Pukekohe on Sunday.
Classy Pencarrow mare Cote D’Or (NZ) (Makfi) is set to race for black type this season after making an eye-catching return from her winter break at Pukekohe on Sunday.
Carrying the blue and white hopped colours of Pencarrow Stud owner Sir Peter Vela, Frankel colt Eminent scored the biggest win of his career to date in the €400,000 Group 2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (2000m) at Deauville on Tuesday.
A great 24 hours for Pencarrow and Sir Peter Vela continued on Wednesday when Granadilla (NZ) (Encosta De Lago) scored a maiden win in the $12,000 NZB Insurance Pearl Series Maiden (1400m) at Ruakaka.
Talented Pencarrow Stud mare Sleeping Beauty (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) continued the strong start she has made to her racing career with a victory in Wednesday’s $10,000 BDO Rotorua 1200 at Matamata.
Sir Peter Vela’s colt Eminent (Frankel) has finished a commendable fourth in one of the world’s most prestigious races, the £1.6 million Group 1 Investec Derby (2400m) at Epsom.
Newly appointed Yearling Manager, Dominic Corban, has arrived at Pencarrow with a wealth of experience and knowledge having previously worked at Sir Patrick Hogan’s Cambridge Stud for more than ten years, three as yearling manager, and more recently
Sir Peter Vela’s colt Eminent finished a commendable sixth against the cream of Europe’s three-year-old crop in Saturday’s £500,000 Group 1 Qipco 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Newmarket in England.
New Zealander Sir Peter Vela is great student of racing history so he well knows the significance of what his colt is on the cusp of achieving this weekend.
Sir Peter Vela’s blue and white hooped racing colours are familiar to every racing fan throughout Australasia, and on Thursday they made a significant impact in the northern hemisphere as well with a Group Three win by the exciting colt Eminent (Fran
Carrying the famous Pencarrow blue and white hoops, Cote D’Or (NZ) (Makfi) continued her rapid rise through the grades with another victory at Te Rapa on Saturday.
Well-bred and highly talented Pencarrow mare Cote D’Or (NZ) (Makfi) picked up her fourth win from her last six starts at Tauranga on Saturday.
Well-bred Pencarrow Stud mare Sopraffina (NZ) (High Chaparral) recorded the fourth win of her 13-start career when she took out the $10,000 Ssangyong 2100 at Pukekohe on Wednesday.
The Pencarrow racing team enjoyed a highly successful day at Te Rapa on Wednesday with two winners – Cote D’Or (NZ) (Makfi) and Floating Heart (NZ) (Encosta De Lago).
The in-form Pencarrow racing team struck again on Monday when Cote D’Or (NZ) (Makfi) won the $8,000 Tauranga Hardware and Plumbing 1600 at Tauranga.
The in-form Pencarrow Stud racing team picked up another two wins during the eight-race card at Taupo on Friday.
Pencarrow Stud mare Wildflower (NZ) (Keeper) scored an impressive victory in Sunday’s $50,000 Otakiri Reserve 1600 at Ellerslie.
The blue and white hooped silks of Pencarrow Stud’s racing team were carried to two impressive victories at New Plymouth on Tuesday.
Highly talented Pencarrow Stud mare Quintessentially (NZ) (High Chaparral) bounced back to winning form with an outstanding performance in the $50,000 Dunstan Feeds Championship Qualifier (2100m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.
Beautifully bred Pencarrow four-year-old Cote D’Or (NZ) (Makfi) picked up the first win of her career with a smart performance in Wednesday’s $7,000 Carrfields Livestock Matamata 1400.
Talented Pencarrow Stud mare Wildflower (NZ) (Keeper) capped a consistent form line with a strong win in Saturday’s $20,000 Speight’s Ale House Handicap (1500m) at Awapuni.
Royally bred Pencarrow mare Echezeaux (NZ) (Encosta De Lago) picked up the fourth win of her short career with a thrilling victory in Saturday’s $30,000 Hanley Formula Premier (1600m) at Trentham.
Four-year-old Pencarrow Stud mare Seraphim (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) scored the first win of her career in dominant style at Avondale on Tuesday.
Beautifully bred Pencarrow mare Echezeaux (NZ) (Encosta De Lago) made the perfect start to her new campaign with a stylish win in the Waterview 1600 at Avondale on Wednesday.
Caulfield Cup day always brings back memories of the outstanding 2001 win by the champion Pencarrow mare Ethereal (NZ) (Rhythm), and that was especially the case this year – 15 years on from her win in the A$3 million feature.