The Pencarrow bred $1.3 million entire Burgundy took his fifth stakes win, and capped off a great day for his blue-blooded dam Grand Echezeaux, with victory in the $50,000 Listed Fairdale/Goodwood Studs Flying Handicap (1400m) on Saturday.
The Pencarrow bred three-year-old Another Holdup broke maiden ranks with a smart performance to win yesterday’s Pinjarra RC Macau Jockey Club Maiden Plate (2000m).
Smart three-year-old Super Junior has produced a determined return to winning form with victory last night in a S$55,000 Class 4 1200 metre race at Kranji.
Four-year-old mare Willing Spirit has made a good impression from just a handful of starts taking her second win today at Matamata in the $7,000 Join the Price Racing Team (1200m).
Group 1 winning mare Guiseppina will now start the next phase of her stellar career as a broodmare in Pencarrow’s leading broodmare band after a highly successful career on the track.
The exciting three-year-old filly Adolay remained unbeaten today at Awapuni to head a successful day out for Pencarrow Racing with stable mates Allez Rose and Queen of Excuses both notching up second placings.
The Pencarrow bred and raced Deliciano (Darci Brahma) made a timely return to winning form on Saturday at Otaki in the $20,000 The Dominion Post St Leger Trial (2100m).
Pencarrow Racing celebrated a successful day on the turf at Ellerslie yesterday with Valbuena winning the $85,000 Group 2 The Falls Restaurant Avondale Guineas (2100m).
Pencarrow Racing celebrated three winners last week with Revolutionary winning in the Wairapapa on Wednesday and Adolay & North of Sunset both taking victory at Taranaki on Thursday.
Pencarrow kicked off a big week of racing with a victory at Tauherenikau yesterday courtesy of the John Sargent trained Revolutionary who broke maiden ranks in the $7,000 Wairarapa Time Age Maiden Stayers (2200m).
Pencarrow Stud enjoyed a stellar day at Hawke’s Bay yesterday with Key To Dance, Via Veneto and Saint Martins all saluting the judge for Pencarrow Racing trainers Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie.
On a night that is quickly becoming one of the most talked about race meetings in the country, Atacama registered win number two from her four career starts in the $30,000 The Oaks Stud Mile at the Twilight Karaka Million meeting at Ellerslie.
Pencarrow bred Soul Commander (Commands x Bartolomeo) showed a clean pair of heels last night at Kranji, leading all the way to salute the judge for the first time since joining the Singapore arm of Te Akau Racing.
Darci Brahma continued a great weekend ahead of the National Yearling Sale Series at Karaka (starting Monday 28 January) when Tom won for the formidable Laurie Laxon & Joao Moreira combination at Kranji on Sunday evening.
Pencarrow Racing has enjoyed a successful start to 2013 with six winners this year so far – the most recent of which is Ciron (Darci Brahma x Coutet, by Nuage D'Or) who too his first win in the $7,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance 1400 at Hawke’s
Pencarrow bred and sold three-year-old Bass Strait looks destined for greater things after a smart win yesterday at Sandown in Australia in the A$35,000 Sporting Bet 3YO (1600m).
Lightly raced Encosta de Lago mare Goyescas hinted at a bright future in front of her after taking her second victory yesterday at Rotorua in the $7,000 Rating 65 Macmillan Accountants Rotorua 1400.
Pencarrow Racing, resident trainers Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, and the Pencarrow bred sire Darci Brahma all celebrated a winning double at Otaki on Friday with Willing Spirit and Navy Beach both successful.
At her first appearance on the racetrack, Reset filly Kendoka overcame her inexperience to deliver an impressive win of the 1400m 3YO Maiden event at Ruakaka yesterday.
The richly bred Ebullient showed he has plenty to offer over the summer and into the autumn with an impressive win at Taupo on December 30.
In an impressive staying performance, Deliciano showed the deteriorating track conditions weren’t a problem in the $30,000 Dunstan Feeds Championship Qualifier (2100m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.
Darci Brahma four-year-old Saint Martins showed that she has a big future in front of her with a dominant six length victory at Matamata yesterday in the $7,000 Oxford Thoroughbreds 1400 for fillies & mares.
Peter and Philip Vela’s Pencarrow Stud is set to offer a strong draft of horses at New Zealand Bloodstock’s forthcoming National Yearling Sales Series, starting on Monday 28 January at Karaka.
Pencarrow Racing’s private trainers Steven Ramsay and Julia Richie celebrated win number nine for the season when Deliciano (Darci Brahma x Santagostino, by Giants Causeway) won powerfully at Hawke’s Bay yesterday.