Best Yet to Come From Goyescas
08 Jan 2013
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.
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.
Miuccia Belle has kicked off a big weekend of racing for Pencarrow Stud with an overdue win when she was presented fresh up to clear maiden status at Tauranga this afternoon
After a luckless weekend for Pencarrow Racing which saw stable star Guiseppina scratched from the Group 1 Westbury Stud Captain Cook Stakes due to slow track conditions, Tsar Reformer made amends when he cleared out to win well at Waipukurau on Sunda
Goyescas - the richly bred daughter of Encosta de Lago - graduated from maiden company at start number three in impressive style at New Plymouth today for Te Akau trainer Jason Bridgman, also providing the comeback victory for jockey Shane Dye.
Hot off the back of a massive month for the Pencarrow Stud bred Darci Brahma, St Darci kept the ball rolling when he shot away to win impressively at the Sunshine Coast on December 2.
The Pencarrow bred blue-blooded entire Burgundy – a $1.3 million purchase from NZB’s 2010 Karaka Premier Sale – has set the scene for a big season with a fighting fresh up victory in the $50,000 Listed Chainey's Panasonic Levin Stakes (1200m).
Hot off the heels of the Pencarrow filly Biddable breaking her maiden on Sunday, Atacama followed suit breaking maiden ranks at Te Awamutu yesterday.
Pencarrow Racing celebrated a successful weekend with Biddable breaking her maiden status and Deliciano finishing second at Te Rapa on Sunday, while Guisppinna was a fast-finishing third in the Group 2 at Counties on Saturday.
Pencarrow celebrated a successful Friday last week on both sides of the Tasman with Siciliani breaking maiden ranks at Tauranga and King Manu winning his second race in Australia.
The Pencarrow bred Micken, a half-brother to the Pencarrow bred and raced Guiseppina, won his debut in Australia yesterday at Ballarat in a A$30,000 Rating 72 1600 metre race.
Pencarrow Stud and Pencarrow Racing had a top day at the Te Aroha trials on Tuesday with three winners and two placegetters.
Pencarrow Racing and the Pencarrow bred sire Darci Brahma celebrated a winning double at Hawke’s Bay today with progressive geldings Valbuena and Devillaine claiming impressive victories.
Pencarrow celebrated another Group success in England over the weekend with Maarek winning the prestigious £140,000 Group 2 Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot on Sunday morning.
The well-bred Excellent Art colt Correggio took his first race victory last Friday at Cranbourne for trainer Peter Moody over 2080 metres and holds a nomination for the Group 1 VRC Derby.
Pencarrow Racing and trainers Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie celebrated a successful day at Taupo today with Devillaine and Chevremont racing to convincing victories and North Of Sunset and Vandenne claiming second placings.
One of Pencarrow’s finest producers – the Group 1 winning Zabeel mare Grand Echezeaux - has foaled a striking colt by New Zealand’s 2011/12 Champion Sire O’Reilly.
The Pencarrow bred Spinning Dancer notched up a hard fought and professional debut victory yesterday at Avondale in a $7,000 Maiden 3YO race over 1200 metres.