Big Maverick Wins First Leg Of Triple Crown
09 Jun 2008
Pencarrow Stud-bred Big Maverick (O'Reilly x Ajfan) has enhanced his fine record by winning the first leg of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge at Kranji Racetrack on Friday night.
Pencarrow Stud-bred Big Maverick (O'Reilly x Ajfan) has enhanced his fine record by winning the first leg of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge at Kranji Racetrack on Friday night.
New Zealand's Pencarrow Stud will take particularly close interest in the performance of Casino Drive who will be looking to continue a fine family tradition in Sunday's Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park in New York.
Pencarrow Stud-bred Saperavi will join the stallion ranks at Willow Glen in South Canterbury this year.
Two of Pencarrow Stud's two-year-old fillies were successful in their trials at Cambridge on Wednesday, both under the tutelage of Te Akau Stables' Mark Walker.
A number of exciting rising two-year-old Pencarrow Stud-owned fillies are currently being broken in.
Pencarrow Stud owned-and-bred Kudaam made an encouraging debut effort at today's Matamata meeting running fourth after having to overcome a wide draw.
Showing his class once again to Singapore race goers, Big Maverick won fresh up in Friday’s S$75,000 Class Three Stakes over 1400m at Kranji to make it an impressive four wins from eight starts.
The 2007/08 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly Of The Year Insouciant (Keeper x Loudenne)will be aimed at the Group 1 Stoney Bridge Stakes (1600m) at Hastings next spring.
Last year's Group 1 New Zealand Derby placegetter, Uberalles, has been retired to stud.
Pencarrow Stud owned-and-bred three-year-old filly Insouciant (Keeper x Loudenne) has claimed the title of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly Of The Year for the 2007/08 season.
Three Pencarrow bred two-year-olds looked on track at Cambridge yesterday, with wins in their respective trials.
While Pencarrow-bred Tintern was winning across the Tasman on Wednesday, back at home his sire Pins was also represented by the Pencarrow-bred Huluava in the winners circle.
Well-bred gelding Tintern (Pins x Annie Daly) stormed home to an outstanding win at Sandown on Wednesday for prominent Melbourne owner Lloyd Williams.
Pencarrow Stud is celebrating the win of well-bred filly Te Akau Coup in Saturday's Group 2 $120,000 Robin, Duke Of Bedford Matamata Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Matamata.
The Fastnet Rock x Affirmed Lane colt was the highest-priced yearling sold by Pencarrow Stud at the 2008 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales at Karaka.
Pencarrow Stud's leading priced lot on day one of the 2008 Karaka Yearling Sales was a Zabeel x Desert Lily colt which was sold for $550,000.
Smart Pencarrow Stud-bred two-year-old Noble Manor (Stravinsky x Sarwatch) put himself right in the frame for a tilt at the $1 million Karaka Million at Ellerslie later next month with a stylish win at today's Taupo meeting.
Insouciant, the front-runner in the New Zealand Bloodstck Filly Of The Year series, is on target to extend her lead in the Group 2 $125,000 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.
Pencarrow Stud-bred Big Maverick (NZ) has won the last feature race of the Singapore season, the $S200,000 Group 3 Stewards’ Cup. at Kranji racecourse.
Pencarrow Stud owned-and-bred filly Insouciant (Keeper x Loudeene by Palace Music) has maintained her lead in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly Of The Year series
Current New Zealand Bloodstock "Filly Of The Year" series leader Insouciant will have her next start in the Group 3 $80,000 Ezibuy Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday December 15.
Three-year-old filly Peeping Fawn (Danehill - Maryinsky) has further improved her family's acclaim by earning the 2007 Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly Award.
Peter and Philip Vela owned-and-bred filly Insouciant (Keeper x Loudenne) triumphed in the Group 1 $325,000 New Zealand Bloodstock One Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday.
It was fitting Melbourne Cup day win for Mark Walker-trained two-year-old Aetherius at Tuesday's Otago Racing Club meeting at Wingatui.