Insouciant on Target for Spring Campaign
08 Jul 2008
New Zealand's reigning three-year-old Filly of the Year, Insouciant (Keeper x Loudenne), showed she is right on target for her spring campaign with a win in her trial at Cambridge today.
New Zealand's reigning three-year-old Filly of the Year, Insouciant (Keeper x Loudenne), showed she is right on target for her spring campaign with a win in her trial at Cambridge today.
Top quality Pencarrow Stud-bred mare J'Adane (Danehill x Affirmed Lane) is expected to make her much-awaited return to racing next month.
Sean Woods-trained Sohna (Canny Lad x Zinarush) was in the winners' circle in a HK$590,000 event at the Hong Kong Jockey Club's race-meeting at Sha Tin on Tuesday night.
This season's New Zealand Bloodstock "Filly Of The Year", Insouciant, is coming up very well in her new preparation.
Pencarrow Stud-bred Big Maverick, pictured left, has easily won the second leg of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge putting him on target to take out the "Triple Crown".
A number of broodmares due to foal in the coming season have returned to Pencarrow Stud in recent days.
Top trainer Laurie Laxon and jockey Saimee Jumaat can't wait for the other legs of the Three-Year-Old Challenge to come around for top-class three-year-old Big Maverick.
Pencarrow Stud has celebrated another feature race win in Singapore with Steel Cut (Danehill x Miller's Pride) taking out the S$75,000 Kranji Stakes over 1200 metres on Friday night.
With Casino Drive's Belmont hopes halted by a stone bruise, his connections confirm that he is now likely to target the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on 25 October.
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.