Racing 31 January 2025 Stakes assignments await promising filly “We have just been taking our time with her and making sure she is going the right way, and she seems to be doing that.” Racing 28 January 2025 Five-time Group winner Bonny Lass retired “The only two horses to have won Group races at two, three, four, five and six are her and Melody Belle. I couldn’t be prouder." Racing 25 January 2025 Orchestral plays a winning tune at Ellerslie “We got all sorts of grilling but she is a mare and often they are better in the autumn and I think that is probably the case with her." Racing 18 January 2025 Plenty to like about Lucy in Desert Gold Stakes victory Promising three-year-old Leica Lucy added another important black-type victory to her burgeoning record when she dashed clear to take out Saturday’s Gr.3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Racing 09 January 2025 Puntura seeking to defend Thorndon Mile crown “He is still looking for gaps in his last race. He has only got to bring that form on Saturday to be competitive.” Racing 21 December 2024 No fuss for Komocean at Trentham “We want black type for her but it might be in the autumn as she is still pretty fragile so I might just put her away for a while.” Racing 07 December 2024 Grylls at front-running best on Conor O’Ceirin “Gryllsy dictated it and that it is why he is one of the best." Racing 20 October 2024 Battle Secret tops the Thurlow show “He’s a seriously nice horse and there’s a really good race in him, I think that’ll be when we get over ground." Racing 31 August 2024 Read About It makes headlines at Wanganui “We don’t normally get to keep these ones so I’m just going to savour the moment."
