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Racing
03 February 2026
Beckett chasing local cup with consistent mare
Six-win mare Gemma Flitz will resume at Riccarton on Wednesday where she will be seeking to take out the C S Stevens Memorial Banks Peninsula Cup (1100m) for local trainer Ross Beckett.
Racing
05 August 2025
Gemma Flitz out to upset the applecart in Polytrack Final
"It is really good to be racing for this sort of money on the poly.” 
Racing
04 May 2025
NZ Cup Week plans for Pogacar
“It was a bit of a task for him coming back from 1400m to 1200m, but I was more than happy.”
Racing
28 February 2025
Mainland milers chase $200,000 payday
"He’s as fit as we’re going to get him and as well as we’re going to get him. Now it all comes down to what happens on the day.”
Racing
14 February 2025
Lilly flying ahead of stakes debut
“The firm tracks are perfect for him and his quarter-cracks are under control at the moment, he’s going really well.”
Racing
11 January 2025
Treybon salutes in Kumara Gold Nuggets
“He beat a real classy field and it is onwards and upwards from here."
Racing
16 December 2024
Four timer for Cooper at Ascot Park
“I have always rated On Song. When I cantered her down to the start, she felt like the day I won with her at Riverton.” 
Racing
26 June 2024
Polytrack proving popular with Beckett
“It was good to get that win and she has come through the run well. Her work has been good and she is up to the mark."
Racing
13 September 2023
Tait claims Riccarton double after first victory
It was a day to remember at Riccarton Park for apprentice jockey Denby-Rose Tait, the 23-year-old scoring her first career win followed by a race-day double at Wednesday’s all-weather meeting.