Longshot Wellington Cup victor Miss Bailey has died

Miss Bailey, the Hawke’s Bay owned and trained horse who won the Wellington Cup at odds of 142 to one, had to be put down last week after she developed difficulties eating.

Kuda Mahal’s win no shock result for his HB owner

Kuda Mahal stunned punters when winning at odds of 25 to one at last Saturday’s Hawke’s Bay premier meeting but the Hawke’s Bay-owned gelding was certainly a deserving winner of the $40,000 City Of Hastings Premier.

Overseas trip prevented Napier couple from witnessing big win

Napier couple Bruce and Annette Keighley celebrated their biggest moment as racehorse owners when Beau Dane took out Saturday’s $50,000 Interprovincial Championship at New Plymouth but are still waiting to see the race.

No Rush’n retired but Nelsons have another rising star

Hastings trainer Paul Nelson retired one of his good jumpers but has unearthed another rising star in the aftermath of last week’s Grand National meeting in Christchurch.

Ormond name reunited with Hawke’s Bay feature

The former Kelt Capital Stakes will revert back to its original name of the Ormond Memorial when the Group 1 event is run on the last day of this year’s Hawke’s Bay spring carnival, on October 2.

Hastings centre produced 65 winners for the season

Horses trained on the Hastings track won 65 races and $782,484 in New Zealand during the season just ended, an increase of 19 wins and more than $100,000 in stakemoney on the previous year.

These figures show a definite resurgence in the Hastings training centre in the past 12 months an

Marlene Todd back among the winners

Hastings trainer Marlene Todd was back in the winner’s circle after a lengthy absence when Tom Sawyer scored an impressive 1-1/2 length victory at last Thursday’s Foxton meeting.

Solid Steal proving another star for syndicate

Solid Steal credited the Hawke’s Bay-based I See Red Syndicate with its seventh major jumps win and 14^th success in total with a dominant victory in last Saturday’s $50,000 Wellington Hurdles.

Two well bred horses join the Bary stable

Hastings-based John Bary, trainer of two of this season’s star gallopers in The Hombre and Jimmy Choux, will also be preparing a half-sister to outstanding galloper Xcellent and a close relation to the Japan Cup winning champion mare Horlicks in the new season.

Racing: Hastings jumpouts 

The Knight and a Black Minnaloushe two-year-old recorded the fast times among the winners of seven 750-metre jumpout heats run at the Hastings track today.