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Touching maiden success
Posted On: Thursday, 30 November 2017
Polzeath recorded a poignant victory for Rich Hill Stud at Avondale this afternoon.
The lightly-tried five-year-old is a son of the recently deceased Pentire, who was the farm's foundation sta......
Breeding industry loses prolific Pentire
Posted On: Tuesday, 21 November 2017
New Zealand has lost one of its most successful and undoubtedly versatile stallions with the death on Monday of Rich Hill Stud's Pentire.
The English-bred son of Be My Guest and the Mill R......
Pentathlon chasing happy homecoming in NZ Cup
Posted On: Thursday, 16 November 2017
Legendary Kiwi trainer John Wheeler will seek a Melbourne Cup consolation prize with Pentathlon in the $250,000 Group III New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton on Saturday.
Pentathlon fell ......
Pentathlon close up in Lexus, just misses Melbourne Cup start
Posted On: Monday, 6 November 2017
Pentathlon pokes his fast finishing head into the frame of Saturday's $300,000 Gr.3 Lexus Stakes at Flemington
Trainer John Wheeler and connections of
Pentathlon had high hopes of again li......
Pentire's Pentathlon back on Melbourne Cup path
Posted On: Monday, 2 October 2017
Taranaki stayer Pentathlon is back on the Melbourne Cup path.
Taranaki stayer Pentathlon is back on a familiar path in the hope of gaining a start in next month's Melbourne Cup.
The J......
Hong Kong departures hit Weir
Posted On: Monday, 25 September 2017
Pictured: Pentire's Volatile Mix purchased by Hong Kong buyers targeting the Hong Kong Derby
While ace trainer Darren Weir's spring stocks continue to the rise with the likes of Humidor (Teofi......
Death of Pentire's trainer
Posted On: Monday, 18 September 2017
Multiple classic-winning trainer Geoff Wragg, who prepared Rich Hill Stud's successful foundation stallion Pentire, has died at the age of 87.
Under Wragg's guidance, Pentire won six of his se......
Two smart winners for Pentire this week in Attire and Numerate
Posted On: Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Neat effort from Attire
A well-performed family added to its tally of winners this afternoon when
Attire was successful at Avondale.
The three-year-old son of Pentire capped off some cons......
Group 1 winning Pentire-mare Chenille to be served by Snitzel
Posted On: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Auckland Cup winner Chenille has been retired and will visit one of Australia's top stallions this spring.
"We've decided to retire her to stud," Cambridge trainer Tony Pike told www.theinform......
Rich Hill Sires Lead the field...
Posted On: Saturday, 1 July 2017
Heading into the last month of the 2016-17 racing season the great results continue for Rich Hill sires Shocking, Jimmy Choux and Pentire.
Up-and-coming sire Shocking continues his rise up the NZ......
Golden Curls one in from left field
Posted On: Tuesday, 13 June 2017
Old stager
Golden Curl ducked and weaved through the field at the right time to go and capture the $125,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1400m on Sunday.
At long odds of $158, the Pentire ei......
Derby fancy in fine fettle
Posted On: Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Queensland Derby favourite
Volatile Mix rounded off his preparation for Saturday's classic with a trial outing at the Sunshine Coast.
The New Zealand-bred son of Pentire finished fourth in his......
Allen in Mix for Derby double on Pentire's Volatile Mix
Posted On: Sunday, 4 June 2017
A career-best season could get even better for jockey John Allen who will be reunited with progressive stayer Volatile Mix in Saturday's Group 1 Queensland Derby (2200m) at Doomben.
Allen won t......
Pentire's run of form continues with Volatile Mix and Zambezi Warrior close-up seconds in Gr.3 Grand Prix Stakes and Gr.3 Premier's Cup
Posted On: Thursday, 1 June 2017
Backing up after his previous win on a good track in the
Gr.1 South Australian Derby,
Volatile Mix(pic - number 2) scampered through the much discussed testing Eagle Farm surface last Satur......
Nicks That Click - Volatile Mix Works for Huddy's
Posted On: Thursday, 18 May 2017
Queensland-based couple Graham and Linda Huddy have stuck to a winning formula which again paid dividends when Pentire's Volatile Mix won the Group I South Australian Derby last weekend.
T......
Rich Hill's successful week in international racing and sale ring
Posted On: Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Rich Hill Stud's John Thompson with Pentire, sire of Volatile Mix.
It's been a good week for John and Colleen Thompson at Rich Hill Stud in the Waikato.
Saturday was a great day for Rich Hill......
Trainer Darren Weir eyes big Group 1 double after Volatile Mix (Pentire) wins Gr.1South Australian Derby
Posted On: Saturday, 13 May 2017
VOLATILE Mix will chase a Group 1 Derby double after giving champion trainer Darren Weir his second successive win in the $600,000 UBET South Australian Derby at Morphettville this afternoon.
......
Dominant Auckland Cup Victory for Chenille
Posted On: Friday, 17 March 2017
Quality mare Chenille (NZ) (Pentire), who was purchased at the 2013 Premier Sale for $55,000, won a race worth almost 10 times that amount when she scored a dominant victory in Thursday's $500......
Pentire's 15th Group 1 winner Chenille delivers the perfect get well message
Posted On: Thursday, 16 March 2017
Tony Pike delivered the perfect get well message to his hospitalised father Wayne when he saddled up Chenille to win the country's premier staying race, the $500,000 Barfoot & Thompson Auc......
Weather Gives Chenille New Cup Hope
Posted On: Sunday, 12 March 2017
Trainer Tony Pike was ready to scratch
Chenille (Pentire) from the Auckland Cup yesterday so he was relieved when the meeting was called off due to heavy rain. He is now hoping the weather ca......
Allpress hopeful despite likely track conditions for Penthathlon in tomorrow's Auckland Cup
Posted On: Friday, 10 March 2017
John Wheeler won't be at Ellerslie when his talented pair of
Pentathlon and Irish Flame shoot for a Group 1 double on Saturday - but he has a fair excuse.
Wheeler and his wife Linda are playi......
Pike On Weather Watch
Posted On: Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will monitor the weather forecasts in the coming days ahead of Chenille's (Pentire) tilt at the Auckland Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) at Ellerslie.
The stakes-winning mare ......
Pentire's Mr Spielberg back in action in Merlion
Posted On: Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Trainer Laurie Laxon is back feeling reinvigorated from his annual New Zealand holidays - and hoping his horses will feel the same way this weekend, especially the resuming Mr Spielberg.
The st......
Chenille lays down the challenge to Auckland Cup rivals
Posted On: Sunday, 5 March 2017
Chenille looked every bit an Auckland Cup winner when she dominated her Nathans Memorial opposition in the final lead-up to next week's Ellerslie two-miler.
Lining up with blinkers back on aft......
Pike's Sacred Rhythm stakes winner number 47 for Pentire
Posted On: Saturday, 18 February 2017
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike celebrated a winning double today as well as the emergence of another potential Group One contender.
He was successful with Sin To Win in the Macular Degeneration ......
Favourable gate a must for Pentathlon
Posted On: Tuesday, 14 February 2017
A handy draw is crucial to
Pentathlon's chances when the New Plymouth stayer resumes on his home track this weekend.
While the 1800 metres of the
Gr.3 Platinum Homes Taranaki Cup will be w......
Son of Shocking boosts Derby hopes
Posted On: Sunday, 29 January 2017
TAB bookmakers have reacted sharply to the latest performance of
Camino Rocoso, an exciting son of Rich Hill Stud's
Shocking.
His impressive win in a special conditions maiden at Ellerslie ......
Resurgent Chenille heads Pike quinella in Stayers' Cup
Posted On: Sunday, 29 January 2017
Chenille (Pentire) holds on for a hard-fought win in the Karaka Stayers' Cup.
Chenille turned her summer around in style at Ellerslie today, heading a Tony Pike-trained quinella in the $100......
New home for Pentire's sire son Xtravagant
Posted On: Friday, 27 January 2017
Rich Hill Stud's dual Group One-winning graduate
Xtravagant is bound for the second phase of his career in Australia.
Te Akau principal David Ellis has confirmed the sale of the handsome son......
Bosson booked for Zambezi Warrior in Wellington Cup
Posted On: Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Zambezi Warrior will be ridden by Opie Bosson in Saturday's
Gr.3 Wallaceville Estate Wellington Cup.
A close last-start seventh in the
Gr.3 City of Auckland Cup, the Pentire gelding is on......
Laming has Cup hopes for son of Pentire
Posted On: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Richard Laming is sending his rugged New Zealand-bred stayer
Sly Romance home.
The Victorian trainer has eyes for the
Gr.3 Wallaceville Estate Wellington Cup at Trentham on Saturday week fo......
Another pedigree update for Pentire filly
Posted On: Friday, 6 January 2017
Smart Pentire three-year-old
Sacred Rhythm did her sibling a major favour when she justified her short odds at Ruakaka this afternoon.
The Rich Hill Stud graduate's sister (Lot 575) will be ......
Boost for Karaka-bound filly
Posted On: Tuesday, 3 January 2017
Poldark did his younger sister a timely favour with his breakthrough victory in New South Wales this afternoon.
The Rich Hill Stud-bred and sold four-year-old opened his account in fine style ......
Skyweka out to deliver dream result in Rich Hill Mile
Posted On: Friday, 30 December 2016
How long can you hold on to a dream? Quite a long time it seems, if Janine Wallace is to be believed.
Along with her husband Les, she bred the Tony Pike-trained
Skyweka, who lines up in the ......
Waller's Axiomatic the latest family talent
Posted On: Thursday, 29 December 2016
Axiomatic has a family reputation to live up to and the filly has shown she is on the way with a strong win at Warwick Farm.
The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old is a half-sister to Pe......
Ellerslie exhibition gallop for Xtravagant
Posted On: Thursday, 29 December 2016
Dual Group One winner
Xtravagant will gallop at Ellerslie tomorrow as he builds towards next month's
Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph at Trentham.
The son of Pentire hasn't raced since ......
Pentire's promising stayer Chenille takes time out
Posted On: Thursday, 22 December 2016
Chenille is on the easy list following her last appearance at Te Rapa.
"She jarred up quite badly in the Waikato Cup, so she's out at the beach with Moira (Murdoch) for a couple of weeks,......
Xtravagant progressing well toward Trentham
Posted On: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Dual Group One winner
Xtravagant gave his trainers a pleasant surprise at the Te Aroha trials on Tuesday.
The Pentire four-year-old, who is being set for a first-up tilt at the
Gr.1 J. R. &......
Pike and Marsh target stakes opportunities with talented Pentire mares
Posted On: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Talented Pentire five-year-old
Skyweka (pictured) is on target for what would be an appropriate first victory at black type level after finishing strongly to beat the Rating 85 milers Sat......
Xtravagant makes all the right moves
Posted On: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Dual Group One winner
Xtravagant is thriving ahead of his summer campaign.
The Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained son of Pentire holds Group One nominations for the
Gr.1 Sistema ......
Pentire's daughter picks up overdue reward
Posted On: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Pentire mare
Cherry Bay gained her due reward when she broke maiden ranks on her home track this afternoon.
Trained at Pukekohe by Nigel Tiley, the mare was overdue to break through after go......
Dunstan-bound Zambezi Warrior (Pentire) to bounce back at New Plymouth
Posted On: Friday, 18 November 2016
Stephen Autridge has warned punters to ignore
Zambezi Warrior's most recent performance when assessing his chances at tomorrow's Taranaki meeting.
The Matamata trainer, who prepares the son ......
Mr Spielberg Works Well Ahead Of Gold Cup
Posted On: Friday, 18 November 2016
Singapore-based jockey Vlad Duric is pleased with the condition of
Mr Spielberg (Pentire) ahead of the Gr.1 Singapore Gold Cup (2200m) at Kranji on Sunday.
Duric worked the Laurie Laxo......
Another cup runner for Wheeler?
Posted On: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
John Wheeler was supposed to be winding down his involvement in horseracing but the Kiwi training legend is on the verge of having another Melbourne Cup runner.
It has been 20 years since he......
Pentire stayer coming good at the right time
Posted On: Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Pentathlon might be at long odds in the $A6 million
Gr.1 Melbourne Cup, but John Wheeler's confidence in the son of Pentire is growing ahead of the Flemington feature.
The 50-1 shot has trim......
Summer Cups beckon for classy Pentire mare Chenille
Posted On: Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Classy mare
Chenille (pictured, blinkers) kicked off a superlative day for the Cambridge based Tony Pike stable when she returned to form with a vengeance at Ellerslie on Saturday.
The lightl......
Pentire mare too sharp
Posted On: Saturday, 22 October 2016
Smart Pentire mare
Chenille delivered a surprise, but welcome, result to her connections at Ellerslie this afternoon.
She was successful for the sixth time when she proved superior to her Rat......
Pentathlon To Trial This Morning
Posted On: Monday, 17 October 2016
New Zealand trainer John Wheeler will give
Pentathlon (Pentire) a barrier trial today at Cranbourne ahead of the geldings tilt in Saturday's
Gr.2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m).
The trainer h......
Prince on track for Herbert Power
Posted On: Friday, 7 October 2016
The Melbourne Cup winner
Prince of Penzance (Pentire) impressed with his gallop between races at Warrnambool on Wednesday ahead of Saturday's Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m).
"I'm absolutely......
Munro cast as new lead for Pentire's Mr Spielberg
Posted On: Thursday, 6 October 2016
English jockey Alan Munro will ride Mr Spielberg for the first time when they line up in the $700,000 Group 1 Panasonic Kranji Mile (1600m) on Sunday.
With Mr Spielberg's recent partner ......
