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Ryan Elliot has an armchair ride aboard Beauden as they combine to take out the Listed Japac Marton Cup (2200m).
Exciting stayer Beauden has returned to the scene of his 2020 triumph in the Listed Japac Marton Cup (2200 metres) and made it back-to-back victories in the race with a devastating performance. The Team Rogerson-trained 6-year-old came into the race at Awapuni, Palmerston North, off the back of an emphatic four length win in the Taupō Cup, where regular rider Ryan Elliot had set him alight well before the home turn that day to blitz his race rivals.
Racing: Mongolian Wings set to take flight
9 Jan, 2021 09:00 AM
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Mongolian Wings should be hard to beat at Ellerslie. Photo / Trish Dunell
NZ Herald
By: Michael Guerin
Mongolian Wings gets the perfect chance at Ellerslie to take a small step down the path that led his father to greatness.
The 3-year-old will try to make it three wins on end in the $50,000 Te Akau Gingernuts Salver at Ellerslie; the 2100m event the next race on the path to the Vodafone Derby, also at Ellerslie, on March 6.
Mongolian Wings sire Mongolian Khan not only won that Derby but also the ATC Derby in Sydney as a 3-year-old before capturing the Caulfield Cup as a 4-year-old, making him one of the great modern Kiwi stayers. His son has a long way to go to equal dad but has started in the right fashion.
Racing: Waipukurau couple back in the winning groove
7 Jan, 2021 08:33 PM
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Hastings-trained Pablo Esk completed a winning double on his home track when beating the grey Motivation in the main race at the Hawke s Bay New Year s Day meeting.
Hawkes Bay Today
By: John Jenkins
It has been a long time between celebratory drinks for Waipukurau thoroughbred owner-breeders Peter and Ann Evans but they were back in the winners circle at Hastings on New Year s Day.
The couple bred and share in the ownership of Bold Iris, who capped off two good minor placings with a deserved maiden success in a 3-year-old maiden race over 1200m.
Racing: Graeme Rogerson backs Beauden to deal with top weight for Marton Cup defence at Awapuni
7 Jan, 2021 07:10 AM
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NZ Herald
Trainer Graeme Rogerson says punters shouldn t be put off by Beauden s 60kg top weight as he tries to defend his Marton Cup title at Awapuni on Saturday.
Although Rogerson is famous for his pre-race confidence, in this case the numbers back him up.
Beauden carries 60kg with the next best on 57kg and then the majority of his rivals on 53kg.
Not too long ago horses carrying 60kg in Cup races were the kiss of death for punters but in recent weeks an array of horses have carried huge weights to win. So often the top weights might be giving away 5-7kg but are rated as much as 30 points higher than some of those at the bottom of the handicaps.