Newsletter
Welcome to the December and final edition of the White Star Stables newsletter for 2010.
LATEST STABLE NEWS
- Grass Track Circuit to kick off at Wanganui
- Plenty of horses back in work, trialing and racing
- Syndicate 2yr olds progress
Unraced and Racing Team Updates:
Landora’s Jewel: (Earl - Landora's Image) See the "News" page
Loki Brogden: (Continentalman - Local Choice) Back in work - Taken to the Te Awamutu Grass Track workouts on Saturday 27 November - ran 2nd. Had a few niggles but will press on to qualifying trials.
Precious Mach: (Mach Three-Carmel Maria) See the "News" page
Lindenny's Star: (Falcon Seelster-Star Rosette). Back in work
Diamond Falcon: (Falcon Seelster-Diamond Bromac). Part-owned by Nicky's sponsor Craig "The Whale" Thompson. Back in work. Trialing well and set to be sent to the qualifying trials.
Leroy Brogden: (Elsu-Leterluce) Back in work. See the "News" page
Miss Invasion: (Armbro Invasion-Local Choice) Back at the workouts at Te Awamutu on the grass and will improve after this outing. Raced at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday 9 December. Quote by Nicky "is a work in progress, hope for some early improvement".
O'Sheas: Back at the workouts at Te Awamutu on the grass and will improve with each run. Each training run will be assessed as to his racetrack comeback.
President Tomado: Promising mare. See the "News" page.
Alien Waits: Will continue to race through the Christmas/New Year more at the Alexandra Park meetings.
Captain Gibbs: Racing well without luck. Will join the team on the grass track circuit.
Woodnhebenice: Back racing and hopefully to produce some good results over the next few weeks. Due to race at Alexandra Park on Tuesday 14 December.
J D's Chrimar: The "old war horse" is back racing at Cambridge. Ran 2nd at Te Awamutu grass track workouts to President Tomado - never puts a foot wrong. Set to start on grass track circuit.
McArdle Lassie: Back at the workouts at
Te Awamutu and ran 4th in her heat. Will only improve from this.
Bettors Image: Had a run on the grass at
Te Awamutu on Saturday 27 November. Will improve with more runs under his belt.
Horses Resumed Work:
From Heaven, Rosie Brogen - 2 weeks away from the workouts, Hazel Brogden, Maid in the West, River Time, Serene Queen
New Additions to Stable:
Presidential Style - 2 year old filly by Presidential Ball from Cosmic Quest. A half-sister to Cosmic Illusion owned by Russell and Heather Steel and trained by Nicky to win 8 races before being exported to the United States in 2006.
Copy My Past - 3 Br g Live Or Die-Miss Alliance
Owned by Tony Butler is qualified and
due to start in a maiden race in due course.
Satisfying Start to Season:
Things will start to wind-up significantly with the beginning of the Central Districts Circuit and the
grass-track circuit around Christmas/New Year time. First meeting of the grass track circuit will be a team at Wanganui on Sunday 19 December.
Keep updated with progress on the race team and the home page for runners in upcoming events.
Syndicate Two-Year Olds
Secret Love (Real Desire ex Ouch La Fe Fe) (Filly see photo below)
Benji Maguire (Armbro Deuce ex Tuapeka Dancer) (Gelding see photo below)
Both horses have returned to the stable for the next stage of their preparation.
One of the syndicate members saw them fast work recently and reported as follows:
They are both progressing very well, Benji (driven by Jordan) was first on the track over 2000m, coming home in 28 seconds for the last 400m in company with the galloping pacemaker (Dakota Kid, driven by Nicky).
Then it was Fefe's turn (driven by Nicky), again in company with Dakota Kid (driven by our syndicate member Mac Robinson) over 2000m, coming home in 59 seconds and 29 seconds for the last 800m and 400m.
Nicky is well pleased with them to date. She is going to qualify them for racing before Christmas, (date unknown, as it depends on when the club has qualifying trials), then it will be a couple of days off over Christmas and then see what racing might be lined up for them sometime in the New Year.
There are still opportunities for people to become involved in these two horses and to find out more information on any level of investment please contact Nicky direct:
021 813 638 or (07) 827 6200 or
email Nicky on nicky.chilcott@xtra.co.nz
Or Roger Weatherley on (09) 834 5270 or email Roger on mowemdown@xtra.co.nz
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Above Secret Love on track 6 November 2010
Above Benji Maguire 2nd from the outside, Secret Love on the inside
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Benji Maguire on track 6 November 2010