User:ToddyOC
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I mainly work in the subject areas outlined below.
Below are pages I have started or might start if/when I find time and also existing pages that I have substantively added to/updated.
Thoroughbred racing
People
- Opie Bosson, created 29/8/2021
- Greg Childs
- Rex Cochrane - [1]
- Michael Dee, created 31/10/2022
- Jim Gibbs [2] [3]
- Noel Harris, created 22/12/2021
- Roger James (horse trainer), created 28/5/2022
- Chris Johnson (jockey), created 19/12/2021
- Laurie Laxon
- Bruce Marsh (horseman) - international training career of over 30 years, training Group 1 winners in New Zealand (Woodville then Palmerston North), Australia and Singapore. Bruce started his career as a leading New Zealand jockey and rode the Melbourne Cup winner, SILVER KNIGHT to victory early in his career in 1971. Bruce won as a jockey 1972 Telegraph HC on Count Kereru and 1974 Telegraph HC & Group 2 Awapuni Gold Cup on champion mare Show Gate. Trained Group 1 winners such as Hail (New Zealand Derby, Zabeel Classic, Sandown Classic, 2002 New Zealand St. Leger), RUSSIAN PEARL (Bayer Classic) multiple Group winner in Australia and New Zealand, CHEIRON and Magic Millions 2yo winner PLAY ON. Bruce relocated to Singapore in 2005.Trained derby wins from HELLO AND GOODBYE (2005) and RACE AHEAD. 2011 Triple Crown winner GINGERBREAD MAN and the exciting up and coming RED BEARD.Retired 2019 [4][5][6][7][8] Larry Cassidy was an apprentice. Pages to link: Silver Knight (horse). David Walsh (jockey). Livamol Classic, Hawke's Bay Guineas, 2002 Melbourne Cup, Singapore Derby, Opie Bosson, Noel Harris, Zipping Classic, Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes, New Zealand Derby, List of Melbourne Cup winners Telegraph Handicap New Zealand Cup
- Stephen Marsh (horse trainer) Bruce had taken Stephen into a training partnership in 2002 and the latter went out on his own when Bruce left for Singapore in 2005. Within three years, he had moved north from Woodville to Cambridge. satellite stable in Christchurch. Mercurial to win last Saturday’s Group 1 $450,000 JR & N Berkett Telegraph Sprint at Trentham [5] UGO FOSCOLO in the 2000 Guineas, RUUD AWAKENING in the 2YO Diamond Stakes and Karaka Million 2YO, THEE AULD FLOOZIE in the Thorndon Mile and a breakthrough Group 1 win in Australia with SOFIA ROSA in the AJC Oaks. In 2019 he trained the 2019 New Zealand Derby winner in CROWN PROSECUTOR and has enjoyed recent sucess with both two year olds such as Ulanova and star filly Velocious winning group ones, as well as older horses such as Mercurial and El Vencedor both winning at the highest level from 1200-2000m.[9][10] Kiwi Skyhawk’s last-gasp thriller in the Gr.3 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday delivered a milestone result for his trainer Stephen Marsh.Having also won the Listed Skycity Star Way Stakes (1200m) with unbeaten two-year-old Little Black Dress earlier on the Ellerslie card, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing statistics now credit Marsh with 97 wins at Group or Listed level in New Zealand.He has also won three in Australia – the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) with Sofia Rosa, the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup (2200m) with Chocante and the Gr.2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) with Antrim Coast – to give him an overall total of 100.[11] [12] [13]
- Michael Moroney (horseman), created 19/12/2022
- Dave O'Sullivan (horse trainer), created 19/11/2022
- Jamie Richards (horse trainer), created 24/10/2021
- Graeme Rogerson, created 5/3/2022
- Mark Walker (horse trainer) created 29/12/25
- David Walsh (jockey), created 23/12/2021
- John Wheeler
- Larry Cassidy (jockey), created 27/10/21
- John Hawkes (horseman), created 28/10/22
- Peter Moody, created 11/10/25
- Ron Quinton Ron Quinton
- Scott Seamer, created 2/5/26
- Robert Thompson Robert Thompson
- Mark Zahra, created 28/10/23
Race horses
| Horse | Page created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bonneval (horse) | 12/2/2022 | |
| Centaine (horse) | (Century-Rainbeam by Vain), won 1983 Moonee Valley Vase and 1984 Autumn Stakes (MRC) . Started stud career 1985, died April 19 2004. sire standing at Thornton Park Stud, Palmerston North then Waikato Stud. 57 individual stakes winners, including 12 at the group I level. Champion New Zealand sire of two-year-olds with his first crop in 1988-89 and eleven years later, in 1999-2000. In 1992-93, won the Dewar Stallion Trophy for the leading New Zealand-based sire by combined Australian & New Zealand earnings. Sire of Spring Rain (1999-2000 Mercedes Champion Two-Year-Old), Sixty Seconds (2002 Championship Stakes), Amalfi, Giovana, Cent Home and Star Of Gold, Kinjite, Slight Chance, Kapchat and Hong Kong Derby winner Super Fit, Stella Cadente, Foxwood (1997 New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas & 1998 Captain Cook Stakes winner). Taupo Retreat and Group 2 winners Arletty, Cheiron, Sequel, Century Kid and Taineberry. Taupo Retreat, Pernod, Critic (2003 Otaki Maori WFA), and La Rumba. Kinjite, Cordero (1989 Manawatu Sires Produce), CentislePerfect World, Arletty [14][15] Centaine Award for the leading New Zealand-based sire for global progeny earnings. Descendents include Avantage, Alamosa, Bad Boy Brown (2019 Great Northern Hurdles & Grand national Hurdle), Dal Cielo (2015 Diamond Stakes), Gagarin 2015 Great Northern Hurdles), Jimmy Choux, Miss Wilson (2018 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes) Mongolian Khan Mo'unga, | |
| Ghibellines (horse) | 18/4/2026 | |
| Imperatriz (horse) | 29/10/2023 | |
| Ka Ying Rising | 27/4/2025 | |
| Kawi (horse) | 4/1/2024 | |
| Le Filou | ||
| Legarto | 7/3/2026 | |
| Levante (horse) | ||
| McGinty (horse) | 5/2/2022 | |
| Mufhasa | 7/9/2021 | |
| O'Reilly (horse) | 4/9/2021 | |
| Pakistan II (horse) | 17/12/2022 | |
| Per Incanto | 12/3/2022 | |
| Poetic Prince | 26/9/2021 | |
| Proisir | 28/1/2023 | |
| Roman Consul | (Agricola - Jinks (NZ) by Faux Tirage (GB) ) trained by Eric Ropiha, Woodville - winner of 1965: New Zealand Derby, 1967, 1968 & 1969: Chelmsford Stakes, 1968: Colin Stephen Quality Handicap, 1969: LKS Mackinnon Stakes, 1969 & 1970: O'Shea Stakes (Eagle Farm). Link to Roman Consul Stakes | |
| Solvit | 17/4/2024 | |
| Tavistock (horse) | ||
| The Filbert (horse) | 11/9/2021 | |
| Turn Me Loose (horse) | 26/11/2022 | |
| Who Shot TheBarman | [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] | |
| Beau Zam | 20/10/2021 | |
| Canny Lad | 18/4/2025 | |
| General Nediym[23] | He won the million-dollar Magic Millions Classic, G2 Todman Slipper Trial, G2 San Domenico Stakes, G2 Up And Coming Stakes, G2 Stan Fox Stakes, G1 Lightning Stakes, G1 Newmarket Handicap, 1999 Magic Millions Cup. General Nediym was third in the G1 Caulfield Guineas and G1 Doomben 10,000 [24] [25] [26] | |
| I Wish I Win[27] | 1st 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup (G1), 2023 T J Smith Stakes (G1), 2022 Golden Eagle, Testa Rossa Stakes (LR) | |
| I'm Thunderstruck | ||
| Maldivian | 20/4/2024 | |
| Mr Brightside (horse) | 28/9/24 | |
| Pins | 21/4/2025 | |
| Romantic Warrior (horse) | 31/12/23 | |
| Super Seth | group 1 winner and leading sire | |
| Testa Rossa | 30/8/25 | |
Need to do work & references on Battle Heights
Races
- All-Star Mile
- Aotearoa Classic, created 11/4/26
- Avondale Cup
- Counties Cup
- Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes, currently known as the Sistema Stakes, created 6/2/22
- Grand National Hurdles (New Zealand)
- Grand National Steeplechase (New Zealand)
- Great Northern Hurdles
- Kumara Gold Nuggets
- Manawatu Cup
- 1966 Melbourne Cup (won by Galilee)
- 1967 Melbourne Cup (Red Handed)
- 1974 Melbourne Cup (Think Big)
- 1975 Melbourne Cup (Think Big)
- 1977 Melbourne Cup (Gold and Black)
- 1977 Melbourne Cup (Arwon)
- 1979 Melbourne Cup (Hyperno)
- 1980 Melbourne Cup (Beldale Ball)
- 1981 Melbourne Cup (Just a Dash)
- 1984 Melbourne Cup (Black Knight (horse)) [28]
- 1987 Melbourne Cup (Kensei)
- 1989 Melbourne Cup (Tawriffic)
- 1991 Melbourne Cup (Let’s Elope)
- 1992 Melbourne Cup (Subzero) - [29]
- 1994 Melbourne Cup (Jeune)
- 1995 Melbourne Cup (Doriemus) - [30]
- 1996 Melbourne Cup (Saintly)
- New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes
- Otaki-Maori Weight for Age - trainers
Current to do
Queen's Cup (horse race) - update/tidy needed Melbourne Cup 1968-72 required
Singapore racing
Update and finalise the races that have pages & add content/references about cessation of Singapore racing
The 2024 edition was the last held upon cessation of horse racing in Singapore.[31][32][33]
- Kranji Mile
- KrisFlyer International Sprint
- Raffles Cup - updated to 2024 on 4/5/25 [34]
- Singapore Airlines International Cup
- Singapore Derby
- Singapore Gold Cup
Harness racing
Horses
- Armalight
- Bettor's Delight
- Blossom Lady
- Bonnie's Chance, (22-09-1975 to 7/5/2007, Majestic Chance - Bonnie Countess) bred by Mrs V B McGarry. 75 starts, 32 wins, 11 seconds, 5 thirds, Lt $355,000 W $268,930. Trainers (1) Alec Black (2) Bill Kyle (3) Richard Brosnan [35] [36] [37]
- Christopher Vance
- Copy That (horse)
- Holmes DG, winner 1999 and 2000 Miracle Mile Pace & 1999 Victoria Cup (harness race)
- Iraklis, winner 1996 Miracle Mile Pace, 3rd 1997 Interdom, 2nd 1999 Hunter Cup
- Just An Excuse
- Lazarus (horse)
- Master Musician
- Noodlum
- Roydon Glen
- Self Assured (horse)
- What The Hill, stallion David Miller (harness_racing), Hambletonian Stakes, Mohawk Racetrack, Canadian Trotting Classic, Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot
- Yulestar (horse)
- King of Swing (horse)
- Leap To Fame
- Swayzee (horse)
- Tiger Tara
To do
Other notable winners of New Zealand Trotting Cup
Be Good Johnny (horse) (updated 4/5/2025)
People
- Maurice McKendry
- Ricky May (harness racing), created 19/10/25
- Natalie Rasmussen, created 23/10/2021
Races
Hannon Memorial [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]
Kaikoura Cup [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55]
The Race by Grins, created 12/4/2024
- The TAB Eureka, created 4/5/25
To do
Australian Pacing Championship, currently at 2011.
Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit, now only Australian 2nd and 3rd place getters in Grand circuit races
New Zealand rugby
Created
- 2017 Heartland Championship
- 2018 Heartland Championship
- 2021 Heartland Championship
- 2022 Heartland Championship
- 2023 Heartland Championship
- 2024 Heartland Championship
- 2025 Heartland Championship
- 2026 Heartland Championship
- Graham Shannon, All Black #31
- Walter Bayly, All Black #48
- Daniel Hughes (rugby union), All Black #51
- Drew Wild, Manawatu Turbos representative rugby player, created 14/9/25
- James Tofa, DOB 22nd September 1997[56] [57]