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 in New Zealand

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 1974 Telegraph HC 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]

Horses

Need to do work & references on Battle Heights

Races

Thoroughbred racing in Australia

People

Horses

  • I Wish I Win[25] 1st 2024 Kingsford Smith Cup (G1), 2023 T J Smith Stakes (G1), 2022 Golden Eagle, Testa Rossa Stakes (LR),

Races

Updates

Harness racing in New Zealand

Horses

  • Akuta
  • 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 [29] [30] [31]

People

Races

Hannon Memorial [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]

Kaikoura Cup [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49]

The Race by Grins, created 12/4/2024

New Zealand rugby

Created

  • Martin Knoetze DOB 18 June 1963 played in the 1992 World XV tour of NZ as winger [52]

Improvements/Updates

Other New Zealand sports, places, people or topics

Harness racing in Australia

Created

Improvements/updates

Australian Pacing Championship, currently at 2011.

Australian Derby (harness)

Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit, now only Australian

Be Good Johnny (horse) (updated 4/5/2025)

2nd and 3rd place getters in Grand circuit races

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.[68][69][70]

Current tidy ups to do

References

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