It was another outstanding Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup meeting hosted by the Christchurch GRC. The quality chasing action flowed seamlessly throughout the evening where $240,000 in stake money was won by connections.
Pictured: The Christchurch Casino NZ Cup winner Bago Bye Bye
Full editorial coverage from the NZ Cup meeting’s racing activities will be published in the December issue of On Track magazine. Meanwhile here’s a pictorial round up of some of the winners from the evening, starting with the first three finishers in the two Group 1 events.
Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup winner Bago Bye Bye with Dave and Jean Fahey’s kennel helper Jack Johnson; Dan Roberts brought back NZ Cup runner up Dyna Dave, while Brendon Cole is with the third placed Blazin’ Carter
Brendon Cole with The Fitz Sports Bar Galaxy Sprint winner Sir Duggie; Katie Wylie handled runner up Sheza Rippa; Alison Lee with her third placed Chitina Tin
The meeting started with the Jason-Dunn-trained promising sprinter Pita Ramos prevailing in the C4 295m dash; Too The Nail was the first of Dave and Jean Fahey prepared winners on NZ Cup night – the open class sprinter is seen here with handler Mark Lin, race sponsor Lisa Earl and Christchurch Board member Murray Wrigley; It was Jason Dunn again this time with his race 3 winner Bookie Monster
Know Shame led home a kennel quinella for Gary Cleeve when she took out the race 4 Restricted Age 520m event from her kennelmate Know Flare, handled by daughter Sydney. They are seen here with race sponsors Deli and Carol Delimore; onto the race 5 Restricted Age 520m race and it was the northern Angela-Turnwald-trained Diddilee who prevailed; it was a Matt Roberts trained kennel quinella in the race 6 645m feature event – Allen Mack led home Cawbourne Krusty
Dyna Elwyn clocked the meet-best 29.92s 520m time when he won the eighth for Craig Roberts which resulted in a crowded podium; The Lisa-Cole-trained NZ Cup first reserve Blazin’ Aubrey was a stylish winner of the NZ Cup consolation 520m event pictured here with Brendon Cole; It was Avenger Bale who produced a freewheeling victory in the $15,000 I Pave Concrete Sockburn Cup over 732m for Craig Roberts; the meeting wrapped up with the Robin Wales prepared Opawa Jumper strongly taking put the Galaxy Sprint consolation dash
