Group One Treble for Graduates
Mister Smartee Claims Group Two Ahead of Nugget Tilt
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**Marketplace Completes Dominant Season with Another Group One —————————————————-
Marketplace (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight)signed off his dominant two-year-old season in the best possible style, with victory in the $100,000 Group One Betavet Ace Of Spades (1980m) at Addington on Friday night.
The NZB Standardbred graduate left the judges for 2024 New Zealand two-year-old pacing colt or gelding of the year with little to think about as he ran to his second Group One victory for trainer Regan Todd and driver Craig Ferguson.
Todd was hopeful his star pacer could end his first racing campaign in style and he did exactly that with his win at short odds.
Marketplace can now head to the paddock with two Group One titles and a lucrative Harness Million title to his name.
“You want to go out on a good note as the top dog and he has done that,” Todd said.
“He’s done everything we have asked of him.”
The Kennards race the son of Bettor’s Delight with Peter Baken, Graham Beirne of Small Car World Ltd, John Magness and Todd.
Barron Bloodstock will offer a full sister (Lot 301) to the talented pacer at the 2025 National Yearling Sale at Christchurch on February 18.
Marketplace headed a trifecta of NZB Standardbred graduates in Friday night’s Group One event with Demon Blue (NZ) (Art Major)second and Miki B (NZ) (Always B Miki)third.
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**Meant To Be (NZ) Confirms Top Trotting Status With Dual Group One Win —————————————————-
Meant To Be (NZ) (Father Patrick)confirmed his status as New Zealand’s best two-year-old trotter in the $100,000 Group One Ace Of Clubs (1980m) at Addington on Friday night.
The NZB Standardbred graduate completed a hat-trick of elite victories when clearing out to win by a massive 17-length margin for trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan and driver Zachary Butcher.
Meant To Be’s dominant display completed a Group One double, with the blueblood squaregaiter taking out the Group One Sires Stakes Championship (1980m) in his latest outing at Addington.
The win also completed a lucrative hat-trick with Meant To Be also triumphing in the $75,000 NZB Standardbred Harness Million Two-Year-Old Trot (1980m) at Addington.
“He is going to go home, he has got the Golden Gait Series and then he can have a well-deserved spell,” Phelan said.
The son of Father Patrick was secured by his trainers at the 2023 National Yearling Sale at Auckland for $145,000 out of the Breckon Farms draft.
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**Stella Rouge Too Slick in Group One Triumph —————————————————-
Stella Rouge (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight)clinched deserved reward with her powerful front-running win in the $100,000 Group One Renwick Farms Ace Of Diamonds (1980m) at Addington on Friday night.
The NZB Standardbred graduate never gave her rivals a look-in in her dominant victory for trainers Steve and Amanda Telfer and driver Tim Williams.
Stella Rouge came into Friday night’s feature after her excellent second in the Group One Sires Stakes Fillies Championship (1980m) at Addington.
And the filly gave Williams the impression she was ready to go one better.
“She warmed up super tonight, she felt really good.”
“She is getting a bit better with a bit of racing.”
“We were lucky that the draws were in our favour tonight and we were able to use it.”
Stella Rouge was secured for $97,500 by Stonewall Stud Ltd when she was offered among the Dancingonmoonlight Ltd draft at the 2023 National Yearling Sale at Christchurch.
Dancingonmoonlight Ltd will offer an outstanding draft of 12 blueblood youngsters at the 2025 National Yearling Sale at Christchurch on February 18.
A close relative of Stella Rouge will be offered by Breckon Farms at the 2025 National Yearling Sale at Auckland on February 15.
Lot 93 is a Captaintreacherous (USA)colt from a half-sister to Stella Rouge’s dam Lady Gilpin (Somebeachsomewhere) (NZ) in Delightful Kas (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight).
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**Mister Smartee Claims Group Two Ahead of Nugget Tilt —————————————————-
Circumstances were against Mister Smartee (NZ) (Always B Miki)but his class shone through in his stellar victory in the A$125,000 Group Two Four-Year-Old Classic (2130m) at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
The NZB Standardbred graduate powered over the top of his rivals to add to his stunning record in West Australia from trainer Gary Hall Snr and Gary Hall Jnr.
“I think his recent runs have taken the edge off him a little bit, so we’ve now got two weeks to get him ready for the Golden Nugget.”
The four-year-old made it 14 wins from just 17 starts when sweeping past a stellar field to take his career earnings to a massive A$440,211, with the fifth stakes victory of his career.
Mister Smartee was purchased for $32,500 by trainer Craig Edmonds when he was offered by breeder-vendors Dancingonmoonlight Ltd at the 2021 National Yearling Sale at Christchurch.
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**Marketplace Completes Dominant Season with Another Group One —————————————————-
Marketplace (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight)signed off his dominant two-year-old season in the best possible style, with victory in the $100,000 Group One Betavet Ace Of Spades (1980m) at Addington on Friday night.
The NZB Standardbred graduate left the judges for 2024 New Zealand two-year-old pacing colt or gelding of the year with little to think about as he ran to his second Group One victory for trainer Regan Todd and driver Craig Ferguson.
Todd was hopeful his star pacer could end his first racing campaign in style and he did exactly that with his win at short odds.
Marketplace can now head to the paddock with two Group One titles and a lucrative Harness Million title to his name.
“You want to go out on a good note as the top dog and he has done that,” Todd said.
“He’s done everything we have asked of him.”
The Kennards race the son of Bettor’s Delight with Peter Baken, Graham Beirne of Small Car World Ltd, John Magness and Todd.
Barron Bloodstock will offer a full sister (Lot 301) to the talented pacer at the 2025 National Yearling Sale at Christchurch on February 18.
Marketplace headed a trifecta of NZB Standardbred graduates in Friday night’s Group One event with Demon Blue (NZ) (Art Major)second and Miki B (NZ) (Always B Miki)third.
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**Meant To Be (NZ) Confirms Top Trotting Status With Dual Group One Win —————————————————-
Meant To Be (NZ) (Father Patrick)confirmed his status as New Zealand’s best two-year-old trotter in the $100,000 Group One Ace Of Clubs (1980m) at Addington on Friday night.
The NZB Standardbred graduate completed a hat-trick of elite victories when clearing out to win by a massive 17-length margin for trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan and driver Zachary Butcher.
Meant To Be’s dominant display completed a Group One double, with the blueblood squaregaiter taking out the Group One Sires Stakes Championship (1980m) in his latest outing at Addington.
The win also completed a lucrative hat-trick with Meant To Be also triumphing in the $75,000 NZB Standardbred Harness Million Two-Year-Old Trot (1980m) at Addington.
“He is going to go home, he has got the Golden Gait Series and then he can have a well-deserved spell,” Phelan said.
The son of Father Patrick was secured by his trainers at the 2023 National Yearling Sale at Auckland for $145,000 out of the Breckon Farms draft.
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**Stella Rouge Too Slick in Group One Triumph —————————————————-
Stella Rouge (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight)clinched deserved reward with her powerful front-running win in the $100,000 Group One Renwick Farms Ace Of Diamonds (1980m) at Addington on Friday night.
The NZB Standardbred graduate never gave her rivals a look-in in her dominant victory for trainers Steve and Amanda Telfer and driver Tim Williams.
Stella Rouge came into Friday night’s feature after her excellent second in the Group One Sires Stakes Fillies Championship (1980m) at Addington.
And the filly gave Williams the impression she was ready to go one better.
“She warmed up super tonight, she felt really good.”
“She is getting a bit better with a bit of racing.”
“We were lucky that the draws were in our favour tonight and we were able to use it.”
Stella Rouge was secured for $97,500 by Stonewall Stud Ltd when she was offered among the Dancingonmoonlight Ltd draft at the 2023 National Yearling Sale at Christchurch.
Dancingonmoonlight Ltd will offer an outstanding draft of 12 blueblood youngsters at the 2025 National Yearling Sale at Christchurch on February 18.
A close relative of Stella Rouge will be offered by Breckon Farms at the 2025 National Yearling Sale at Auckland on February 15.
Lot 93 is a Captaintreacherous (USA)colt from a half-sister to Stella Rouge’s dam Lady Gilpin (Somebeachsomewhere) (NZ) in Delightful Kas (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight).
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**Mister Smartee Claims Group Two Ahead of Nugget Tilt —————————————————-
Circumstances were against Mister Smartee (NZ) (Always B Miki)but his class shone through in his stellar victory in the A$125,000 Group Two Four-Year-Old Classic (2130m) at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
The NZB Standardbred graduate powered over the top of his rivals to add to his stunning record in West Australia from trainer Gary Hall Snr and Gary Hall Jnr.
“I think his recent runs have taken the edge off him a little bit, so we’ve now got two weeks to get him ready for the Golden Nugget.”
The four-year-old made it 14 wins from just 17 starts when sweeping past a stellar field to take his career earnings to a massive A$440,211, with the fifth stakes victory of his career.
Mister Smartee was purchased for $32,500 by trainer Craig Edmonds when he was offered by breeder-vendors Dancingonmoonlight Ltd at the 2021 National Yearling Sale at Christchurch.
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