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The win by Ride The Waves (Downbytheseaside) in the Woodlands Stud North Island Silk Road Series Final at Alexandra Park last Friday night further highlights the wonderful bloodline Southern breeder and horse hotelier Diane Cournane has developed over a long period of time. “I think she’s a very good progressive filly by the looks of […]
Steve and Amanda Telfer’s thoughts of winning another Trainers Premiership might have diminished a bit, but in winning three races over two venues last night, there’s still a glimmer of hope they could get there. The Telfers are twenty five wins adrift of Premiership leaders Robert and Jenna Dunn. “They’ve got a bit of a […]
There’s no better way to advertise your breeding brand than having winners on the racetrack and the Southern Bred Southern Reared brand had them in spades last night. The southern group who breed and sell as a collective, last night recorded three winners at Alexandra Park and four at Addington. And there’s the promise of […]
Anthony Butt has driven more than 1,600 winners in New Zealand. Simon Katz was his first, taking out the 1987 Dominion and a total of fifty seven of his wins have been at Group One level. Butt has won an amazing nine Dominion winners – eight trained by his brother Tim. The 60 year old […]
The Steve and Amanda Telfer trained Iron Brigade (Art Major) has done most of his racing from the Stonewall Stud northern barn in Auckland but since he’s been based at their Canterbury harness racing stable he’s gone to another level. The five year old came south in March and since then he’s won three races […]
Although Stonewall are big buyers at the yearling sales they are particularly happy when one of their homebreds wins. Crimson Tide (Downbytheseaside) kept the homebred flag flying with his win at Motukarara last Sunday. CRIMSON TIDE REPLAY “Jill (Stockman) likes her homebreds. They put a lot of effort into the breeding side of it. We […]
Get Seaside Lucky (Downbytheseaside) stamped himself as a strong winning prospect for April’s G2 Southern Supremacy Stakes Final when he took out the first heat of the series at Winton today. Driver Tim Williams took the Steve and Amanda Telfer trained gelding forward early, before handing up to favourite Stumblin In. “I wouldn’t have been […]
Canterbury driver Tim Williams, the man affectionately named ‘Turtle’ became the 29th driver in New Zealand to drive 1000 winners when he reined home Transonic (Bettor’s Delight) to win by three and a half lengths at Ashburton today. TRANSONIC REPLAY “To do it on him made it a bit more special. It’s taken so long […]
The country’s leading trainers Steve and Amanda Telfer of Stonewall Stud are about to add more horsepower to their South Island operation. At least six horses currently based in their North Island barn will head south later this month. Allamericanplayer, Utah Blaze, Graphite, JT Boe, Joca’s Hill and Ride The Waves will either fly south […]
Southern Bred Southern Reared horses were to the fore at Addington last night with Jumal (Downbytheseaside) continuing on his winning way and Tact Teva (Lather Up) making a winning return to the racetrack after last racing in October 2024. “He got kicked by a paddock mate and fractured the bone above his knee. It was […]
Although he was made hot favourite after winning his last three races, the Steve and Amanda Telfer trained Bar Louie (Sweet Lou) was racing some high grade talent in today’s Kurow Hotel Kurow – Kurow Cup at Oamaru. Through the first part of the race Bar Louie and driver Tim Williams were caught three wide […]
With eighteen runners spread across three venues, Steve and Amanda Telfer look very likely to reach 100 winners in the next three days. The bulk of the Stonewall runners are at Auckland on Friday night with nine, while the brother and sister training partnership have five at Addington and four at Cambridge. Stonewall principal Steve […]
Stonewall Stud pays substantial money at the Sales in order to buy good quality stock and they’re keen to target juvenile racing. There’s no doubt then that Sonofamistery’s (Sweet Lou) win today in the time honoured $60,000 Group Two Macca Lodge Kindergarten Stakes at Wyndham was a satisfying one for Steve and Amanda Telfer, the […]
Today’s NZB Standardbred Yearling Sale in Christchurch had a new found energy about it and certainly the top end excelled. Stonewall Stud secured twelve yearlings, shelling out $895,000 and it was great to see the stable continue to investment in the trotting gait. They bought four high priced trotters: a What The Hill colt out […]
Harness racing filly Stella Rouge (Bettor’s Delight) lived up to her stable reputation when she scored a dominant win in the fourth heat of the Dunstan Sires’ Stakes Series for Two Year Old Fillies at Addington last night. STELLA ROUGE REPLAY The winning margin was two and a half lengths and the time of 2-23.2 […]
There is plenty in Tact Teva’s (Lather Up) pedigree to suggest he’s a horse with a strong harness racing future. Not only is he the first winner in New Zealand by World Record holder Lather Up, he’s out of ten race winning mare Tact Hayley Jane which at stud has left Tact Tama, the winner […]
This series will look at some of the higher priced yearlings that were bought at the 2024 NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales in Auckland and Christchurch. In this edition we talk to Steve Telfer about some of the Stonewall Stud purchases. Unnamed (Captaintreacherous – Kensington Kate colt bought by Stonewall Stud for $145,000. “He broke in […]
The powerful harness racing stable of Steve and Amanda Telfer has most of it’s high end horses in work and being prepared to resume for spring racing. The stable currently has seventy three wins on the board and will be looking at growing those numbers heading into the serious part of the season. Four year […]
Although harness racing trainer Amanda Telfer and driver Tim Williams know Addington winner Arden CC (Captaintreacherous) has plenty of horsepower, they admit the ringcraft is still not there. “The steering has been the real issue. The day we get on top of that you’ll see the real him. He gives you a good feel. He […]
Headlined by the phenomenal comeback performance of Aardies Express (Always B Miki) in the G3 $50,000 Sibelia Stakes at Menangle on Saturday night, Canadian harness racing enthusiast and horse owner, Mike Tanev, had a weekend to remember down under. The used car salesman they called ‘Aardie’ harking back to his days on the baseball diamond […]
After an impressive debut for second behind the smart Ukraine, (Captain Crunch) Music Mistress (Sweet Lou) went one better at Invercargill today, winning the two year old fillies feature. From a fairly wide draw driver Tim Williams let the Steve and Amanda Telfer trained filly slide forward. “It wasn’t the plan to go out of […]
Sold for $260,000 at the 2022 NZB Standardbred Yearling Sale, Built For Glory (Bettor’s Delight) has got a bit of catching up to do to recoup some of that investment. But judging by the way he won at the Wairio harness racing meeting today he’s well on the way to achieving it. Trained by Steve […]
The scratching of Millwood Nike in the New Zealand Pacing Oaks increases Steve and Amanda Telfer’s chances of taking out the Group One harness racing feature. “It’s always unfortunate when a great filly like that is sidelined with injury. I hope it’s not too serious and she’s back racing soon, but it does give our […]
Brother and sister harness racing training partnership of Steve and Amanda Telfer have a strong part to play on Cup Day at Addington on Tuesday, particularly in the Nevele R ’50 Years Of Success’ Final. The $140,000 Group One feature has a field stacked full of talent and the Telfers best chance Aardiebytheseaside (Downbytheseaside) has […]
