Wingate Farm principal Jake Stockton has every reason to be beaming after two new stallions arrived at his NSW property last week in readiness for the coming harness racing breeding season. “I thought I’d won the lottery. I’ve seen some lovely horses over the years, but these two are absolute stunning,” Stockton said. Pacing sire […]
Tintin In America and Warrawee Needy, both members of the Wingate Farm harness racing sire roster at Wagga, produced three NSW Breeders Challenge Regional Series heat winners between them. King Tintin, a two-year-old colt by Tintin In America, won the Penrith heat in 1:56.5 to complete his fourth success from only eight starts. Meanwhile, the […]
Harness racing’s current two-year-old crop of former top New Zealand stayer Tintin In America continue to take all before them. King Tintin (Penrith) and Havahh Nice Day (Albury) both scored impressive wins last week. Tintin In America has sired 10 individual juvenile winners to date this season including the Group 2 NSW Sapling Stakes winner […]
Progeny of the Wingate Farm resident sires Tintin In America and Warrawee Needy won legs of harness racing’s rich NSW Breeders Challenge series at Menangle last week. Mahomes, a three-year-old gelding by Tintin In America bred by Wingate Farm principal Jake Stockton, won a heat of the Challenge in 1:54.3 and has won seven of […]
When the two-year-old Queenslander outfinished his rivals at Albion Park recently he became the eighth individual juvenile winner sired by the former top NZ pacer Tintin In America this season. The gelding, who was having only his third start, rated a slick 1:55.3 for 1660 metres with the last 800 in 57.5. Tintin In America, […]
Former top New Zealand pacer Tintin In America left a couple of very impressive two-year-old winners in NSW last week. Rippin Rupert, a Group 2 winner, made a triumphant winning return from a lengthy spell in a heat of the NSW Breeders Challenge at Bathurst, while Merrywood Paul won his first race in 1:57.7 at […]
Lady Jadore, a Group 1 winning daughter of former Kiwi star Tintin In America, pushed her stake earnings to beyond $100,000 when she scored at last stride win at Bunbury recently. She has won eight of her 23 starts for $106,686. The Warrawee Needy three-year-old Mista Macneedy notched his second win for the season in […]
Brilliant two-year-old filly Saveeon became harness racing’s second NSW Breeders Challenge heat winner this season sired by Warrawee Needy when she soundly trounced her rivals at Bathurst. Sent straight to the top, Saveeon was never in danger of defeat, scoring by 11.3 metres at a career-best 1:55.5 rate over 1730 metres. She clocked a flying […]
Exciting Tintin In America three-year-old Mahomes extended his winning sequence to six when he led throughout at harness racing’s Bathurst track last week. The gelding has now won eight of his 16 lifetime starts. Tintin In America, the former Kiwi superstar who is now standing at the new Wingate Farm, Wagga, was represented by his […]
Harness racing breeder Jack Stockton has Wingate Farm up and running. Having taken over the operation of Yirribee Pacing Stud in Wagga Wagga New South Wales, the 38-year-old has been hands on with his rebranded breeding nursery. “We’ve been fully operational since last Thursday,” said Stockton. “It’s been good, I’ve been learning the ropes and […]
Brilliant four-year-old Hurricane Hustler, a son of Wingate Farm’s resident sire Warrawee Needy, further underlined his potential with a barnstorming front-end win at harness racing’s Melton track on Saturday night (Sep. 3). Sent to the top at the outset, the entire gradually increased the tempo, carving out the last three sectionals in 29, 28.6 and […]