Go Racing Break $6million in Earnings

Media Release - Wednesday June 26

New Zealand syndicator Go Racing is enjoying a pleasing season and hit a major milestone earlier this month.

Quality Time’s win at Ruakaka on June 8 took their stakes earnings past the $6 million mark for Go Racing’s owners this term, capping a remarkable season.

Go Racing's Group One-winning juvenile Velocious.  Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images)

“It has been a wonderful season for our owners,” Go Racing Director Albert Bosma said. “We have won Group One races in New Zealand with Velocious, in Australia with Atishu and had stakes performers in Ireland, France and England.

“Just last week Je Zous ran a hard finishing fifth in the Gr.2 Ribblesdale Stakes (2400m) at Royal Ascot.

“I think what we have achieved is unique as I don’t believe any New Zealand thoroughbred racing operation has had stakes performers in five different countries in a season before.

“A massive thanks go to our staff who work incredibly hard for our owners and are passionate about looking after them and achieving the success they have had.”

Bosma credits their international success to their ability to be flexible with their horses and place them in environments where they will thrive.

“We are a boutique operation and don’t have the numbers of the big stables in New Zealand,” he said. “However, what we do have is the ability to place horses globally for owners and change tack when it is best for the horse, not just following the same traditional lines or keeping them in the same stable.

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“The ability to give options for individual horses produces the results. Quality Time is a great example of this, he started in Germany, we moved him to Australia and now have him with Kylie Hoskin in New Zealand. He is approaching $500,000 in stake money and can go well beyond that.

“Last year we bought 11 total, including Karaka Million winner Velocious – we are boutique and targeted compared to some of the mammoth racing operations.”

Newly appointed General Manager Matt Allnutt was thrilled with the results gained during his first season in the role.

“The thing I am most proud of is our relationship with owners,” he said. “Many stay with us long-term and we get to know them beyond just a business relationship. We had 12 owners fly to Royal Ascot last week to support their horse, the second time in two years we have had a runner at Royal Ascot, and creating events like this for them is very special”.

Allnutt is feeling confident the winning momentum will continue into the new season.

“I believe we have bought well in New Zealand, Australia and Europe this year in what has been a patchy market,” he said.

“We want to improve on our record-breaking season and would like to have stakes-horses in more than five countries this coming season. I think we have the firepower to do that.” – LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

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