Owner Trainer Relishing Gavelhouse Graduate Success

Media Release - Monday January 7

Christchurch based owner-trainer Taylor Burnett is enjoying reigniting the race careers of his gavelhouse purchases, his most recent success being five-year-old Heart of Fame's stylish win yesterday at Greymouth.

Heart of Fame - RAce ImagesHaving his third start since his purchase online in October 2018, the Towkay gelding successful broke maiden ranks in what was his 14th start.

With a wide draw from barrier 11, Tanya Jonker rode Heart of Fame forward where he looked to enjoy a little give in the ground. The pair led the field over the entire 1500m trip to win by a length and three-quarters.

"He always jumps well so we weren't worried about the wide draw," commented Burnett.

"He pulled up well and it was a bit of a trip home but he ate all his dinner."

"We will look to see how he pulls up at the end of this week but there's looks to be a nice race for him on the 15 January at Hokitika all going well."

Burnett has just two horses in training and both of which were bought off gavelhouse.com with the other, Gifted, also a winner. The Alamosa mare was purchased online in May last year from Wellfield Stud for $2,500 and has now earnt $11,750.

Advertisement

"It's great getting these older horses and turning them around, Gifted was the first winner for us and it has been extremely rewarding."

Bidding on the latest gavelhouse.com New Zealand auction closes tonight from 7pm.

Entries for the next gavelhouse.com Australia auction are also due tonight by 7pm ADET. Contact the gavelhouse.com Australia team on +61396144882 or email Josh@gavelhouse.comor Shona@gavelhouse.comto discuss your options or for assistance for listing.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Breeding To Win – Crystal Ball – New Season 3YOs to Follow
Who are we highlighting this week? - Analysis of the G1 winning 3YO’s for last season has made us realise how many horses on this list took giant strides from two to three, so we are looking into the crystal ball to find some juveniles we believe could end this season as G1 performers if not G1 winners.
Everything is Car Pie
Tineke Balcombe’s $2,600 gavelhouse,com New Zealand purchase Car Pie proved too good for her rivals at Hokitika yesterday to break her maiden with a dominant display.
Yes Yes Yes Filly Wins $100,000 Inglis Xtra Bonus
Passionate owner/ breeder Julia Ritchie is one of the key shareholders in Everest winner Yes Yes Yes, who recently relocated to Gooree Park Stud, and a filly she bred and sold called Mrs Goldberg collected a $100,000 Inglis Xtra bonus on Friday at Coffs Harbour.
New Stakes-winner for Alamosa
Lightweight runner Windsor made it three wins from three starts in his latest campaign when he led all the way to take out the Listed Speights Timaru Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton.
Has John Sargent Got Another Oaks Winner in the Pipeline?
John Sargent is on target to send one Group One prospect across the Tasman from Australia, while he has received a filly from New Zealand for a possible Sydney Group One mission.
Glorious Goodwood Day 3 – Flag Start Can’t Stop Wootton Bassett
The Group I Nassau Stakes (1m2f) for fillies and mares was the highlight on the third day of Glorious Goodwood and very nearly didn’t happen at all given the ‘biblical’ rain and a flag start for the five runners that braved the treacherous conditions.
Impressive New Winner at Goodwood for St Mark’s Basilica
Coolmore shuttler St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) had a number of high profile yearlings sold at the European sales last year and one of them was a filly from Angelic Light that made 600,000 guineas at Tattersalls October Book 2.
One to Watch – Kembla
The Myracehorse owners that braved the cold and damp conditions at Kembla on Friday were well rewarded when their Farnan gelding Ninja trotted up to win by a widening 11 lengths!
Group 1 Glory for On The Rocks (NZ)
$40,000 Select Sale graduate On The Rocks (NZ) (Alamosa) was already a dual Group 2 winner who had delivered priceless thrills for his owners, but he went to a new level in Saturday’s $400,000 Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa.
Karaka Bargain Wins Memorial Trophy
$10,000 Karaka weanling purchase Mr Crowe (NZ) (Alamosa) produced a strong performance to win Sunday’s RM65,000 Dr Lim Ah Soo Memorial Trophy (1400m) at Penang.