Rogerson keen on Soriano

6 March 2015

Graeme Rogerson is expecting another bold showing from Soriano at Ellerslie on Saturday.

“She’s a genuine weight-for-age horse and this is a good stepping stone to Sydney,” he said. “She’ll only have the one run in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.”

Already the dual Group One winner of the Zabeel Classic and the Herbie Dyke Stakes, Soriano will bid to add to that record in the Ronald McDonald House Charities New Zealand Stakes. Rory Hutchings again has the ride.

The Corner with Garry Chittick

It would appear I now have to continue my weekly Corner with the amount of rumblings at the start of our new racing season. I have been around long enough to know we can never please all; my tenure as Chairman of the Racing Board was subjected to as much vitriol as subsequent Boards have had to bear, so what’s different this time, or is it different.

5 August 2026

First foal for Waikato’s Group 1 winner Skew Wiff

Group 1-winning Savabeel mare Skew Wiff (ex Starvoia), known affectionately as ‘Wiffy’, foaled a filly by Super Seth in the early hours of Wednesday, 5 August.