Travis Stakes for Tie Me Down

13 March 2015

Strapping mare Tie Me Down will make her next two appearances on her home track before heading north for a Group Two assignment.

“She’ll run here on Sires’ Produce day in the open 1400 and then the Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes and the Travis at Te Rapa,” Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson said.

Tie Me Down has won five of her seven starts and last time out she added the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes to her record.

The Corner with Garry Chittick

Well, it was finally our turn. Mary and I shared in the joy of winning a race; we were there, of course. We could have settled in, in front of the TV – not driven the 50 minutes each way, but the emotions are entirely different.

14 September 2025

Smart Love too smart this start

Smart Love (Savabeel ex Relentless Desire) made a winning return at Te Rapa on 14 September, storming home by 3.3 lengths. Racing in Garry Chittick’s colours, the four-year-old mare impressed for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott after two solid trials.