Category Archives: Challenge No.1 Syndicate

The Challenge No.1 Syndicate, which numbers around 100 members from around New Zealand and further afield, has 2 of the 12 runners in Saturday’s $50,000 Ryder Stakes-LR (1200m) at Awapuni. Dancer’s Tale (by Tale of the Cat) from the Murray … Continue reading →

The smart two-year-old filly Fascination Street (Elusive City ex Piece of Cake, by Snippets) will be ridden by Rosie Myers in the Listed Ryder Stakes at Otaki, 27 July. Fascination Street was guided to victory last start at Te Teko … Continue reading →

Fascination Street makes her 4th race day appearance tomorrow in the Maiden Juvenile at Te Teko and is ready for a winning performance. This filly is under my management umbrella and I inspected her yesterday at the Matamata stable of … Continue reading →

Three of the four horses owned by the Challenge No.1 Syndicate are likely to be seen out over the next few days. HARPER ROSE (by Sakhee’s Secret) steps out in tomorrow’s Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1250m) at Riccarton Park … Continue reading →

I was asked the other day what the attraction to the Karaka Million is for me, wearing my Authorised Syndicator hat. It was an easy answer.  When you put horses up for syndication, you live in hope that you can … Continue reading →

                              I was pleased with what I saw this morning when Dancer’s Tale galloped over 800 metres in company at the Cambridge Track. The filly finished … Continue reading →

                        You always hope that a horse will do well during a break, but I must admit to being blown away by the condition of Dancer’s Tale when I … Continue reading →

I launched ‘Challenge Racehorse Syndications Ltd’ at the end of last year and put together my first public syndication after purchasing four yearling fillies at this year’s NZB Karaka Select Sale. One of the fillies purchased was by Tale of … Continue reading →

I inspected the Tale of the Cat ex Our Pineau yearling filly at the property of Paul Pertab on Wednesday of this week. This filly is one of the four yearlings secured for the Challenge No.1 Syndicate (CLICK HERE FOR … Continue reading →