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Cody Cat winning at Manawatu 18th May
20 May 2013
Maeve Davone winning at Manawatu 18th May
20 May 2013
Dugan winning at Manawatu 18th May
20 May 2013
Sargent strikes winning treble at Awapuni - www.nztm.co.nz
20 May 2013

Trainer John Sargent was well pleased with his day’s work at Awapuni on Saturday after producing three winners on the nine race programme.

Promising two-year-old Dugan (NZ) (Darci Brahma) opened his winning account in the second race with maiden Maeve Davone (NZ) (Iffraaj) making it back to back wins for the Sargent team in the next whilst Cody Cat (NZ)(ScardeeCat) scored impressively in the last race of the day to cap off a successful trip to the Central Districts for the Matamata raider.

“It was a great day for the stable and very pleasing as we had planned to have a go at this meeting a few weeks ago,”said Sargent. “The rain on the day was also a big help and all in all we are well satisfied with the result.
Sargent was also of the belief that each of his winning trio could maintain their form over the winter months.
“I have a fair bit of time for Dugan as he although he hasn’t managed to put a win on the board until now I think he
has finally started to mature mentally. Hayden (jockey Hayden Tinsley) suited him perfectly and hopefully he can stick with him as we will set him for a race like the Ryder Stakes later in the winter if he keeps improving.
“I thought Maeve Davone would be hard to beat as shehad gone a beauty at her last start while Cody Cat has the
makings of a good middle distance horse and we will look to step him up to 2000 metres in the near future.

Matamata trainer John Sargent scored a treble at Awapuni on Saturday. “He could also head to a race like the Winter Cup at Riccarton as he would get in on a light weight and I think heis good enough to be competitive if he strikes conditions to suit.”

Quintessential returns in Chairman's Hcp - by Stephen Rogers
13 May 2013

John Sargent believes Quintessential is close to recapturing the form which saw her win last year's Queensland Oaks.

The mare will be reunited with her Oaks-winning jockey Damian Browne in Saturday's Chairman's Handicap (2100m) at Eagle Farm.

"She's well in herself and coming to her peak now," Sargent said.

"In the spring she didn't mature after some hard runs in the winter so we backed off and aimed her at this carnival."

Quintessential has had a gradual build-up in four races in New Zealand and pleased Sargent with her latest effort when third to Pimms Time in the Group Two Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on April 27.

"She went back at the start then she was the first one to make a move and had to come right around them," Sargent said.

"She did a lot of work that day but she still finished it off well."

The mare has drawn poorly in barrier 16 but Sargent will entrust Browne to come up with a suitable riding plan.

"Whether she goes forward or back from that gate is a bit tricky but Damian knows her well so I'll leave it up to him how he wants to ride her," he said.

"He's a lovely cool, calm rider and I'm sure he'll make the correct call."

Sargent abandoned Quissential's spring campaign after only three starts when she failed to replicate her winter carnival form.

"It knocked her a bit backing up in the (Queensland) Derby from winning the Oaks on a very heavy track and it's taken her awhile to get over that but she's coming back to her best form now," he said.

The four-year-old's racing future beyond her Queensland campaign will be decided by owner Greg Tomlinson, who bought into multiple Group One winner All Too Hard, the half-brother to Black Caviar.

Sargent will decide if Quintessential's stablemate Cathay Lady will campaign in Brisbane during the winter after she has her next in the Scone Cup (1600m) next Friday.

Quintessential Claims 2013 Chairman’s Handicap Win - www.races.com.au
13 May 2013
Quintessential has won the Group 3 Chairman’s Handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse today May 11, 2013.

The four-year-old relished the rain-affected track and won the race ahead of a fast finishing Rothera, who placed second, and third place-getter Sysmo.

Quintessential

Quintessential wins the 2013 Chairman's Handicap from Rothera. Photo: Daniel Costello

Quintessential was paying odds of $7 to win the 2013 Chairman’s Handicap at bookmaker.com.au.

The Fast ‘N’ Famous mare has now won five of her 20 race starts and has earned more than $570,000 in prize money during her impressive career.

Quintessential’s most recent start resulted in a third placing in the Group 2 Travis Stakes at Te Rapa in New Zealand on April 27, 2013.

Trainer John Sargent was thrilled with Quintessential’s 2013 Chairman’s Handicap win, which marked her first victory in almost 12 months.

“I thought she might have been run down but she keeps kicking,” Sargent said.

“This will set her up for one of the 2,400 races (Doomben or Eagle farm Cup).

“Hopefully we’re on the right track now.

“She’s right back in the group.”

Jockey Damien Browne continued his successful partnership with Quintessential in the 2013 Chairman’s Handicap.

“It’s getting very hard to make ground,” Browne said after the ride.

“I knew it would be a hard slug up the straight.”

The jockey also shed some light on Buffering’s chances in the Group 1 BTC Cup next race on the rain affected track.

“I hope he loves it. Look obviously it’s probably not ideal for him,” Browne admitted.

“He’s a real guts as everyone knows.

“We can only play the cards we’re dealt.”

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2013 Chairman’s Handicap Race Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Starting Price
1 3 QUINTESSENTIAL (NZ) John Sargent Damian Browne - 13 57.5kg $7
2 1 ROTHERA Brian Smith Ric McMahon 0.5L 6 59kg $16
3 14 SYSMO (FR) Tony McEvoy Glen Colless 1.5L 5 54kg $6
4 7 TOPPING Tony Gollan Larry Cassidy 3.8L 8 55.5kg $14
5 16e DAZZLE US Bruce W Hill Ms Tegan Harrison (a) 4.6L 12 54kg $41
6 8 MARGINS Ben Currie Timothy Bell 6.1L 9 55kg $4F
7 2 SHENZHOU STEEDS (NZ) Michael Moroney Eddie Wilkinson 7.3L 4 58kg $13
8 15e ANAGOLD Bryan Guy Jim Byrne 8.3L 7 54kg $41
9 9 SAINT ENCOSTA John P Thompson Anthony Allen (a) 8.4L 1 55kg $31
10 10 POSTE RESTANTE (NZ) Desleigh Forster Michael Cahill 8.6L 3 54.5kg $17
11 12 GOLD CAPE John Wheeler Micheal Hellyer 8.8L 10 54kg $41
12 11 DOLLY DOLLY (NZ) Brian Smith Ryan Wiggins 11.6L 2 54kg $7.50
13 6 CARRICK (NZ) Tony Pike Leith Innes 12.4L 14 56kg $11
14 13 I GOTTA FEELING (NZ) John Wheeler Chris Munce 19.4L 11 54kg $21



Quintessential (NZ) Back to Best With Gr.3 Win - www.nzb.co.nz
13 May 2013

Group 1 Queensland Oaks winner Quintessential (NZ) made a successful return to winning form and confirmed her Group 2 Brisbane Cup target with victory in Saturday’s A$115,000 Group 3 Chairman’s Handicap (2100m) at Eagle Farm.

Quintessential Chairman's Handicap

The John Sargent trained four-year-old (Fast ‘N’ Famous x Florette) had to work early from her wide draw to sit behind the pace and again in the straight after hitting the lead 300 metres from home where she held on for a half-a-length win in a tough performance.

Trainer John Sargent commented after the race that Quintessential was not at her best during the spring and her winter target is the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (2400m) on 8 June.

To view the full article please, click here.

Bred: Trelawney Thoroughbreds, Offered: Trelawney Stud, Purchased: Adrian Clark – NZB’s 2010 Karaka Select Sale - $70,000. 

Quintessential arrives safely in Brisbane
10 May 2013

Oaks winning mare Quintessential has arrived safely in Brisbane to re capture Group One glory again this carnival.  Her first run will be this Saturday in the Chairmans CHP over 2100 with Damian Browne to ride, coming through this race well she could race on the 25th May in the Premier Cup and then onto the Brisbane Cup on the 8th June being her main aim.

Race 6 - 3:05PM LANDFILL LOGISTICS PTY LTD CHAIRMAN'S HANDICAP (2100 METRES)
Of $115,000.1st $73,500, 2nd $23,000, 3rd $11,500, 4th $4,500, 5th $2,500 GROUP 3
Quality, Minimum Weight 54kg, Apprentices cannot claim.

Field Limit: 14 + 5 EM
No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 65354341x8 ROTHERA Brian Smith Ric McMahon 7 59kg 99
2 x648630x40 SHENZHOU STEEDS (NZ) Michael Moroney Eddie Wilkinson 5 58kg 97
3 2x056x5253 QUINTESSENTIAL (NZ) John Sargent Damian Browne 17 57.5kg 100
4 7257217x27 ZENNISTA (NZ) Lisa Latta Jonathan Riddell 18 57kg 99
5 x8939x7050 STRIKE THE STARS (NZ) Anthony Cummings Peter Robl 16 56.5kg 94
6 x610x05x32 CARRICK (NZ) Tony Pike Leith Innes 19 56kg 93
7 152243x842 TOPPING Tony Gollan Larry Cassidy 10 55.5kg 92
8 2x74x94131 MARGINS Ben Currie Timothy Bell 11 55kg 91
9 144415x800 SAINT ENCOSTA John P Thompson Anthony Allen (a) 1 55kg 91
10 0x141116x7 POSTE RESTANTE (NZ) Desleigh Forster Michael Cahill 3 54.5kg 94
11 1224124136 DOLLY DOLLY (NZ) Brian Smith Ryan Wiggins 2 54kg 89
12 003x442371 GOLD CAPE John Wheeler Micheal Hellyer 12 54kg 83
13 3931344x01 I GOTTA FEELING (NZ) John Wheeler Chris Munce 14 54kg 82
14 16x533x216 SYSMO (FR) Tony McEvoy Glen Colless 6 54kg 81
15e x221132x70 ANAGOLD Bryan Guy Jim Byrne 9 54kg 81
16e 3241381125 DAZZLE US Bruce W Hill 15 54kg 80
17e 14175x0213 MARKOUT Pat Richardson 13 54kg 79.5
18e 3x11119x41 MASTER AVATAR Gary Duncan 8 54kg 78
19e 427716x260 BOREHOLE David J Lawlor Andrew Spinks 4 54kg 72
Last dance for Sargent’s Riccarton stable - By Dennis Ryan (The Informant)
30 Apr 2013

Last season’s premiership-winning trainer John Sargent will mark the closure of his Riccarton satellite stable this weekend with five starters on the final day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn carnival.

Sargent has operated an auxiliary unit to his Matamata headquarters for the past three years, occupying stables leased from the CJC on racecourse property. The recent decision to expand across the Tasman with a stable Warwick Farm has precipitated the move to close his Riccarton operation and he will sign off on the last big day of the season at the Christchurch track.

“Being the final day of the autumn carnival it’s an appropriate time to wind it up,” Sargent said. “It’s worked well for me having a base down south but with a stable in Sydney now it’s not easy having such a wide spread.”

As well as local stable residents Needastar (R85 1600), Orutan (R85 1200), Global Partner (R75 2000) and Sometime Later (R65 1600), Sargent will also send recent impressive juvenile winner south from Matamata for the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes. The Australian-bred ran away with the two-year-old event at the recent Hawke’s Bay Cup meeting, scoring by nine and a half lengths.

“I’ve always liked her but she’s taken a while to get her act together,” commented the Mossman filly’s trainer. “She’s done well since Hastings and this is a good chance to get some black-type to go with her pedigree.”

Well before the successes of his satellite stable members, the Riccarton track had been a happy hunting ground for Sargent, who spent his secondary education in the Garden City. Back when he was based at Otaki, he notched a career first black-type win with Whey To Go in the 1993 Canterbury Gold Cup, while more recent wins include the 2007 New Zealand Cup with Everswindell.

“I have a close attachment to Canterbury racing and I’ll continue to send horses south to race there, but it’s just no longer practical to maintain a stable full-time there,” Sargent said.

Former stable apprentice Michelle Carston, who took over as stable foreman from her twin brother Andrew when he relocated to Sydney to manage the Warwick Farm operation, has taken a position at Awapuni-based trainer Lisa Latta’s Riccarton stable. Some of the current Sargent-trained horses still in the south will also be transferred to Latta, while weekend runner Orutan, the stakes-placed four-year-old by Pins from classy performer Naturo, will go under the hammer at next week’s National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale at Karaka.

 

Credit www.theinformant.co.nz

Ten Belles impressive win - TAB updates
22 Apr 2013

Promising winter galloper Ten Belles underlined her liking for racing at Tauranga when she scored her sixth career win and fourth at the Gate Pa course in the Stewart Browne Group 1400m on Saturday.

The impressive win has also earned the mare her chance at some of the black-type winter features on offer over the next few months which may culminate in Riccarton’s Group 3 Winter Cup in early August.

“She’s only ever won at Tauranga and Te Aroha for some reason so she obviously has an affinity for both locations,” noted trainer John Sargent. “She has really strengthened up this season though and is now both mentally and physically ready to show just how good she is.

“We think enough of her to look at some of the features over the next few months with the Winter Cup as her main aim although she could also be back at Tauranga in June for the Listed fillies and mares race they have there as you know she will definitely like the venue.”

Sargent is happy with the progress he is making with his Australian stable with several runners in action this week while he also purchased six yearlings at the recent Sydney Easter sale.

“Things are going well and we will have runners on the track this week while I have an eye on the future with the purchases we made at the sales,” said Sargent. “There is also plenty of excitement as our imported English stayer has arrived and is in the first stages of a slow build-up with a Cups campaign in mind.”

The horse Sargent is referring to is the handy galloper Boogie Shoes who has won three of his thirteen starts and was purchased at the Tattersalls Horses In Training sale last year.

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