Bonnieweka is progressing nicely. Below is the video footage of her workout on Saturday the 25th of May – a cold frosty morning with the likelihood of sunshine during the day.
Next Stop – the trials at Riccarton next week on Tuesday June 4th on the polytrack. No travel involved and this should be a good experience for Bonnieweka – from there it is likely she will have a spell before resuming her training routine in preparation for her first race.
More news closer to trial day everyone
Maryweka is set to go racing tomorrow.
Today – Thursday 23rd May, she travelled down to Wingatui and was the ‘perfect traveller’.
After racing in a field of 14 horses in her last start, tomorrow she will be one of five runners – horse #5 and barrier draw 5. It will be interesting to see what unfolds tomorrow. She has had to travel and Kith ‘n’ Kin might be hard to beat. We will need a bit of luck. We get weight relief from our young apprentice rider Denby Rose Tait who has ridden her during training, which is a help. She has travelled well and is about to go out for a nice long walk before dinner. Let’s hope she is in a competitive frame of mind when she goes racing tomorrow. Good Luck everyone. Goooo Maryweka!!!
Bonnie is Good to have around, she has settled in well at Terri Rae’s stable and after working out with her big sister Maryweka last week, this week she showed a newbie to the stable how to behave professionally whilst working out at the Riccarton Track. I think you will enjoy the latest updates from Terri from Saturday morning’s workout in the frost to today’s morning workout in the rain – nothing seems to faze her and she has taken everything in her stride. Way to go Bonnieweka!
Maryweka has been working well since her last race at Riccarton on the 4th of May. Terri has nominated her for a 1200m race at Wingatui on Friday May the 24th.
At the time of writing the Wingatui track was a soft 5 and it was an overcast day. The Weather forecast for the next few days doesn’t seem too bad, so here is hoping it will hold out for Friday’s raceday.
Today in the Wairarapa we had heavy rains and it was cold, so we spent a good part of the day indoors, as did Maryweka, who spent a nice relaxing day in her box at Riccarton after her morning workout. Terri is looking forward to racing Maryweka on the grass at Wingatui on Friday. Below we hear from our wonderful trainer Terri Rae and get a little view of our Mary all rugged up, worked and fed and ready for a chill out day.
Nominated for the Dunedin City Motors 75 1200m- there are only 7 nominations at close of day today. More news before the races on Friday
It is kind of cool to see these two working out together at Riccarton. As Terri said, “Mary was doing a little bit of babysitting”. Both of the fillies are working well, with Bonnie continuing on with her strength and conditioning training and Mary working well after her recent race at Riccarton and prepping for her next start.
Depending on how things go, there is a possibility of a race for Maryweka at Wingatui on the 24th of May. Terri said Mary has held her condition well after the race and she will make a decision closer to the time, dependent on Mary’s work between now and then. She is keen to try her on a grass track rather than the turf, so here is hoping the weather holds and it all comes to plan.
Bonnieweka has settled in well at Terri’s place and this morning she took to the pool for the first time. They don’t have to be in the water too long to get a great workout on a brilliantly find and cold Autumn morning.
Maryweka had a good hit out today and went to the line nicely despite the wide draw in a big field and being held up for a run. Trainer Terri Rae gives us a brief post race report and we hear from Weka Racing Manager Les Wallace with his take on the race. Maryweka after being held up was almost last and made up a lot of ground running to the line – it was good to see her finish well. She will have a day or two off before resuming this campaign. More news soon folks
Maryweka has had a good preparation for her 2024 race campaign in Race 2 at 12.05pm at Riccarton. Jumping from barrier draw 14 in a field of 15 runners is not ideal, however when it comes to barrier draws,we have to work with the hand we have been dealt. However we have better luck in the jockey stakes with Lisa Allpress on board. Jockey Lisa Allpress has had had two wins and two seconds riding Maryweka previously so thanks to her for accepting the ride and Good Luck. Lisa and our trainer have a great working relationship and we are delighted to have Lisa on board – it is great for the Wekas despite the draw. Terri is looking forward to putting Mary over a bit more ground and this race will be a great starting point. We are all looking forward to the races tomorrow – Good Luck to all of us
THE GALLOPING WEKAS 