Cricket
Racing
Rugby
League
Motorsport
Football
Golf
Combat Sports
Basketball
Tennis
Other Sports
Sport Nation
Local staying mare’s form hard to fault
Paul Vettise, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk • June 12th, 2025 11:00 am
Who Knows will contest the Bullocks Whanganui Handicap (2040m) on Saturday. | Photo: Peter Rubery
The daughter of Redwood closed late to finish fourth over a mile when second-up on the track three runs back and most recently ran second over 2040m in the River City.
In between times, the promising mare was a winner at Trentham under Kate Hercock, who will be reunited with her at the weekend.
“She’s working really well, so we’re quite happy with her,” Quinn said.
Who Knows will again do battle with a couple of old foes in the Kevin Myers representative Quid and the Ashley Meadows-prepared McKhan.
“Quid goes pretty well and McKhan beat us the other day, but our mare is racing well and just hoping the track doesn’t get too heavy,” Quinn said.
“We’re just going to take her through the grades and not get too ahead of ourselves, but she’s quite a nice, progressive mare, so we’re quite excited about her future.”
Quinn will also have Leprekhan in the RB Recruitment Maiden (2040m), with the three-kilogram claim of apprentice jockey Elle Sole to help the Mongolian Khan mare’s cause.
“She’s quite a nice stayer and we’ve got a jumping future in mind, she jumps really well and her work has been good,” Quinn said.
The stable will spread its forces on Saturday with Mr Fahrenheit, Steve Austin and Dorothy’s Daughter to run in the Waikato/BOP Owners Association Hurdle (2800m) at Te Rapa.
Mr Fahrenheit has consecutive fourths over the smaller jumps on the course and Te Aroha to his credit and will be ridden by Will Featherstone.
Dorothy’s Daughter and Steve Austin will be making their hurdle debuts with Nick Downs to partner the former, while it will be the second New Zealand ride for Englishwoman Ellie Callwood aboard the latter.
“Ellie and her partner Sam Lee have recently come over, she’s from the midlands and rides pretty well,” Quinn said.
