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Well-bred galloper weaves his Magic
Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk • November 12th, 2025 5:00 pm
Kiwi Magic winning at Riccarton on Wednesday. Photo: Race Images South
In the shades of his talented dam, Kiwi Magic announced himself as a three-year-old to follow this term with an impressive victory in the Halls Cold Chain Logistics Three-Year-Old Premier (1400m) at Riccarton on Wednesday.
The Christchurch venue was a happy hunting ground for the gelding’s mother Kiwi Ida, who carried the colours of owner-trainers John and Karen Parsons to success on 14 occasions including a Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m), Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders Stakes (1400m), Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m) and Gr.2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m).
Her mating with Shocking resulted in Kiwi Magic, who had shown promise without winning in four career starts, including a sixth in the Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) last time out.
Dropping back to the 1400m, Kiwi Magic got right out to $12 in the market while support came for local fillies Cashla Bay, Sweetheart and Ocean Bay, but the latter did herself no favours when attempting to buck for a distance after the start.
Meanwhile, Cashla Bay took the lead and had it her own way in front, while Kiwi Magic was wide and eventually pressed forward under Tina Comignaghi. The pair levelled up at the top of the straight and Kiwi Magic had the upper hand at the 100m, kicking clear of Cashla Bay and holding out a late charging Sweetheart to win by three-quarters of a length.
The Parsons’ stable foreman Mahipal Singh had good confidence in the gelding and was pleased to get the result on a premier day.
“I said to the boss that he could go a good race,” Singh said.
“We were a little bit disappointed with his last run, he was unlucky and a little bit green. He’s improved quite a bit, he’s young and he’s going really well at the moment.”
The victory was Comignaghi’s third from just five races run at the meeting at that stage after saluting aboard Tik Tok Ted and Aladdins Jem, then took out the following race aboard Sunset Boulevard.
