Manawatu Challenge Stakes Winners

Year

Horse

Owners

Age

Weight

Jockey 

Time

1961

MOY

W M Angus

4

8  9

K S Cullen

1.37.4

1962

KEY

T C Lowry

4

8  9

J T Anderson

1.36.8

1963

COPPER KING

W N Norwood

3

8  2

L J Hodren

1.39.4

1964

RIO

K Couper & W B Watson

3

8  2

A T Jones

1.39.8

1965

STARLIT

A G & W R Stead

4

8  9

N E Eastwood

1.38.6

1966

LEI

I A R MacRae

7

8  11

R A Jenkins

1.38.2

1967

HIGH GLEE

W Crawford

5

8  11

G L Willets

1.37.8

1968

GAME

T C & Mrs Lowry

5

9  2

J T Anderson

1.36.6

1969

PIKO

N B Hunt & I Robinson

3

8  2

G R Edge

1.36.8

1970

GAME

T C & Mrs Lowry

7

9  2

R B Marsh

1.36.4

1971

RICH RETURN

B Hayter

4

8  9

J F Harris

1.36.8

1972

YOUNG IDA

J H T Duncan

4

8  9

H N Rauhihi

1.37.2

1973

SHARDA

W Howell

8

58

R S Brown

1.35

1974

FURY'S ORDER

L H Bridgeman

4

57

J W Walker

1.35.4

1975

GREY WAY

P G South

5

58

M A Burridge

1.38.2

1976

GREY WAY

P G South

58

M R Campbell

1.35.4

1977

LA MER

Est. late L A Alexander

54.5 

D H Harris

1.39.2

1978

LA MER

Est. late L A Alexander

55.5 

D H Harris

1.36.6

1979

GOLD DUST

D A C Bowers

54.5

D Mosely 

1.35.5

1980

PAYS ANNE

D A Barker

4

54.5 

GJ Childs

1.35.3 

1981

SUMMER HAZE

Mrs GM Bryant

4

54.5 

GJ Childs

1.36.2

1982

COMMISSIONAIRE

Mrs M E Ansford

58 

DM Walsh

1.36.4

1983

PASSAKISS

Fayette Park Stud Ltd

54.5 

DM Walsh

1.37.9

1984

 Not Contested

 

 

 

 

 

1985

 ABIT LEICA

AM Dymond & CM Smith

 5

 58

DM Walsh

1.34.35

1986

 THE FILBERT

VC French, Mrs BH & CR Gilbert & JH Goodman 

 5

 58

GL Cooksley

1.35.36

1987

GOLDEN KING

WG Ivil, BB O’Connell & IAH Symes

3

52

PJ Mercer

1.35.30

1988

LADY ALOOF

GJ Chittick

7

55.5

PG Ayers

1.34.74

1989

FANCY MISS

F& LK Biesbroek & JA & P Hogan

6

55.5

DM Walsh

1.37.33

1990

FUN ON THE RUN

A Dennison, J Lee, M Short & T Taylor

5

55.5

MR Campbell

1.35.25

1991

FUN ON THE RUN

A Dennison, J Lee, M Short & T Taylor

6

55.5

DM Walsh

1.36.00

1992

Not contested

 

 

 

 

 

*1993

SOLVIT

Mrs AB & DS Alderslade, Mrs MJ & ML Murdock 

5

58

DM Walsh

1.23.00

1994

CALM HARBOUR

PRT Thorburn

6

58

DP Smith

1.20.43

1995

CALM HARBOUR

PRT Thorburn

7

58

JW Walker

1.21.19

1996

AVEDON

Mrs HM & RC Spotswood

5

58

BS Herd

1.30.84

1997

THE BLAZER

LE Christensen

7

58

DM Walsh

1.24.40

1998

HERO

JW Campin

5

58

B Hibberd

1.22.30

1999

HERO

JW Campin

6

58

M Hills

1.22.71

2000

COUNRTY ROSE

IOI Thoroughbreds Ltd

5

55.5

MJ Walker

1.22.85

2001

TIT FOR TAAT

RI & Est Late WD Scott

4

57

DM Walsh

1.25.19

2002

TIT FOR TAAT

RI & Est Late WD Scott

5

58

DM Walsh

1.22.57

2003

DOYLE

Mrs NE & PE Izett

8

58

JL Waddell

1.24.12

2004

ZVEZDA

Mrs KDH Lane

6

58

HS Tinsley

1.27.72

2005

KRISTOV

Miss CV Beckett, GH Neads & PA Stevens 

6

58

LK Cropp

1.24.22

2006

ROSINA LAD

JM & Mrs KA Goodwin

8

59

G McKeon

1.24.06

2007

BULGINBAAH

KJ Cropp & Miss CJ Wilson

7

59

CW Johnson

1.21.76

2008

IL QUELLO VELOCE

Flying Fillies Syndicate

3

52

NG Harris

1.24.44

2009

O’CARTIER

Mrs BA Jones

6

59

CW Johnson

1.22.40

2010

FRITZY BOY

JM Jury & AR McGregor

6

59

DJ Walker

1.26.68

2011

JUSTANEXCUSE

Lincoln Farms Ltd

5

59

DG Bradley

1.22.93

2012

MUFHASA

DL, SC & NN Archer & Mrs DJ Wright

8

59

SC Spratt

1.22.22

2013

I DO

 SA Sharrock & Waikato Stud Ltd

6

57

JKB Riddell

1.22.30

2014

PURE CHAMPION

LA O'Sullivan ONZM, Mrs BR O'Sullivan, DJ O'Sullivan OBE & Mrs LMA O'Sullivan

8

59

CJ Grylls

1.23.21

2015

KAWI

AA Baeyertz, JP Goodin, GA MacDonald, GH Phillips & Est late RW Sharrock

5

59

J Parkes

1.23.47

2016

MISS APPLETON

A G Beech, B G Collis, A C, H A, J D, L J E & Miss S A MacDonald, R W Mai, A R Osborne, M E Sinclair & G R Vile

6

57

AB Collett

1.22.81

2017

SPLURGE

Te Akau 2014 Breeding Syndicate

5

59

MJ McNab

1.22.19

2018

SHADOWS CAST

R N Cunningham

 7

59 

J Parkes

1.22.62

2019

KIWI IDA

J F & Mrs K G Parsons

 8 

57 

C Johnson

 1.25.70

2020

TAVI MAC

Mrs A C & H S McCallum

5

58.5

T Harris

1.07.95

2021 COVENTINA BAY  W P Darling, R J Belk, Mrs A D & M J Bridgeman, Ms A J Butler, Mrs C & N J Collings, P W Hancock, M P Kap, E Mains, W A Niwa & W A Rothwell     6      57  C Grylls 1.24.40

2022

DARCI LA BELLA

*Run at Trentham

 Mrs A C & H S McCallum, S A Sharrock, N H & R T Stanley     5      57 J Riddell 1.25.54

2023

PUNTURA

*Run at Trentham

Carole & John Lynskey    6      59 C Grylls 1.21.21

* Race changed from 1600m to 1400m