Specialty
(NZ)About
Specialty is a 5yo brown gelding (male) from New Zealand trained by Bruce Tapper, who is based at Timaru. He is sired by the stallion Rip Van Winkle out of the dam Rio Tennille. Given that he is a stakes winner and has amassed $140,611 in career earnings, Specialty is regarded as a racehorse with above-average ability. On 15th Oct 2022 at Ashburton, Specialty was ridden by Brandon May and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $85000 3yo Open Set Weight, defeating Redmond. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Specialty throughout his career you'd have achieved a 104% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Riccarton Park 12-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM 75 Hcp (of $35,000) Barrier 9, SP: 19.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | T Ladouceur 59kg, Cd 55kg 5.50L | 11 (13) |
| Kurow 30-Dec-24 1400m SOFT 6 R9 Open Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.160, SP: 19.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th | R Beeharry 54kg 4.60L | 7 (9) |
| Riccarton Park 28-Sep-24 1400m GOOD 3 R5 Open Hcp $2,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.130, SP: 10.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd | D Cooper 54kg, Cd 51kg 1.90L | 4 (9) |
| Riccarton Park 14-Sep-24 1200m SOFT 7 R6 Open Hcp $1,250 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.520, SP: 25.80 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 11th | D Cooper 54kg, Cd 51kg 4.40L | 5 (12) |
| Riccarton Park 31-Aug-24 1000m SOFT 5 R3 Open Hcp $750 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.290, SP: 8.30 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th | D Cooper 54kg 6.90L | 6 (10) |
| Riccarton Park 02-Sep-23 1000m SOFT 5 R5 Open Hcp $2,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.710, SP: 4.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th | Y Atchamah 54kg 3.30L | 4 (11) |
| Trentham 18-Mar-23 1600m SOFT 5 R6 G1 Open Set Weight $5,250 (of $350,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.130, SP: 29.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th | J Laking 57kg 6.10L | 10 (17) |
| Ascot Park 18-Feb-23 1600m SOFT 5 R6 LR 3YO Open Set Weight $18,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.610, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd | B May 57kg 0.80L | 2 (14) |
| Wingatui 04-Feb-23 1500m GOOD 4 R5 LR 3YO Open Set Weight $46,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.860, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 7th | B May 57kg | 1 (15) |
| Gore 21-Jan-23 1800m SOFT 7 R3 BM 75 Hcp $450 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:56.740, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th | B May 57.5kg 10.90L | 7 (12) |
| Wingatui 26-Dec-22 1600m SOFT 5 R8 BM 75 Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.290, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.570 | B May 56.5kg 2.10L | 4 (16) |
| Riccarton Park 05-Nov-22 1600m GOOD 3 R9 G1 3YO Open Set Weight $13,750 (of $550,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.720, SP: 50.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.640 | B May 57kg 2.70L | 5 (14) |
| Ashburton 15-Oct-22 1400m GOOD 3 R6 G3 3YO Open Set Weight $48,875 (of $85,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.660, SP: 23.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640 | B May 57kg | 1 (9) |
| Riccarton Park 01-Oct-22 1400m SOFT 6 R8 BM 65 Hcp $1,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.820, SP: 15.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.490 | Y Atchamah 56.5kg, Cd 54kg 1.70L | 4 (15) |
| Wingatui 09-Sep-22 1200m SOFT 7 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $7,840 (of $14,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.530, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th | Y Atchamah 56kg, Cd 53kg | 1 (6) |
| Riccarton Park 03-Sep-22 1000m SOFT 7 R3 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $1,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.250, SP: 79.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th | D M D Oca 56kg, Cd 55kg 2.00L | 4 (11) |
| Riccarton Park 06-Aug-22 1200m HEAVY 10 R2 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $1,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.900, SP: 14.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th | R Beeharry 57kg 8.80L | 4 (5) |