Strong

(NZ)

Country

New Zealand

Foal Date

02-Dec-19

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Highly Recommended

Dam

Dehere And There

Prize Money

$36852

Trainer

Bruce Tapper

Owners

A Batey, N Bullick, T Coltman, J F G Croft, G J Harbinson, C Hart, C Malcolm, D Palmer, K L Tapper & T Weizman

About

Strong is a 5yo brown gelding (male) from New Zealand trained by Bruce Tapper, who is based at Timaru. He is sired by the stallion Highly Recommended out of the dam Dehere And There. Strong has managed to win 2 races in his career so far. On 23rd Jan 2025 at Ascot Park, Strong scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $18500 Benchmark 65 Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Riccarton Park 22-Mar-25 2600m SOFT 7 R1 BM 75 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, SP: 5.30 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th	K Williams 55kg 8.10L	7 (11)
Ashburton 13-Mar-25 2200m HEAVY 8 R6 BM 65 Hcp $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:23.870, SP: 4.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st	K Williams 59.5kg 0.20L	2 (14)
Riccarton Park 05-Mar-25 1600m HEAVY 8 R6 BM 65 Hcp $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.940, SP: 12.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd	T Ladouceur 59.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 2.30L	4 (8)
Ascot Park 15-Feb-25 2200m GOOD 4 R5 BM 65 Hcp $750 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:18.420, SP: 10.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd	B Jacobson 59.5kg 8.00L	10 (14)
Ascot Park 23-Jan-25 2200m HEAVY 8 R6 BM 65 Hcp $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:24.430, SP: 7.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	K Williams 58kg	1 (11)
Phar Lap Raceway 28-Dec-24 2200m GOOD 4 R3 Restricted 60 Hcp $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:18.100, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st	T Ladouceur 60, Cd 56kg 1.40L	4 (14)
Ascot Park 14-Dec-24 2200m GOOD 4 R5 BM 65 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:20.080, SP: 6.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th	T Comignaghi 58.5kg 15.40L	10 (13)
Riccarton Park 13-Nov-24 2600m GOOD 4 R9 BM 65 Hcp $5,850 (of $65,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:42.940, SP: 13.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th	T Comignaghi 59kg 1.80L	3 (12)
Ashburton 03-Nov-24 2200m GOOD 4 R6 BM 65 Hcp $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:19.940, SP: 17.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	T Ladouceur 59kg, Cd 55kg 3.90L	4 (13)
Ashburton 12-Oct-24 2200m GOOD 3 R4 BM 65 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:18.160, SP: 25.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd	T Ladouceur 58.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 3.70L	7 (13)
Phar Lap Raceway 25-Sep-24 2200m GOOD 4 R9 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.760, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd	T Ladouceur 58.5kg, Cd 54.5kg	1 (12)
Oamaru 16-Aug-24 2200m HEAVY 8 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,060 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:27.120, SP: 10.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd	T Ladouceur 58.5kg 0.80L	2 (11)
Oamaru 20-Jun-24 1600m HEAVY 10 R8 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.240, SP: 32.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd	R Beeharry 54kg 10.20L	5 (10)
Phar Lap Raceway 24-Apr-24 1200m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ CH&G Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: 20.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th	R Beeharry 58.5kg 7.10L	6 (9)
Te Rapa 18-Jan-23 1300m GOOD 3 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $280 (of $14,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.550, SP: 39.60 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.710	W Kennedy 57.5kg 12.10L	10 (18)
Cambridge 31-Aug-22 1300m SYNTHETIC R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $280 (of $14,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.580, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560	V Colgan 57.5kg 7.60L	6 (8)
Cambridge 03-Aug-22 970m SYNTHETIC R8 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $700 (of $14,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:54.920, SP: 16.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th	V Colgan 56kg 5.80L	4 (12)