See who is a fan of Surprise Baby. Surprise Baby statistics and form. Champion hoop Craig Williams flew up to Horsham on Tuesday to ride the six-year-old, who is currently $11 with Sportsbet for the Melbourne Cup. Link to Share. The Bart Cummings horse race over 2520m at Flemington racecourse. Williams rode both horses in their first-up runs. Preusker said Williams had been getting to know Surprise Baby better all the time, which would work to their advantage, and that the stayer’s last-start ninth in the Turnbull Stakes was a significant step in terms of his racing maturity. Officially, Williams has only been booked for that 1600-metre Group 2 at The Valley on September 5, but the change was clearly made with a bigger picture in mind. Surprise Baby horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. Surprise Baby (Image: Racing Photos) Surprise Baby sizzles at Horsham. Vow And Declare resumed with a ninth placing in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes on September 12, a week after Surprise Baby finished a narrow second to Humidor in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes. Racing Horse Surprise Baby was sired by and out of Bula Baby, Surprise Baby is a 6 year old Bay or Brown Gelding horse owned by M J Fiteni & Ms K M Stewart and trained by P A Preusker. "I thought his run was a forgive run. The gelding raced to prominence winning the 3200m Adelaide Cup in March at his sixth race start. The five-year-old gelding has now won close to $1 million in 11 starts for Preusker. Horsham-based trainer Paul Preusker says he couldn't be happier with how stable star Surprise Baby has returned as he gears up for the autumn. Surprise Baby is being hailed as Australia's best chance of victory in the 2019 Melbourne Cup. Includes date entered, race time and latest betting odds. Preusker believes the approach incorporates pieces of what visiting European trainers do, balanced with local conditions. 12 Mar, 2019 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read. The New Zealand-bred gelding hasn’t been sighted on raceday since running fifth in last year’s two-mile feature and Preusker is intent on following a similar path to last spring. Preusker will hope to unwrap the son of Shocking on the first Tuesday in November, presenting him with a competitive weight and with foundations years in the making. “It’s something I just worked on myself,” he said. The days of being sparingly raced may be over for Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) with the stayer a chance to run in Saturday’s Zipping Classic at Sandown before being readied for a busy autumn campaign.. Trainer Paul Preusker told Racing.com he is ready to unleash Surprise Baby after a quiet 12 months which saw him have to runs in between Melbourne Cup starts. Racing Horse Surprise Baby was sired by and out of Bula Baby, Surprise Baby is a 6 year old Bay or Brown Gelding horse owned by M J Fiteni & Ms K M Stewart and trained by P A Preusker. Surprise Baby was purchased as an unraced three-year-old for just $5500 from online auction platform gavelhouse.com, with owner John Fiteni sourcing the stubborn youngster sight-unseen from Rich Hill Stud, breeders of memorable 2015 Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance. SURPRISE BABY (NZ) SURPRISE BABY (NZ) is a bay gelding. “You generally try and keep your horses in the weakest company but it is a great race and you want it as tough as you can get it,” Presuker said. Dell Harold. Surprise Baby secured a Melbourne Cup start last year with The Bart Cummings victory, but he is safe in the field this year, having been allocated 54.5kg in the Melbourne Cup, and trainer Paul Preusker considers the 2000-metre Group 1 a more suitable race for him this year. Since going back to Paul Preusker Racing he has continued to impress the team. Find out more with our Thoroughbred Horse Profile Directory and Horse Racing Results. Trainer Paul Preusker has taken a patient approach with Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) contender Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) this year.. 13 Mar, 2019 5:00am . Last year, Surprise Baby finished an unlucky fourth over 1600 metres in the Feehan Stakes and the trainer believes he is a better horse this time around. Yes he was forced quite wide but that's pretty normal for horses coming from back at that goat track Moonee Valley. Surprise Baby was a $10 chance in the 2020 Melbourne Cup prior to his run in the Feehan Stakes with bookmaker Sportsbet shortening his quote into outright favouritism at $8.50 ahead of boom stayer Russian Camelot who now sits on … Ryan Reynolds @Reynolds_R. Nothing wrong with the ride. For the past 12 months Horsham trainer Paul Preusker has meticulously focused on one race for his star stayer Surprise Baby and the fruits of that planning will be revealed on Tuesday when the lightly tried Kiwi-bred contests the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) for the second time. Melbourne Cup favourite Surprise Baby has been penalised 1kg for his win in The Bart Cummings at Flemington. “The Bart Cummings was good for us last year, but a sharper 2000-metre race might be this year," Preusker said. 10 July 2020. Surprise Baby (Image: Racing Photos) Baby continues to Surprise Preusker. Surprise Baby. Childs will not be on when Surprise Baby resumes in the Feehan Stakes - a race Childs rode Surprise Baby into fourth place in last year - with Craig Williams to be in the saddle. ‘’We might have a look at next week (Zipping Classic) and get quite busy in … Preusker mapped a plan to last year’s Melbourne Cup with just two spring runs, finishing fourth in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) before cementing a place in the great race when winning the Group 3 Bart Cummings (2520m). Surprise Baby as an unraced three-year-old at Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand Photo: Gavelhouse.com. Ryan Reynolds @Reynolds_R. Surprise Baby was purchased as an unraced three-year-old for just $5500 from online auction platform gavelhouse.com, with owner John Fiteni sourcing the stubborn youngster sight-unseen from Rich Hill Stud, breeders of memorable 2015 Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of … Forthcoming race entries for Surprise Baby. “It is heavily European influenced and they seem to be getting us, so we sort of have to meet them somewhere in the middle I reckon,” he said. He had a good solid prep with a few weeks out and then back in now. “It’s all foundation and it is mentally having them ready to go to war that is the key.”. Surprise Baby enjoyed five relaxing weeks at Claremont after the 2020 Melbourne cup. With same run as Humidor he wins the Feehan and is in to the Cox Plate. Surprise Baby is one of three named foals to race and first winner for the twice-winning mare Bula Baby, who is a half sister to the stakes-placed Mi Casa Su Casa. Surprise Baby will again be seen on Turnbull Stakes Day, but in a different race to last year. Nothing wrong with the ride. Surprise Baby (Image: Racing Photos) Paddock beckons for Surprise Baby. All the latest horse racing form, betting odds, news, breeding, jockey and trainer information for Surprise Baby (NZL). 1 February, 2021 ON, (Close. The big name nominations for the 2021 All-Star Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley keep rolling in, with 2020 Melbourne Cup favourite Surprise Baby a left field entrant for the $5 million contest.. Trainer Paul Preusker has indicated that Surprise Baby will hit the All-Star Mile first up, similar to last preparation where he resumed over the mile in the Feehan Stakes, narrowly going down to Humidor. 1 February, 2021 ON, (Close. Surprise Baby is a $2.50 favourite with TAB fixed odds and will be ridden by his usual jockey Dean Holland. Surprise Baby is being hailed as Australia's best chance of victory in the 2019 Melbourne Cup. Preusker is one of a number of southern hemisphere trainers who have adopted different methods to preparing stayers without the traditional Australian race-them-fit approach. Racing: Baby a delightful surprise for $5500 investment . VIC and SA racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned respectively by RV and TRSA and other parties working with them. Surprise Baby will again be seen on Turnbull Stakes Day, but in a different race to last year. Surprise Baby hasn't started since he finished fifth in last year's Melbourne Cup when he flew home and was beaten just under a length. With the possibility that Covid-19 might once again turn the Melbourne and Sydney spring carnivals into a largely Australian and New Zealand affair, Surprise Baby shapes as an even better prospect of winning the Cup second-time around, finishing a luckless fifth last year. Surprise Baby is one of only three runners in the 24-horse field to have done all their racing on Australian soil and at $15 sits behind Vow And Declare ($11) with Youngstar a $34 chance. Surprise Baby (nz) form, results and future entries. Feehan Stakes Group 2 horse race from Moonee Valley. But Surprise Baby was unable to strut his finest stuff on Australian racing’s biggest stage, unlike his father Shocking who famously won the 2009 Melbourne Cup for … … Ryan Reynolds @Reynolds_R. Horsham-based trainer Paul Preusker says stable star Surprise Baby will head to the paddock after he decided not to accept for Saturday's Group 2 Zipping Classic. Surprise Baby is now a big name in Australian horse racing but he was a bargain basement buy when Fiteni saw the horse online and he plucked it from a New Zealand breeder for a meagre $5500 in 2017. Their finishing positions this year as compared to last year were 8 and 7 places further back and 7.9 and 8.8 lengths further back which is most probably due to 1 or 2 factors, a stronger field this year and/or a faster pace. Link to Share. Any other course and Surprise Baby wins. The six-year-old started favourite in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) but failed to make any impression when 13 th under Craig Willams.. Horsham trainer Paul Preusker elected to … Racing: Baby a delightful surprise for $5500 investment. Surprise Baby sizzled around Horsham in his final piece of work before this year's Lexus Melbourne Cup. Surprise Baby has provided a stunning return on investment for owners John Fiteni and Kathy Stewart, who purchased the son of Shocking for just $5,500 from online auction gavelhouse.com as an unraced three-year-old. Features, Sikandarabad, Surprise Baby, Homesman, Beau Balmain, Neufbosc. “Good horses are valuable and we just try and put the homework in and produce them when they’re ready. Photo / Gavelhouse.com. The Melbourne Cup favourite will run in the $500,000 Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday week, October 3. HORSHAM trained stayer Surprise Baby has captured the attention of the racing public and is now equal favourite for the $8 million Melbourne Cup on … The laconic horseman has purposely not raced the bargain basement purchase through the autumn, with a view to once again peaking his brilliant stayer for the Group 1 two-mile feature. Surprise Baby (Image: Racing Photos) Baby continues to Surprise Preusker. Surprise Baby as an unraced three-year-old at Rich Hill Stud. Preusker said he came out of that race more confident about the horse’s Melbourne Cup chances. Surprise Baby sizzled around Horsham in his final piece of work before this year's Melbourne Cup. I couldn’t be happier with him and he’s in the right … Baby just in front of the 50 surprised by the charges and he is. Surprise Baby (NZL) is a gelding born in 2014 September 16 by Shocking out of Bula Baby The current race record for Surprise Baby (NZL) is 5 wins from 14 starts with prizemoney of $998,735.00. Get the latest statistics and more on Surprise Baby (nz) by course race type, distance and rating. Boss said punters should rule a line through Surprise Baby's Melbourne Cup performance. Baby just in front of the 50 surprised by the charges and he is. Surprise Baby, the $9 favourite in Sportsbet’s Melbourne Cup market, is an $11 chance in a Turnbull Stakes market headed by Russian Camelot ($4), who is expected to run in this Saturday’s Underwood Stakes. With horse and trainer stemming from humble origins, Surprise Baby could just be the feel-good story of spring, exacerbated by trying times which in similar by-gone eras have seen top-class thoroughbreds elevated to symbols of hope for the masses.