Riverrock Farm

10/07/2024

19/06/2024

💪💪 another impressive win by Creator. Not bad to have won 5 from 11 starts and it looks to only be the start 💜

A strong gallop this afternoon by The Creator at Canterbury Park gave the progressive son of Wrote his 5th victory from only 11 starts.
Trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent jnr, The Creator has come back a much improved product this campaign with time and patience given to him now being rewarded.
Piloted by Chad Schofield, The Creator sat off a hot early pace only to gather in the leader and post a fairly dominant win under his 60.5kgs.
Formerly owned in partnership with Riverrock Farm, The Creator was unbeaten in NZ in his two starts before being sold to OTI Racing.
Milan Park retained a small share in the exciting 4yo and we congratulate our fellow syndicate members and look forward to the remainder of his campaign.

29/05/2024

Good girl Sumaje 👏👏

05/05/2024

Those who say thoroughbreds are crazy, haven’t meet 12 year old Massale (Shaft x Rosegreen).

In his past life he was a fast racehorse and now is our 6 year old daughter Lincolns 16.3hh pony, and you couldn’t find a better horse.

They make us proud everyday, Hanks teaching Linky so much🥰🤩🐴

04/05/2024

Piri is famous 🥰🤩

Highden Park is incredibly proud to have pinhooked a Group winning graduate of the Inglis Sydney Weanling Sale. We are back at it again this weekend to find our next Master Fay.

04/05/2024

Very proud of Outovstock. Nothing really went right other than his sheer heart and determination 🥰💪 and thats why we love him.

30/04/2024

Another Riverrock Ready to Run, passed-in lot, showed his class coming from well back to win Heat 10 at the Te Awamutu trials today.

Malpensa, the son of Nicconi is certainly one to watch 👀 and was one of 4 horse we had trialing today.

“I was really impressed with all of our horses, they condoned themselves well and are a talented group of horses, who will have gained alot of experience from todays trials thanks to the expert guidance of Vinnie Colgan and Michael McNab” Chad reports.

30/04/2024

Lets go Thor 💪💪

10/04/2024

He is a beautiful big beast, a paddock ornament these days, but in a previous life a rodeo bucking bull- Tuck posing this morning🤠🐂

He enjoys a pretty good life retired here in the paddock with his wife🥰

06/04/2024

Incredibly proud of our team

Trainer Chad Ormsby was cautiously optimistic heading into Saturday's Gr.3 Manawatu Classic and Outovstock (NZ) (Tavistock) didn't disappoint posting an $18 upset victory.

https://www.racingnews.co.nz/ormsby-repeats-recipe-for-trentham-success/

05/04/2024

Whoop whoop good boy! So pleased to see Creator who we part owned and raced in NZ now turning heads and delivering for his new owners in Australia.

Well done to his new connections🥳🥳

Congratulations to OTI racing and their partners on the very dominant win last night by The Creator.
The son of Wrote was sold by Milan Park and Riverrock Farm after winning his first two starts in NZ for Chad Ormsby.
Now trained by Mick Price and Micheal Kent jnr, The Creator has matured into a much more professional model of a racehorse with time being his best friend.
He jumped to the lead and made all the running last night and was very strong through the line suggesting a further trip will be right up his alley.
Milan Park retained a small share in The Creator and we look forward to profitable autumn with him.

03/04/2024

"Successful in the North"
Thanks to our two runners at the Ruakaka meeting today RISING TIDE (Dallas in the video) winning the last race. A horse the owners, The Oaks Studhave been very patient with and reaping the rewards today.
As well as the very consistent 3yo filly TOA TUAHINE (suzie) running another bold second place for Social Racing and breeder Milan Park Stud.

27/03/2024

23/03/2024

A few snippets of the Riverrock crew and horses looking sharp 🥰🤠

21/03/2024

🐎Our team has had a fantastic 2 weeks
notching up 2 black type wins with our beautiful filly Pulchritudinous!
🐎First she won the G2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes 🏆at Taupo and backed up a week later to win the G1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai NZ Oaks.
🤩🎉🏆
👀Here’s a peek of her at the Cambridge
track this am. 🥰
For those who don’t know her name
means having great physical beautify and is Pronounced
puhl-kruh-choo-duh-nuhs
Milan Park Stud Little Avondale Stud

20/03/2024

Cool coverage from the Weigh In team - one for the memory bank for our littlest supporters🥰

Emily is joined by Paul Wilcox to chew over the weekend of racing. Chad Ormsby phones in after a spectacular Saturday. Plus, we check in with a couple of exc...

16/03/2024

She is now a Group 1 & 2 winner baby 🥳 Pulchritudinous 🏇🤩

So proud of our team.

We have always believed you do the right thing by the horse and they will do the best for you and we can’t say we have had one let is down yet! They always try just some are more talented than others and this filly is special in so many ways🙌

09/03/2024

Not the result we had hope for but what an amazing opportunity Master Fay has given us!

Things didnt go to plan in a number of ways including pulling both hind shoes off, but the main thing is Piri is fine, coming home for a break on some lush NZ grass and we will be back to show his true ability another time.

We have learnt a lot on the road to the Newmarket that will help us in the future and two of our best friends came to support us, which made the day so special.

A massive thanks to the incredible tw Ballymore Stables for all of your help and Flemington Racecourse and Victoria Racing Club for your hospitality. It was a special, memorable day even though we didn’t get the result we were chasing.

This is only the beginning of our 2.0 journey with our special mate Piri🥰

08/03/2024

Massive congratulations to Chris, Jason, Mary-Jane Moroney and Darryn Roach (our co-owners) and Joe Doyle for a super ride and thanks to Little Avondale Stud for sponsoring the race!

A huge shout-out to our Riverrock team for all you do ( staff, farriers, vets, BetaVet NZ) Its a huge effort to have 5 racehorses in work and to have won 2 stakes races with Master Fay and Pulchritudinous, another winner in Outovstock and a starter in the Newmarket over the last few weeks 🙌🙌.

Its also pretty special to have a stakes winner bred by our great supporters in Milan Park Stud 👏

Now lets go Piri 😅

Prepared on BetaVet Australia BetaVet NZ

Pulchritudinous winning Friday’s Gr.2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2000m) at Taupo.  Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Lowland win starts Ormsby’s big weekend on a high Richard Edmunds, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk 8 March 2024 This weekend is set to be one of the biggest in Chad...

04/03/2024

READ: “That made it a little bit more encouraging, off the back of Roch ‘N’ Horse, seeing it can be done.”

Riverrock Farm trainer Chad Ormsby is drawing some inspiration from his father-in-law and will take Master Fay to Melbourne for a hit and run mission on the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m).

https://www.racingnews.co.nz/ormsby-drawing-on-family-inspiration-into-newmarket/

26/02/2024

Immediacy on his way to winning the Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield.  Photo: Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Quality 3YO having immediate effect for stud Paul Vettise, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk 26 February 2024 The emergence in Australia of the unbeaten three-year-old Immediacy has provided further ...

24/02/2024

Snack time for Master Fay, getting the last bit of Kiwi grass before he hoped on his flight last night.

We can’t wait to see you in Australia soon buddy 🛫🥰🏇