Specialty

 (NZ)
Country
New Zealand
Foal Date
13-Oct-19
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown
Sire
Rip Van Winkle
Dam
Rio Tennille
Prize Money
$142287
Owners
Clearview Park Ltd
About

Specialty is a 5-year-old brown gelding from New Zealand, trained by Bruce Tapper. He is sired by Rip Van Winkle out of Rio Tennille. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $142,287, Specialty is considered a horse with above-average ability. On October 15, 2022, at Ashburton, ridden by Brandon May, Specialty achieved his most notable win, securing first place in the $85,000 3-year-old Open Set Weight race, defeating Redmond. Specialty has been a profitable bet for punters, with an 83% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Wingatui 01-Jun-25 1400m HEAVY 10 R8 Open Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, SP: 8.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 8thD Cooper 54kg, Cd 52kg 20.70L8 (9)
Riccarton Park 26-Apr-25 1400m HEAVY 8 R6 LR Open Hcp $1,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.930, SP: 39.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8thD Cooper 53kg 5.70L9 (13)
Riccarton Park 12-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM 75 Hcp (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.780, SP: 19.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rdT Ladouceur 59kg, Cd 55kg 5.50L11 (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 4thR Beeharry 54kg 4.60L7 (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 2ndD Cooper 54kg, Cd 51kg 1.90L4 (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 11thD Cooper 54kg, Cd 51kg 4.40L5 (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 4thD Cooper 54kg 6.90L6 (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 4thY Atchamah 54kg 3.30L4 (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 7thJ Laking 57kg 6.10L10 (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 3rdB May 57kg 0.80L2 (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 7thB May 57kg1 (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 5thB May 57.5kg 10.90L7 (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 00:36.570B May 56.5kg 2.10L4 (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 00:32.640B May 57kg 2.70L5 (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 00:35.640B May 57kg1 (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 00:35.490Y Atchamah 56.5kg, Cd 54kg 1.70L4 (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 4thY Atchamah 56kg, Cd 53kg1 (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 5thD M D Oca 56kg, Cd 55kg 2.00L4 (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 4thR Beeharry 57kg 8.80L4 (5)