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Approaching
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Trained by R & A McKay at Riccarton Park, Approaching is a 4 year old mare by the sire Impending, out of the dam Sexy Pins.

Approaching is still a maiden as she is yet to win a race from 12 starts. Her career earnings are $6k, with the biggest win of her career coming at New Plymouth Raceway on December 27th in 2024 when she won $1,482 in the Entain/ NZB Insurance Pearl Series Mdn (a set weight with allowances race over 1,400 metres).

The mare tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $1k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$6k
Starts
12
Wins
0
Second
0
Third
2
Win %
0
Place %
17
Profit
-12.0
Conditions
Good
5
0-0-1
$1k
Soft
3
0-0-0
$0k
Heavy
3
0-0-1
$1k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1400m
8
0-0-1
-8
1600m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
2
0-0-1
-2
1150m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Riccarton Park
2
0-0-0
-2
Phar Lap Raceway
1
0-0-0
-1
Riccarton Park Synthetic
1
0-0-0
-1
Oamaru
1
0-0-0
-1
Tauranga
1
0-0-0
-1
Ellerslie
1
0-0-0
-1
Matamata
1
0-0-1
-1
Ruakaka
1
0-0-0
-1
New Plymouth Raceway
1
0-0-1
-1
Te Aroha
2
0-0-0
-2
Race State
NZ
5
0-0-1
-5
7
0-0-1
-7

Race History

Oct-25 25
8/11
8.5
$36.6
Riccarton Park
4
1400
Cup Week Tickets Selling Fast Mdn
$0k
$25k
L Kauri
54½
82.61
-
7
7
-1
Oct-9 25
7/14
3.1
$25.2
Phar Lap Raceway
5
1600
South Canterbury Saddlery Mdn
$0k
$19k
K Bakker
53½
99.78
-
4
3,3
-4
Sep-27 25
6/10
9.1
$57
Riccarton Park
4
1400
Promenade Hospitality For Cup Week Mdn
$0k
$25k
F Moerman
53½
83.47
-
10
10,10
+4
Aug-6 25
5/9
3.2
$40.2
Riccarton Park Synthetic
0
1400
3F At West Fitzroy Apartments Mdn
$1k
$20k
T Davies
54½
83.51
-
6
6,8
+3
Jul-20 25
13/14
13.1
$42.6
Oamaru
10
1200
Oamaru Scaffolding Mdn
$0k
$20k
K Chowdhoory
56½
77.83
-
11
11,13
May-28 25
8/10
13.5
$18
Tauranga
10
1400
Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Mdn
$0k
$17k
V Colgan
57½
95.88
-
May-7 25
13/15
8.5
$28.2
Ellerslie
5
1400
Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Mdn
$0k
$25k
V Colgan
57½
86.08
-
Apr-17 25
3/10
2.7
$26
Matamata
8
1200
2yo+ Mdn
$2k
$17k
V Colgan
57
74.62
-
6
6
+3
Spell of 100 Days
Jan-7 25
10/11
10.4
$19.6
Ruakaka
3
1400
Whangaripo Valley Free Range Egg Cup Race Mdn
$0k
$19k
U Holmquist
55½
83.94
-
4
4,3
-7
Dec-27 24
3/8
3.3
$25.7
New Plymouth Raceway
3
1400
Entain/ NZB Insurance Pearl Series Mdn
$2k
$19k
Y Okubo
52
84.28
-
1
1,1
-2
Dec-8 24
10/11
4.9
$61.9
Te Aroha
4
1400
Mark Wyborn Mdn
$0k
$19k
C Barnes
55
85.58
-
7
7,9
-1
Nov-12 24
8/9
7.0
$18.2
Te Aroha
5
1150
Woburn Farm Mdn
$0k
$19k
G Rooke
55½
67.48
-
3
3,3
-5