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Opaea Joe
(NZ) 2018
Profile
8g Puccini x Whiff (Don Eduardo)
Foaled Oct 29, 2018
Career:
69 starts, 10 - 3 - 5 $166,400
Trainer:
G K Opie, Te Aroha
Ownership:
Gavin Opie Racing Ltd, K Pitman, K Singh, A J Tata, A P & G E Thomas
Opaea Joe is a 8 year old gelding by Puccini out of the Don Eduardo mare, Whiff.
Last start was 6th at Cambridge Synthetic on Aug 19, 2026 in the TCL Earthworks (Bm72) over 970 metres.
Sale Details
Lot 958 2020 NZB Karaka Book 2
Vendor:
Seaton Park Ltd
Buyer:
Mr GK Opie $12,000
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The Perfume Garden (NZ)
Fairy King (USA)
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Garden Of Eden (NZ)
Northern Dancer (CAN)
Star Way (GB)
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Sir Godfrey (FR)
Sir Tristram (IRE)
Sticks And Stones (AUS)
Nijinsky II (CAN)
Balmerino (NZ)
Race Record
8yo
19Aug26
6th
Cambridge Synthetic
TCL Earthworks (Bm72)
970m
Synthetic N S Parmar (55) 25/1 - 1st:
Chatelle Rose
(7.7L)
7yo
25Jul26
10th
Te Rapa
DG Brown Agricultural (Bm65)
1200m
Heavy(10) Abhay Sessa (55) 16/1 - 1st:
Hey Hey Baby
(9.4L)
7yo
22Jul26
4th
Cambridge Synthetic
NZB Foal Insurance (Bm72)
970m
Synthetic Rihaan Goyaram (53.5) 9/1 - 1st:
The Perfect One
(1.3L)
7yo
11Jul26
8th
Hawera
Weir Tours (Bm65)
1200m
Soft(7) L J Allpress (60) 8/1 - 1st:
Amazing Son
(11.2L)
7yo
27Jun26
10th
Tauranga
Rhys Mischefski Bayleys Whakatane (Bm65)
1200m
Heavy(10) Tom Wigram (56) 9/2 - 1st:
Purosangue
(8.9L)
7yo
21Jun26
1st
Te Aroha
The Grand Tavern (Bm65)
1150m
Heavy(10) Tom Wigram (55) 4/1 - 2nd:
Luminance
(1.2L)
7yo
14Jun26
12th
Matamata
Team Wealleans (Bm65)
1200m
Soft(7) Hyeontaek Oh (55) 16/1 - 1st:
Quondo
(13.1L)
7yo
3Jun26
2nd
Cambridge Synthetic
Signature Homes Jumps Day 13 June At Te Rapa (Bm72)
970m
Synthetic Hyeontaek Oh (50.5) 7/1 - 1st:
Perfect Dividends
(0.4L)
7yo
29May26
1st
Tauranga
The Flying Mullet Hcp (60)
1200m
Good(4) Hyeontaek Oh (54) 30/1 - 2nd:
Notabadbergs
(0.7L)
7yo
13May26
11th
Matamata
Shout Out To All Our MMRC Members(Bm65)
1100m
Soft(7) J Nishizuka (53.5) 30/1 - 1st:
Sabatini
(7.3L)
7yo
9May26
9th
Arawa Park
Pedersen Homes (Bm65)
1400m
Heavy(9) Sienna Brown (53.5) 14/1 - 1st:
Artamos
(10.9L)
7yo
17Apr26
14th
Te Rapa
Sal's Pizza Hamilton (Bm65)
1300m
Heavy(9) Sienna Brown (54.5) 60/1 - 1st:
Prudentia
(8.9L)
7yo
28Mar26
3rd
Te Aroha
Te Aroha Plumbing & Drainage (Bm65)
1400m
Heavy(8) Donovan Cooper (57) 7/1 - 1st:
What A Yarn
(2.5L)
7yo
11Mar26
11th
Matamata
Horse Racing People (Bm65)
1200m
Good(4) Sienna Brown (55) 60/1 - 1st:
Midori Glory
(17.7L)
7yo
8Jan26
10th
Tauranga
Social Club Greerton (Bm65)
1200m
Good(3) Sam McNab (56) 30/1 - 1st:
Bellarista
(8.9L)
7yo
3Jan26
1st
Te Aroha
Thames Harness Racing Club Sprint (Bm65)
1150m
Heavy(10) C Dell (56.5) 5/1 - 2nd:
Places To Be
(2.3L)
7yo
27Dec25
6th
Arawa Park
Green Light Insurance Brokers (Bm65)
1215m
Soft(5) Hayley Hassman (54) 11/2 - 1st:
Lady Impending
(3.8L)
7yo
12Dec25
5th
Tauranga
Icon Security Hcp (60)
1300m
Good(4) Sam McNab (57) 20/1 - 1st:
Unison
(2.1L)
7yo
26Nov25
6th
Te Aroha
Diprose Miller Chartered Accountants (Bm65)
1150m
Good(3) Sienna Brown (54.5) 25/1 - 1st:
Paravane
(6.8L)
7yo
15Nov25
8th
Tauranga
Stonewood Homes (Bm65)
1200m
Soft(6) Sienna Brown (55.5) 30/1 - 1st:
When Stars Align
(10.8L)
7yo
18Oct25
13th
Ellerslie
TAB (Bm65)
1100m
Good(4) Sienna Brown (55.5) 50/1 - 1st:
Charmrose
(11L)
7yo
12Oct25
1st
Arawa Park
Rotorua Racecourse Race For The Ladies (Bm65)
1215m
Heavy(8) Sienna Brown (53.5) 25/1 - 2nd:
Scouser
(0.1L)
7yo
24Sep25
8th
Cambridge Synthetic
NEMS Medical (Bm72)
1300m
Synthetic Sienna Brown (51) 14/1 - 1st:
Fun Never Sets
(10.2L)
7yo
6Sep25
10th
Ellerslie
Sistema (Bm65)
1100m
Soft(6) Sienna Brown (55) 60/1 - 1st:
First Dance
(2.8L)
7yo
31Aug25
9th
Te Aroha
Epic Journeys (Bm75)
1150m
Heavy(10) Sienna Brown (51) 25/1 - 1st:
Jethro Tull
(14.7L)
7yo
20Aug25
3rd
Cambridge Synthetic
Majestic Horse Floats Hcp (67)
1300m
Synthetic Sienna Brown (55.5) 5/1 - 1st:
Colonel Warden
(0.3L)
7yo
13Aug25
1st
Arawa Park
Seeka Quality Obsession Hcp (60)
1230m
Heavy(9) Sienna Brown (55.5) 9/2 - 2nd:
Silkdegrees
(2L)
7yo
8Aug25
2nd
Cambridge Synthetic
Colin Bowden Fencing (Bm64)
1300m
Synthetic Sienna Brown (53) 10/1 - 1st:
Cyber Patch
(1.8L)
6yo
30Jul25
3rd
Cambridge Synthetic
Saddlery Warehouse (Bm70)
1300m
Synthetic Sienna Brown (50) 20/1 - 1st:
Mars
(3.3L)
6yo
23Jul25
7th
Cambridge Synthetic
Onyx Restaurant (Bm67)
1300m
Synthetic Jack Taplin (52) 40/1 - 1st:
Cheap Sav
(4.5L)
6yo
10Jul25
8th
Cambridge Synthetic
Saddlery Warehouse Hcp (76)
970m
Synthetic Gareth Lahoud (53) 30/1 - 1st:
Seamsew
(8.5L)
6yo
17Apr25
8th
Matamata
Vaughan & Debbie Nowell - Bayleys Real Estate Hcp (60)
1200m
Heavy(8) L H Satherley (60.00) 9/1 - 1st:
Ortega
(5.4L)
6yo
30Mar25
5th
Tauranga
Happy Hire Hcp (60)
1200m
Good(4) L H Satherley (60.00) 25/1 - 1st:
Magic Show
(3.2L)
6yo
21Mar25
10th
Pukekohe Park
Sistema (Bm65)
1200m
Heavy(8) L H Satherley (58) 60/1 - 1st:
Erin Go Bragh
(5L)
6yo
15Feb25
11th
Matamata
Rich Hill Stud (Bm65)
1200m
Good(4) Marc R Lerner (59.5) 40/1 - 1st:
Beast Of Burden
(11.7L)
6yo
27Jan25
8th
Tauranga
Happy Hire (Bm75)
1200m
Soft(7) J Nishizuka (53) 50/1 - 1st:
Irish Legacy
(7.9L)
6yo
2Jan25
6th
Tauranga
Stonewood Homes (Bm75)
1200m
Good(4) J J Fawcett (57) 11/1 - 1st:
Puketiro
(13L)
5yo
4May24
14th
Te Rapa
Metalco (Bm75)
1400m
Soft(7) Ngakau Hailey (56) 16/1 - 1st:
Little Bit Of Love
(19.8L)
5yo
17Apr24
1st
Arawa Park
Lance Lawson (Bm65)
1230m
Soft(7) Billy Jacobson (60) 16/1 - 2nd:
Swindle
(0.1L)
5yo
16Mar24
9th
Tauranga
World's End Bar And Restaurant (Bm75)
1200m
Soft(5) J J Fawcett (56) 10/1 - 1st:
Aequus
(7.1L)
5yo
24Feb24
11th
Matamata
Westbury Stud (Bm75)
1400m
Good(4) Ngakau Hailey (54) 25/1 - 1st:
Freeze Frame
(19.4L)
5yo
11Feb24
1st
Tauranga
Aerocool Developments Ltd (Bm65)
1200m
Soft(5) Ngakau Hailey (55.5) 12/1 - 2nd:
Marengo
(0.2L)
5yo
24Jan24
1st
Matamata
Waikato Branch NZ Farrier Association Hcp (60)
1400m
Good(3) J J Fawcett (59) 4/1 - 2nd:
The Master
(1.8L)
5yo
12Jan24
4th
Tauranga
Ray White Mount Maunganui (Bm65)
1200m
Good(4) J J Fawcett (56.5) 20/1 - 1st:
Aequus
(1L)
5yo
3Jan24
9th
Te Aroha
Thames Harness Racing Club (Bm65)
1200m
Good(3) J J Fawcett (57) 40/1 - 1st:
Caravella
(4.1L)
4yo
31May23
11th
Cambridge
Saddlery Warehouse (Bm65)
1550m
Synthetic(0) K L Hannan (55.5) 20/1 - 1st:
Super Love Dragon
(15.8L)
4yo
31May23
11th
Cambridge Synthetic
Saddlery Warehouse (Bm65)
1550m
Synthetic K L Hannan (55.5) 20/1 - 1st:
Super Love Dragon
(15.8L)
4yo
7May23
3rd
Awapuni Synthetic
Hoult Contractors (Bm65)
1400m
Synthetic(0) J Parkes (58) 9/4 - 1st:
Platinum Sixty Six
(3.0L)
4yo
28Apr23
9th
Arawa Park
Have Your Function @ Arp-Bm65
1400m
Heavy(8) B E Grylls (58) 11/1 - 1st:
Image Of You
(3.9L)
4yo
29Mar23
10th
Matamata
J Swap Contractors Ltd (Bm65)
1400m
Soft(5) L H Satherley (58.5) 12/1 - 1st:
Zantabulous
(11.0L)
4yo
15Mar23
3rd
Matamata
Ken Solly & Assoc. Ca (Bm65)
1200m
Good(3) J J Fawcett (58) 40/1 - 1st:
The Bizzness
(0.4L)
4yo
7Feb23
9th
Taupo
Placemakers Rotorua (Bm65)
1400m
Soft(6) W B Kennedy (58.5) 20/1 - 1st:
Luella Cristina
(9.4L)
4yo
13Jan23
4th
Tauranga
Ray White Bayfair&Te Puke-Bm65
1400m
Heavy(10) L H Satherley (58.5) 20/1 - 1st:
Seeuinabit
(2.3L)
4yo
28Dec22
1st
Arawa Park
Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua-Bm60
1400m
Good(3) L H Satherley (57.5) 12/1 - 2nd:
Tango Love
(0.8L)
4yo
9Dec22
6th
Tauranga
Bosson Developments Hcp (60)
1300m
Slow(9) L H Satherley (57.5) 8/1 - 1st:
Hayate
(7.6L)
4yo
23Nov22
6th
Avondale
Off The Rails Lunchbar Hcp-60
1300m
Slow(9) J Kamaruddin (57) 5/1 - 1st:
Fleurgundy
(5.5L)
4yo
2Nov22
4th
Avondale
Marshall Stand Function Ctr-60
1600m
Good(3) N S Parmar (55) 8/1 - 1st:
Trigon Lad
(3.9L)
4yo
19Oct22
6th
Tauranga
Cooney's Classic (Bm65)
1600m
Good(3) C J Grylls (55.5) 20/1 - 1st:
Just Dance
(1.9L)
4yo
12Oct22
9th
Avondale
Westbrook Winery Waimauku (60)
1600m
Good C J Grylls (58.5) 14/1 - 1st:
Insignia
(2.6L)
4yo
25Sep22
6th
Tauranga
Brownies Spit Spectacular (60)
1600m
Heavy(10) N S Parmar (56) 6/1 - 1st:
Mighty Castle
(6.2L)
4yo
7Sep22
2nd
Matamata
Brian Tims Hcp (60)
1400m
Slow(8) N S Parmar (55.5) 15/1 - 1st:
Madame Moet
(1.8L)
4yo
17Aug22
8th
Cambridge
Group One Turf Bar Hcp (60)
1300m
Synthetic J Kamaruddin (58) 30/1 - 1st:
Dear Oh Dear
(7.0L)
3yo
30Jul22
9th
Te Rapa
Property Brokers T'marunui 3yo
1400m
Heavy(10) D Prastiyou (57.5) 40/1 - 1st:
Windspeed
(22.1L)
3yo
13Mar22
9th
Ellerslie
Jarden Spec Mdn
1600m
Dead(4) J J Fawcett (57.5) 50/1 - 1st:
Ruach
(11.8L)
3yo
19Feb22
12th
Ellerslie
Ajc Avondale Guineas
Gr2
2100m
Dead(5) K Asano (56.5) 150/1 - 1st:
La Crique
(30.4L)
3yo
9Feb22
6th
Ruakaka
Mountfield Quarry (Bm65)
2100m
Dead(5) K Asano (58) 16/1 - 1st:
Rising Road
(6.8L)
3yo
27Jan22
8th
Hastings
Poverty Bay Cup 16/4 Mile-Bm65
1600m
Dead(4) J J Fawcett (57.5) 15/1 - 1st:
Swish Az
(4.8L)
3yo
6Jan22
1st
Arawa Park
Rydges Hotel Rotorua Mdn
1400m
Dead(4) J J Fawcett (57.5) 25/1 - 2nd:
Divine Dude
(0.1L)
3yo
20Dec21
6th
Pukekohe Park
Hr Fisken & Sons Ltd Mdn
1200m
Dead(4) J J Fawcett (57.5) 40/1 - 1st:
Last Resort
(9.3L)