Paper Romance (NZ) 2020

Profile

6g El Roca (AUS) x Optimiser (Redwood (GB))
Foaled Oct 10, 2020
Career: 7 starts, 1 - 2 - 0 $21,835
Trainer: Aimee Black, Ruakaka
Ownership: J Lidgard & L Moore
Paper Romance is a 6 year old gelding by El Roca out of the Redwood mare, Optimiser.
Last start was 5th at Ellerslie on Sep 19, 2026 in the Horizon By Skycity (Bm65) over 2400 metres.
El Roca (AUS)
Optimiser (NZ)
Fastnet Rock (AUS)
Rubimill (AUS)
Redwood (GB)
Total Optimism (AUS)
Danehill (USA)
Piccadilly Circus (AUS)
Rubiton (AUS)
Mill Rani (AUS)
High Chaparral (IRE)
Arum Lily (USA)
King Cugat (USA)
Positive Surprise (AUS)
Danzig (USA)
Royal Academy (USA)
Century (AUS)
Millionaire (IRE)
Sadler's Wells (USA)
Woodman (USA)
Kingmambo (USA)
Best Western (AUS)

Race Record

6yo
19Sep26
5th
Ellerslie
Soft(5) Matthew Cartwright (58.5) 15/8 - 1st: Interplanetary (6.7L)
6yo
2Sep26
1st
Ruakaka
Soft(6) Matthew Cartwright (58.5) 4/5 - 2nd: Linious (6.2L)
6yo
1Aug26
4th
Ruakaka
Soft(6) M Cameron (55.5) 5/1 - 1st: With Grace (2.2L)
5yo
26Jul26
2nd
Te Aroha
Heavy(10) B E Grylls (58.5) 13/2 - 1st: Monroe (0.1L)
5yo
4Jul26
2nd
Te Rapa
Heavy(8) G Rooke (58.5) 6/1 - 1st: Diva Kingdom (0.1L)
5yo
24May26
7th
Te Rapa
Soft(5) Tayla Mitchell (57.5) 11/2 - 1st: The Ritz (3.6L)
5yo
6May26
4th
Ellerslie
Soft(5) Tayla Mitchell (57.5) 12/1 - 1st: Hell Island (2.7L)