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2024 December
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Tue, Dec 03, 2024
A chance purchase at Karaka has proved to be an outstanding piece of business for Waikato breeders and owners Ross and Corrine Kearney.
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Tue, Dec 03, 2024
Moira and Kieran Murdoch will head to Arawa Park on Wednesday with a quartet of runners including Divine Essence, who will aim for back-to-back successes at the venue in the Waitomo Fuels (1950m).
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Tue, Dec 03, 2024
Hunter Durrant has been rewarded for his commitment to leading Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton barn with promotion to assistant trainer for the trans-Tasman operation.
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Tue, Dec 03, 2024
After more than 60 years and a multitude of top-flight success in the role, the Dennis brothers have retired from training.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024
The race now known as the Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m) is becoming a reliable springboard to bigger and better things for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, and that trend looks likely to continue after a smart win by Checkmate at Ellerslie on Saturday.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024
Cambridge Stud mare Dazzled was bound for the broodmare paddock this year, but after failing to get in foal, she is making a big impression on the track with a powerful victory in the NHR Group 1300 at Ellerslie on Saturday.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024
With a well-timed finish in Saturday’s A$130,000 Vale Elvstroem (2400m) at Caulfield, talented stayer Kadavar improved his 2400m record to a perfect three-from-three.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024
The decision to move the Listed O’Learys Fillies’ Stakes (1340m) to a new position on the calendar has worked wonders for Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh, who has now won both December runnings of the Wanganui feature.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024
Former Irish and Hong Kong galloper Meaningful Star picked up his second win from just three New Zealand starts when he came from near last to down a small but quality line-up in the Gr.3 Bayleys Great Northern Challenge Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024
A strong late run carried consistent juvenile Toretto to his maiden victory when he took out the Mondiale VGL (1100m) at Ellerslie.
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Sun, Dec 01, 2024
Promising stayer Whangaehu claimed his biggest success when came with a bullocking late run to take out the Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday.
2024 November
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Fri, Nov 29, 2024
The best will be seen of promising colt Bourbon Proof when he transitions to middle distance racing, but he is still more than capable of making his presence felt over a shorter trip on Saturday.
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Fri, Nov 29, 2024
Midnight Blue has proven to be an astute purchase by Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis, and the eight-year-old gelding is looking to continue to prove his worth in New Zealand.
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Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Otaki trainer Johno Benner will be hoping for a late Christmas present when he heads to Ellerslie on Boxing Day with his promising gelding Tikemyson.
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Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Explosive filly Hankee Alpha made a big statement at Te Aroha on Wednesday, with a phenomenal performance putting her firmly in the conversation for the major three-year-old races this season.
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Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Idyllic is far from what Kate Hercock would describe the past 10 days, but a speedy mare with that name afforded her a moment of solace in Thursday’s Rose City Cars Levin Stakes (1200m) at Otaki.
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Thu, Nov 28, 2024
A tilt at the $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie in January is on the cards for promising juvenile Romanoff following his maiden victory in the Uza Bus Two-Year-Old (1100m) at Otaki on Thursday.
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Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Timaru trainer Leonard Stewart had a successful trip to Cromwell 12 months ago, and he hopes for more of the same with a number of runners heading to the two-day carnival on Friday and Sunday.
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Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray collected their second Group Three success in a matter of days at Otaki on Thursday, with Tuxedo stamping himself as an early Derby prospect when winning the Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m).
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Wed, Nov 27, 2024
In any other year Group One-winning mare Skew Wiff would likely be on her way to the breeding barn, however, with the level of prizemoney now on offer, owner-breeder Mark Chittick of Waikato Stud has decided to continue with her as a racing proposition.
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Wed, Nov 27, 2024
Kelvin Tyler’s annual working holiday rolls around like clockwork with the Cromwell Racing Carnival, a weekend he is looking forward to with nearly a dozen horses engaged across the two days later this week.
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Wed, Nov 27, 2024
Waikato hoop Darren Danis is on the sidelines once more after sustaining a fractured neck following an incident at the Waipa trials last Monday.
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Wed, Nov 27, 2024
Wanganui is becoming a happy stomping ground for Matamata raider Drop Of Something, and trainer Wayne Hillis is hoping their good association with the Central Districts track continues this weekend.
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Wed, Nov 27, 2024
Wexford Stables co-trainer Andrew Scott had an eventful start to the Taupo trial meeting and one he was happy to quickly move on from.
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Tue, Nov 26, 2024
Opaki trainer Jim Wallace was set to have a two-pronged attack in Thursday’s Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki, but his representation is now down to just one.
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Mon, Nov 25, 2024
Vendor Barry Donoghue enjoyed a lucrative two days at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale last week and he’s now celebrated a significant result in another role.
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Mon, Nov 25, 2024
Progressive mare Mi Bella will have to overcome an unfavourable barrier draw if she is to repeat the efforts of her stablemate Lovearoadie at Te Aroha on Wednesday.
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024
Tight photo finishes were the story of Saturday’s meeting at Pukekohe Park, and in the Dunstan Horsefeeds Stayers Championship Qualifier (1600m), there was no exception with a four-way go topped by Aladdin Sane.
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024
Return To Conquer headed into his raceday debut in Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) with a big price tag, big reputation and big expectations, and the million-dollar colt produced a Pukekohe performance worthy of the hype.
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024
Promising stayer Nereus put his current campaign back on track when he captured an action packed Gr.3 TAB Counties Cup (2100m) on Saturday.
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024
Luberon’s heroics in the Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) gave trainer Lance Noble reason to expect something special from her trackwork companion Frostfair in the very next race on the card at Pukekohe on Saturday, and so it proved.
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024
La Crique sprouted wings in the Pukekohe straight on Saturday to come from a near-hopeless position and win the Gr.2 Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in a photo finish.
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024
Quality mare Luberon put a classy field of sprinters to the sword at Pukekohe on Saturday when she dashed away in the closing stages to score a handsome victory in the Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m).
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024
Royally bred filly Sesimbra made it back to back victories to open her three-year-old campaign when she took out the opening event at Wanganui, the Wanganui Function Centre 3YO (1200m) in dramatic fashion.
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Sun, Nov 24, 2024
Almost exactly a year after his purchase from the NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, New Zealand-bred three-year-old Refusetobeenglish got his career off to a perfect start with a dominant debut performance in Saturday’s A$150,000 Frankston Sand Soil & Mini Mix Handicap (1200m) at Cranbourne.
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Fri, Nov 22, 2024
Lance Noble will attempt to add to a strong run of spring form for Cambridge Stud when he sends out five well-credentialled runners in Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s black and gold colours at Pukekohe on Saturday.
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Fri, Nov 22, 2024
Counties Cup Day has become a very familiar fixture for Sacred Satono, who will make his fourth appearance at the meeting when he defends his title in the Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.
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Fri, Nov 22, 2024
Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are confident they have the young firepower to make an early impression in the first of the black type features at Pukekohe Park on Saturday.
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Fri, Nov 22, 2024
The Grey Goose continued to belie her purchase price last start when recording her fifth win at Wingatui, bringing her career earnings to more than $225,000.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Matamata trainer Pam Gerard will head to Pukekohe on Saturday to tackle a couple of feature targets with her emerging mares Shoes and Reputation, and she is under no illusion about the size of the task ahead of them.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Following the retirement of his stakes-winning mare Casino Princess, Cliff Goss turned to New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale in search of another filly, which he found early on day one in the form of Lot 25.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Warrnambool hoop Harry Grace has quickly become a trans-Tasman jockey and is set to continue that role when he rides at New Plymouth and Wanganui later this week.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024
With one of the world’s most exciting sprinters flying the flag for David Hayes in Hong Kong, it has been no surprise to see the trainer’s sons zeroing in on progeny of Windsor Park Stud stallion Shamexpress during the Ready to Run Sale at Karaka this week.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024
The connections of the talented and patiently handled mare Imprevu are aiming high this preparation with their pride and joy.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Foxton mare Marotiri Molly will make her long-awaited stakes-level debut on Saturday at Pukekohe Park, taking her place in the Gr.2 Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m).
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Last start Gr.3 Thompson Handicap (1600m) winner Town Cryer has another Trentham feature in her sights, taking the next step towards the Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at the Foxton trials on Tuesday.
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Thu, Nov 21, 2024
The thoroughbred racing industry is in mourning following the passing of respected horseman Danny Champion.
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Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Wentwood Grange savoured a trans-Tasman double at the weekend and the Hawkins family will be looking for further reasons to celebrate at this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale.
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Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Last week will live long in the memory of northern race caller George Simon.
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Tue, Nov 19, 2024The past year has been a tough one for Matamata horseman Gary Hennessy, but he got plenty of satisfaction out of watching Mystic Park take out Saturday’s Listed Stewards’ Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton.
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Tue, Nov 19, 2024
In a coup for the New Zealand racing industry, the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) have announced the arrival of World Pool to two New Zealand thoroughbred meetings in early 2025.
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Tue, Nov 19, 2024
The Waikato Thoroughbred Racing (WTR) board has announced that members have agreed to undertake further work towards securing a single fit-for-purpose site for racing and training in the Waikato.
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Mon, Nov 18, 2024
Jim Wallace’s three-year-old pairing of Liberty Park and Skipper’s Canyon fought out a tight finish to the HB Farmers Transport Ltd (1600m) at Woodville on Sunday, with the former coming out on top in a stable quinella.
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Mon, Nov 18, 2024
Riccarton Park has become a happy hunting ground for graduates of Cambridge thoroughbred nursery Pencarrow Stud, which was further enhanced last week through the deeds of Mehzebeen.
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Mon, Nov 18, 2024
Chad Ormsby has had a phenomenal 12 months with horses he has retained from New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sales, but this week at Karaka he is hoping to go home with an empty truck.
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Mon, Nov 18, 2024
Yaldi’s quest for further stakes honours gained momentum at Monday’s trials at Te Awamutu where the talented three-year-old enjoyed a good hit-out.
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Sun, Nov 17, 2024
Promising mare Bella Waters indicated she is on the right path to success in some of the upcoming major summer feature events when she came from last to secure victory in the Gr.2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) at Tauranga.
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Sun, Nov 17, 2024
The emerging rivalry between exciting fillies Alabama Lass and Captured By Love swung back in Captured By Love’s favour with an outstanding performance in Saturday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 52nd New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.
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Sun, Nov 17, 2024
A perfect ride by Nash Rawiller has aided Harlow Mist to record her fourth career victory for trainer John Sargent when successful in the Bella Group Midway Handicap (1600m) at Newcastle on Saturday.
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Sun, Nov 17, 2024
After going into the New Zealand Cup Carnival without any black-type victories to her name, Mehzebeen leaves Riccarton with two of them including Saturday’s time-honoured Gr.3 Martin Collins 161st New Zealand Cup (3200m).
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Sun, Nov 17, 2024
Apprentice Sima Mxothwa would have had his heart in his mouth with 250m to run in Saturday’s Laser Plumbing Waihi Beach (1400m) at Tauranga.
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Sun, Nov 17, 2024
Progressive sprinter Twain added another victory to his burgeoning record when he dominated his rivals in the Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing (1200m) at Tauranga on Saturday.
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Fri, Nov 15, 2024
Riccarton racegoers could be in for a treat on Saturday when they get to witness one of the burgeoning rivalries in New Zealand racing come to a head.
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Fri, Nov 15, 2024
Andrew Forsman has won every Group One race for three-year-olds in New Zealand apart from the Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), and the Cambridge trainer hopes Kitty Flash might be the filly to give him his missing piece at Riccarton on Saturday.
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Fri, Nov 15, 2024
Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta is no stranger to big-race success during New Zealand Cup Week, and she will have chances in each of the three feature events at Riccarton Park on Saturday.
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Fri, Nov 15, 2024
Well-bred filly Love Poem will take on some of the best of her generation for the second time in a week when she lines up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 52nd New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.
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Fri, Nov 15, 2024
New Zealand raider Dionysus will attempt to secure stakes success for his connections when he heads to Newcastle on Saturday to contest the Listed The New Zealand Bloodstock Beauford (2300m).
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Wed, Nov 13, 2024
Patiently handled mare Acquarello has the looks to match her rich pedigree and she’s now added winning black-type form to her record to boost her future broodmare value.
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Wed, Nov 13, 2024
Family connections make Cool Aza Rene a filly close to Te Akau’s heart and the youngster again did them proud at Riccarton on Wednesday.
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Wed, Nov 13, 2024
Kopua attended to unfinished business in style on the middle day of the New Zealand Cup carnival at Riccarton when he produced an irresistible finish to claim top honours in the main event on the card.
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Wed, Nov 13, 2024
Cambridge Stud shuttle sire Hello Youmzain has made an outstanding start to his stallion career in the Northern Hemisphere, and he’s now opened his Australasian account.
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Tue, Nov 12, 2024
Robbie Patterson had hoped to have a two-pronged attack in Wednesday’s Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders Stakes (1400m), but initial-favourite The Hottie has been ruled out of the contest, leaving Tanzanite Rose to carry the stable’s hopes.
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Tue, Nov 12, 2024
Robbie Patterson’s mares Tanzanite Rose and The Hottie will go head-to-head in Christchurch on Wednesday as they take on the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m).
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Tue, Nov 12, 2024
Josh Shaw admits he is heading a long way this week for just the one run with his aptly named mare Predecessor, but he is hoping the trip pays dividends in the long run.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Juvenile filly Abbakiss gave Bryce Newman plenty to look forward to with a professional victory in the Johnson Brothers (1000m) at Tauherenikau on Sunday.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Timaru gelding Richard Stomper will head north to Riccarton on Wednesday where he will get a deserved crack at stakes level for the first time in the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m).
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Idyllic marked the start of a new era for the father-son training partnership of Kevin and Stephen Gray when she powered to victory in the Autogroom – Kooltintz (1000m) at Tauherenikau on Sunday.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Group One-performing miler Matscot is a force to be reckoned with on his home turf, and on Wednesday, the gelding will contest the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) with a sentimental motivation behind him.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Richard McKenzie and Jordan Bassett got a great sense of satisfaction at Tauherenikau on Sunday after watching Prestissimo breakthrough for her maiden win at just the second time of asking.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Wexford Stables have unveiled a number of promising three-year-olds over the past fortnight, and the latest to shed her maiden status was Smart Love, who won the Fresh Choice Leamington 3YO (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Tony Pike’s runners haven’t missed a beat in their bid to successfully execute a black-type double for the stable at Riccarton on Wednesday.
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Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Pride Of Jenni, last season’s Australian Racehorse Of The Year and a three-time Group One winner, has been retired following Saturday’s A$3 million Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m).
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Sun, Nov 10, 2024
Royally bred filly La Dorada justified some inspired betting support when she proved too tough in the closing stages of the Hallmark Stud (1100m) at Te Rapa.
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Sun, Nov 10, 2024
Progressive mare Reputation kicked off a new campaign at Te Rapa on Saturday in fine style when she produced a fighting front running effort to claim the Maven Waikato 1300 (1300m).
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Sun, Nov 10, 2024
A tough win on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington has continued the upward trajectory of lightly raced Kiwi-bred gelding Angland.
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Fri, Nov 08, 2024
Off the back of the success of last season’s middle-distance bonus series, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing and Entain Australia & New Zealand have this season launched the Champion Sprint Series, sponsored by Sport Nation.
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Wed, Nov 06, 2024
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray had hoped to be chasing the Flemington riches on Tuesday, but after the Melbourne Cup dream was dashed, their promising filly Costae provided a nice consolation with an impressive victory in the TAB 1400 at Ellerslie.
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Wed, Nov 06, 2024
New Zealand-bred gelding Cloudland proved a handful for James McDonald at Flemington on Tuesday, but the champion jockey was in a forgiving mood after they had claimed top honours in the Subzero Handicap.
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Wed, Nov 06, 2024
New Zealand Cup Week is the highlight of the racing calendar for multi-talented horsewoman Samantha Wynne, and this Saturday, she will partner her own Amberecho in the Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m).
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Wed, Nov 06, 2024
Love Poem’s progress this preparation earned the gifted filly an earlier than anticipated flight to Christchurch to bolster Stephen Marsh’s hand in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.
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Wed, Nov 06, 2024
Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are not short of sprinting talent in their Matamata stable, with four runners set to contest Saturday’s Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa.
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Wed, Nov 06, 2024
Cambridge gelding Witz End booked his plane ticket south to Christchurch later this week following victory in the Powerturf 1500 at Ellerslie on Tuesday.
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024
The well-renowned colours of The Oaks Stud will feature across two feature Trans-Tasman meetings this week, kicking off with Antrim Coast lining up in the Listed Furphy Plate (1800m) on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington.
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024
Te Akau and Fortuna Racing’s filly Bellatrix Star proved she is among Australia’s top sprinting three-year-olds last Saturday at Flemington, finishing second in the A$2 million Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m).
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024
Grant Cooksley came tantalisingly close to getting his hands on the Melbourne Cup as a jockey, and he is hoping to rectify that on Tuesday as a trainer when he lines-up Trust In You in the two-mile feature.
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024
Fresh off a pleasing Melbourne campaign, the Peter and Shaun McKay-trained Wolfgang will head to Ellerslie on Tuesday where he will contest the Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2000m).
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024
The Subzero Handicap (1400m), a race solely for registered grey thoroughbreds, has proven to be a fan favourite at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, and this year, Kiwis will have their own grey to barrack for.
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Mon, Nov 04, 2024
Last year’s Melbourne Cup Day concluded in success for Mark Walker in the Gr.3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m), a race he will chase back-to-back crowns in on Tuesday with Kiwi mare Quintessa.
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Sun, Nov 03, 2024
A year after flying home for second behind Pride Of Jenni in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m), Go Racing’s pin-up girl Atishu(NZ) (Savabeel) returned to Flemington on Saturday and went one better for the Kiwi syndicators.
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Sun, Nov 03, 2024
The New Zealand contingent for Tuesday’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) has been dealt a blow with the withdrawal of Mahrajaan on veterinary advice
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Sun, Nov 03, 2024
Underrated stayer Fly My Wey showed there is more in store for him when he came out on top after a stirring battle in the Aztech Signs 2100 (2100m) at Tauranga.
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Sun, Nov 03, 2024Under-rated mare Sacred Pearl has taken her career earnings past $200,000 with back-to-back wins in feature staying races this spring, including Saturday’s Mode Technology Feilding Cup (2100m) at Trentham.
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Sun, Nov 03, 2024
In-form mare Shoes extended her winning sequence to three in a row with a brilliant front-running performance at Tauranga on Saturday.
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Sun, Nov 03, 2024
The TAB Racing Club got their first taste of success at Ascot Park on Friday when Bella Ragazza carried their silks to victory in the Southport Handicap (1400m).
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Sun, Nov 03, 2024
Progressive mare Marotiri Molly made in three wins in a row when she overcame a chequered passage in the home straight to take out the Courtesy Ford Redcraze Bowl (1400m) at Trentham.
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Sun, Nov 03, 2024
A powerhouse performance in Saturday’s Financial Services (1300m) at Tauranga proved that former star three-year-old Wild Night is right back at the top of his game.
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024
Group One-winning mare Atishu will be seeking redemption in Saturday’s Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington after finishing runner-up in the race last year to Pride of Jenni.
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024
Cody Cole is eyeing up a Group One assignment in January for emerging sprinter Navigator, who will contest the Financial Services (1300m) at Tauranga on Saturday.
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024
Trent Busuttin believes the stars have aligned in his quest for a second Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) title at Flemington.
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024
Dual Group One-winning mare La Crique bypassed the spring features this season, and looking to the summer period, Katrina and Simon Alexander are excited to get their star mare back on track at Tauranga on Saturday.
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Sat, Nov 02, 2024
Former jumps jockey Cyrille Leveque made his mark in a new role on Friday when Saviour won the ILT Foundation Maiden (1400m) at Ascot Park.
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Fri, Nov 01, 2024
Arjay’s Flight will be out to keep his perfect record intact for new trainer Shaun Phelan when he heads to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Feilding Hotel 1600.
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Fri, Nov 01, 2024
Lux Libertas kicked off her campaign in July as a maidener and on Saturday she will be given the opportunity to prove herself in Open company for the first time in the Financial Services 1300.
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Fri, Nov 01, 2024
Lightly raced mare Bella Waters came a long way in a short time last preparation and has impressed ahead of her return at Tauranga on Saturday.
2024 October
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Wed, Oct 30, 2024
Ascot Park trainer Jo-Ann Gordon has taken a patient approach with giant gelding Polly’s Guru, and she is hoping she can be rewarded when he lines-up in the Southland Honda Maiden (1600m) at her local meeting on Friday.
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Wed, Oct 30, 2024
High-class sprinter Babylon Berlin put a challenging season behind her with an impressive return to the Te Awamutu trials on Tuesday.
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Wed, Oct 30, 2024
As New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame trainer Graeme Rogerson prepares for his shot at again winning racing's Holy Grail, he has revealed to Trackside: "I'm just lucky to be alive".
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Wed, Oct 30, 2024
The road to Riccarton Park has not been an easy one for Savaglee, but the colt indicated he is right on track with a stunning performance in Wednesday’s transferred Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m) at Te Aroha.
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Wed, Oct 30, 2024
Stablemates Master Marko and Prince Alby will end their northern tours of duty at Trentham before their focus switches to feature events closer to home.
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Wed, Oct 30, 2024
Wexford Stables look to have another exciting youngster on their hands following Hankee Alpha’s impressive debut victory in the Donaghys Uddermax 1200 at Te Aroha on Wednesday.
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Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Belclare’s failure to reach her A$700,000 reserve at the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare sale earlier this year has proven to be a blessing in disguise for owner-breeder David Woodhouse.
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Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Orchestral had her name up in lights during the autumn in Sydney, and on Saturday she will step out on the big stage at Flemington as a key hope in the A$1 million Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m).
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Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Savaglee’s path to his spring grand final will take another detour this week with Pam Gerard admitting to severe frustration with the disrupted preparation.
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Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Promising three-year-old Whiskey ‘N Roses will aim to finish a challenging campaign on a positive note when he contests Wednesday’s Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m) at Te Aroha.
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Tue, Oct 29, 2024
British hoop Kevin Stott achieved his biggest moment in racing in the colours of Cambridge Stud’s Brendan and Jo Lindsay at Royal Ascot four years ago, and now he has made his way to their homeland for a riding stint.
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Mon, Oct 28, 2024
Less than 24 hours after watching her former star Belclare collect the A$2 million Gr.2 The Invitational (1400m) across the Tasman, Lisa Latta unveiled another Group One hopeful in the same colours at Trentham with Connello storming home to take out the Happy Hire 1400.
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Mon, Oct 28, 2024
Prominent owner Chris Rutten knows a thing or two about the Karaka Millions meeting at Ellerslie, and he might be heading in that direction again after a debut victory by Too Sweet in Sunday’s Graham’s Painters 2YO (900m) at Trentham.
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Mon, Oct 28, 2024
Allan Sharrock continues to be rewarded for the careful handling of his untapped sprinter Lazio, who collected a fourth-consecutive victory in the WRC Life Members 1000 at Trentham on Sunday.
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Mon, Oct 28, 2024
Storm Front’s pedigree, trial form and reputation within the Tony Pike stable created a buzz around his race-day debut in Saturday’s Dunstan Horsefeeds 2YO (1100m) at Ellerslie, and the promising colt produced a first-up performance worthy of the hype.
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Sat, Oct 26, 2024
Saturday’s Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) raised as many questions as it answered in terms of the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), but the one thing the Ellerslie feature proved is the star quality of Alabama Lass.
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Sat, Oct 26, 2024
Promising three-year-old He’s Lucid picked the ideal opportunity to break his maiden status and promote his chances for higher honours when he comfortably took out the Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton.
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Sat, Oct 26, 2024
Well-travelled warrior Perfect Scenario produced the ideal dress rehearsal for his main New Zealand Cup Week target when he dominated proceedings in Saturday’s TAB Mile Trial (1400m) at Riccarton.
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Fri, Oct 25, 2024
The Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) was not an easy watch for the connections of Captured By Love, and co-trainer Sam Bergerson is hoping some redemption can be served in Monday’s Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m) at Te Rapa.
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Fri, Oct 25, 2024
The Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) has produced all of the last six winners of the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), and Matamata trainer Ken Kelso would love to see that trend continue with his classy filly Alabama Lass.
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Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Stephen Marsh has nine three-year-olds still nominated for either the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) or Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month, and six of them will contest Group races during the Labour Day long weekend.
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Fri, Oct 25, 2024
So Naive hasn’t put a foot wrong in his three-year-old campaign so far, and trainers Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley are hoping his purple patch of form continues at Te Rapa on Monday.
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Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Tony Pike will have his two talented fillies, Raziah and Archaic Smile, chasing age-group crowns within 10 minutes of each other this Saturday at Riccarton Park and Ellerslie.
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Thu, Oct 24, 2024
Cody Cole will spend most of his long weekend in the Central Districts with representatives across two meetings, including his early Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) contender Landlock at Trentham.
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Thu, Oct 24, 2024
Ellerslie’s Saturday meeting will mark the start of a career for one exciting Tony Pike-trained galloper in Storm Front, while another, Not Guilty, will commence her final campaign on the racetrack.
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Thu, Oct 24, 2024
Group Three performer Waihaha Falls has returned to the care of co-breeder and part-owner Guy Lowry and is set to make his New Zealand debut for the Hawke’s Bay trainer at Trentham on Sunday.
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Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Promising filly Acapelago will face her sternest test to date when she heads north to Ellerslie on Saturday to contest the Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m).
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Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Sandy Cunningham has eyes on a major upcoming domestic prize rather than another trip to Victoria with her proven stayer Noble Knight.
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Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Well-performed staying mare Par Tee collected her second victory in the space of six days at Gore on Wednesday, powering home to win the Kevin Coyle Memorial (2000m).
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Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Friday's Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) is looming as a crucial guide to New Zealand's chances of Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) success.
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Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Rohan Mudhoo started a new chapter in his riding career at Ashburton on Sunday, returning from a serious health issue that took him away from the sport for the past nine months.
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Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Marton horseman Fraser Auret has a number of Group One victories to his name as a trainer, but in the coming months he is hoping to add a maiden Group One breeding success to his record through the deeds of Hong Kong sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising.
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Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Kiwi Melbourne Cup hope Mahrajaan will miss this Friday night's Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) after suffering an insect bite at his Warrnambool base.
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Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Lindsay Park were runner-up in last year’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) with Mr Brightside, and they are hoping they can go one better in this year’s edition where they will be represented once more by the Kiwi-bred, as well as his compatriot Evaporate.
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Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Racing in Southland has been far from smooth sailing this season, and Gore’s Wednesday meeting will mark the start of several campaigns for Graham Eade and Brooke Kincaid’s team of horses.
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Mon, Oct 21, 2024
After more than a decade living in his adopted country, Vicky Rahmit fulfilled his dream of training a winner as a solo trainer when Sefton scored at Ashburton on Sunday.
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Mon, Oct 21, 2024
Waikato Stud’s star sprinter I Wish I Win will head to the spelling paddock following his uncustomary subpar performance when finishing at the tail end of the field in Saturday’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick.
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Mon, Oct 21, 2024
The New Zealand racing fraternity is in mourning following the passing of leading Central Districts jockey Johnathan Parkes over the weekend.
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Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Aeliana stepped straight from midweek racing to the big stage on Everest Day on Saturday, scoring a brilliant win in the A$250,000 Gr.3 Bisley Workwear Reginald Allen Quality (1400m) at Randwick.
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Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Two weeks after his brilliant Group One breakthrough in the Epsom Handicap (1600m), the New Zealand-bred rising superstar Ceolwulf (NZ) (Tavistock) conquered an even stronger line-up over the same course and distance in Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.
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Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Promising three-year-old Legally Binding made it two wins in succession when he led all the way at Ellerslie to take out the NZB Ready To Run Sale Trainers Series (1200m).
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Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Lightly raced six-year-old Marotiri Molly made it back-to back victories as she ran her rivals off their feet to capture the AR Painters Handicap (1400m) at Otaki on Saturday.
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Sun, Oct 20, 2024
A determined victory in Saturday’s New World Otaki Handicap (1600m) took under-rated mare Sumi past $200,000 in prize-money.
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Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Te Akau Racing had more than one reason to celebrate after winning Saturday’s Cavallo Farms Chris Rutten Bloodstock 2YO (800m) at Otaki with Cool Aza Rene.
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Sun, Oct 20, 2024
The Gr.3 TAB Counties Cup (2100m) and Gr.3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) are looming large on the horizon for The Odyssey after a dominant win in the Elsdon Park (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Bill Thurlow’s stable has hit the ground running in the early stages of the season and one of his in-form runners, Battle Secret, will chase local spoils in Sunday’s Steelformers Waverley Cup (2200m).
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Multiple stakes winner Chantilly Lace has plenty of credentials to take into life as a broodmare, which may come swiftly after her recent mating with Windsor Park Stud’s exciting new shuttle stallion Paddington.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024
After more than five decades at his Tuhikaramea property, near Hamilton, Graeme Rogerson has decided it is time for a change.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Andrew Forsman is no stranger to big-race success on Caulfield Cup Day, and he is hoping the 2024 edition of one of Australia’s biggest racedays will deliver more of that winning feeling.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Kiwi-bred sprinter I Wish I Win will be flying the New Zealand flag high when he heads to Randwick on Saturday where he will be seeking redemption in the A$20 million The Everest (1200m).
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024
Australian visitor Rolls is aiming to finish a frustrating trans-Tasman mission on a high note when he contests the New World Otaki Handicap (1600m) at Otaki on Saturday.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2024
The departure of 10-time Group One winner Imperatriz has done little to slow Te Akau Racing’s progress in Australia, and trainer Mark Walker hopes the stable’s strong spring momentum will continue at Caulfield on Saturday.
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Wed, Oct 16, 2024
Local trainers Brian and Shane Anderton hold a strong hand heading into Wingatui’s Friday meeting, headlined by Group Three winner Burgie.
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Wed, Oct 16, 2024
Wolfgang, who races as Mister Wolfgang in Australia, was given a pass mark by trainers Peter and Shaun McKay following his Australian debut when sixth in the Gr.2 Hebert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield last Saturday.
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Wed, Oct 16, 2024
Ken and Bev Kelso have a knack for unearthing quality fillies, and they may have another one on their hands in Levakia, who broke through for her maiden win in impressive fashion in the Dunstan Horsefeeds 1400 at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday.
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Wed, Oct 16, 2024
New Zealand-bred galloper Warmonger will take his place among some of Australia’s elite stayers in Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in Melbourne.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
Four-year-old gelding Medatsu notched his fourth victory from 11 starts when running out a strong winner of the Vale John Nicholson Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
Mark Baker anticipated Nikau Spur would be a horse that would only improve with time, and he has continued to be proven correct as the evergreen galloper collected the Listed Queensland Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
Lightly raced three-year-old filly Kitty Flash showed her age group rivals a clean pair of heels as she dominated the opening event at Te Rapa on Saturday, the Colliers Commercial 3YO (1400m).
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
Te Akau Racing are renowned for producing horses they have purchased as yearlings or two-year-old’s, but it was a tried eight-year-old, Midnight Blue, that earned Mark Walker a victory in the Listed Seymour Cup (1600m) on Sunday.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
Bold front-running mare Grinzinger Belle has further embellished her already impressive record with victory in the Gr.3 Catanach's 150 Years Vase (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
A flying visit across the Tasman has paid dividends for Victorian jockey Liam Riordan, who rode back-to-back winners at Ashburton on Saturday with Fellini and Vivacious.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
Englishman George Rooke is the newest addition to the ever-growing group of international riders in New Zealand.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
A trophy that slipped through Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s grasp in their early days of racehorse ownership now has pride of place in the Cambridge Stud trophy cabinet, thanks to a stunning coming-of-age performance by Snazzytavi in Saturday’s Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Te Rapa.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
Taranaki horseman Aidan Schumacher has put his faith in the family of his foundation broodmare Mini Manday over the last few decades, and his loyalty paid off in a big way on Saturday when Spencer took out the Gr.3 Valley D’Vine Restaurant Spring Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa.
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Fri, Oct 11, 2024
Ashburton couple Sarah and Chris Green and business partner Ger Beemsterboer have experienced plenty of highs in racing under their Barneswood Farm banner, but this weekend could prove to be the pinnacle in their racing endeavours.
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Fri, Oct 11, 2024
Matamata trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall are on weather watch as they prepare to shoot for $650,000 in prizemoney across a pair of Group races this weekend.
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Fri, Oct 11, 2024
The 2024-25 season is about to move up a gear for Lance Noble, who has eight entries this weekend including highly talented mare Luberon in Sunday’s Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215) at Rotorua.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024
New Zealand syndicator Fortuna’s silks have been to the fore during Melbourne Cup Week through the deeds of Melody Belle, and they are hoping they can feature prominently once more through their rising star Bellatrix Star.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024
There was plenty of emotion on display at Waverley on Wednesday when Lovely Rita broke a two-decade winning drought for owner-breeder-trainer Alison Ross.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024
Pride Of Jenni’s crowning as the 2023/24 Australian Horse of the Year provided breeder Trelawney Stud with a welcome change of fortune.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024
Southside Racing have unveiled a lucrative slot racing series this year, with each of the two A$1 million races in the series also becoming qualifying races for New Zealand’s inaugural Sport Nation Champion Sprint series.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2024
It came as no surprise to Steven Cole that Customized was unfazed by the lengthy trip south from Byerley Park to Christchurch.
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Tue, Oct 08, 2024
Proven stayer Mahrajaan remains firmly on target for a crack at the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) despite the weather ruling out an intended lead-up outing.
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Tue, Oct 08, 2024
Multiple Group One winner Mustang Valley has joined her mother in the Windsor Park Stud broodmare band with both set to visit the Cambridge farm’s new stallion Paddington.
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Tue, Oct 08, 2024
Te Aroha trainer Peter Lock is hoping to make another successful Central Districts raid with two strong chances at Waverley on Wednesday.
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Tue, Oct 08, 2024
New Zealand’s darling of the turf Orchestral is set to cross the Tasman this week to tackle the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
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Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Group Three performer Chattahoochee continued his good run of form at Tauranga on Saturday when placing in the Team Wealleans 1600, putting him in line for a potential trip across the Tasman.
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Mon, Oct 07, 2024
In form gelding Wolfgang has secured a plane ticket across the Tasman this week to tackle Saturday’s Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield.
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Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Promising filly Connello backed up a strong showing in stakes company at her most recent start with a comfortable win over 1200m at Hawera on Saturday.
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Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Inglewood Stud is in the running to defend its title in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m).
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Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Donavan Mansour has defied the odds and has made a winning return to the saddle after a five-year absence as a result of what was deemed to be a career-ending injury.
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Sat, Oct 05, 2024
Visiting Australian jockey Harry Grace recorded his first win in New Zealand with a dominant performance by Sacred Pearl in Saturday’s NZFLL Egmont Cup (2100m) at Hawera.
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Sat, Oct 05, 2024
A special week got even better on Saturday for trainer Robbie Patterson and owner-breeders Eddie and Nicola Bourke and Allan Piercy.
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Sat, Oct 05, 2024
New Zealand-breds have been a rich source of success for Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young in Australian three-year-old staying features, and that trend continued in Saturday’s Listed ABC Bullion Super Impose Stakes (1800m) at Flemington.
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Sat, Oct 05, 2024
There was no mistaking the most popular victory at Tauranga when promising three-year-old filly Sexy And I Moet had the grandstand rocking as she glided to the winning post in the Ultimate Mazda 3YO (1300m) for her connections, the Heels & Hooves Syndicate #2.
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Fri, Oct 04, 2024
Andrew Forsman always intended to aim Positivity at Saturday’s Gr.3 Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington, but the Cambridge trainer has been caught off guard by what his rising star stayer has already achieved this spring.
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Fri, Oct 04, 2024
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) is excited to announce that leading thoroughbred nursery, Waikato Stud, has secured a coveted slot in the NZB Kiwi (1500m).
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Fri, Oct 04, 2024
Ascot Park trainer Sabin Kirkland is hoping his stakes-winning sprinter Buoyant can recapture his form of old when he lines-up in the Heineken Handicap (1200m) at his home track on Sunday.
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Fri, Oct 04, 2024
The curtain will come down on 182 years of racing in Singapore on Saturday with the 100th and final running of the Singapore Gold Cup.
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Fri, Oct 04, 2024
Town Cryer kicked off a career-best season with an upset victory in last year’s Gr.3 Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m), and she will return among the favourites to go back-to-back on Saturday at Hawera.
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Fri, Oct 04, 2024
Graeme Rogerson has seen promising signs that Sharp ‘N’ Smart is rediscovering the form that earned him Horse of the Year honours as a three-year-old, but Saturday’s Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington will put his resurgence to the test.
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Fri, Oct 04, 2024
Truth Or Dare’s performance in the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) at Flemington on Saturday is set to give Te Akau Racing an indication of whether they have a Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) contender on their hands.
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Thu, Oct 03, 2024
How quickly fortunes can change in the bloodstock world have again been emphasised by the success of One Bold Cat in the relocated Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata on Wednesday.
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Thu, Oct 03, 2024
Capable mare Royal Flower has a tidy first-up record and she is again forward in condition to open a new campaign at Hawera this weekend.
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Thu, Oct 03, 2024
Former high-flying three-year-old Wild Night gave the impression that he is back to his best form at Matamata on Wednesday, taking out the Matamata Function Centre Premier (1300m).
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Thu, Oct 03, 2024
Local galloper Wolfgang continued the perfect start to his spring preparation at Matamata on Wednesday when doubling up in the Team Wealleans Premier (2000m).
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Wed, Oct 02, 2024
Cody Cole had hoped to have his talented filly Renovations running on her home track this week, but instead, she will continue her campaign towards some lofty targets at Tauranga on Saturday.
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Wed, Oct 02, 2024
Robbie Patterson had his sights set on the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) for One Bold Cat, but the gelding showed he can be just as impressive at a mile with a powerful victory in Wednesday’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata.
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Wed, Oct 02, 2024
There were some anxious moments for talented hoop Wiremu Pinn on Tuesday following an incident at the Waipa trials that could have placed his trip to Sydney this weekend in jeopardy.
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Wed, Oct 02, 2024
There was plenty of drama with the abandonment of last Saturday’s feature meeting at Hawke’s Bay, and that drama continued at the transferred meeting at Matamata on Wednesday in the running of the Gr.2 AHD Animal Health Direct – Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m).
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Wed, Oct 02, 2024
Group One performer To Catch A Thief is a maiden no longer after taking out the Betta Inspect It Premier (1300m) at Matamata on Wednesday.
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Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Robbie Patterson will have seen plenty of the central North Island by Wednesday’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) meeting at Matamata, but a softer track poses a positive for his talented pairing of One Bold Cat and Puntura.
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Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Little Avondale Stud’s Sam Williams didn’t need to be asked twice to remain in the ownership group of rising three-year-old star Evaporate.
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Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Promising hurdler Dictation finished his jumping season in style at Woodville on Sunday, putting on the complete performance to take out the Toll Free Tararua (3000m).
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Mon, Sep 30, 2024
After a successful change in tactics with Full Force at Hastings, Hollie Wynyard is hoping a step-up in distance will be a further aid to his chances Wednesday’s Gr.2 AHD - Animal Health Direct Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Matamata.
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Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Jakama Krystal was back for redemption in the final jumping race of the season on Sunday and she earned just that, storming to victory in the Property Brokers Pahiatua/Woodville (4000m).
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Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Marieke Simons had an afternoon to remember at Woodville on Sunday, riding her first winner as an amateur aboard a horse she trains and co-owns in Ride The Tide.
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Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Warrnambool raider Rolls’ New Zealand campaign hasn’t got off to the best of starts, but trainer Maddie Raymond and jockey Harry Grace are hoping that changes at Matamata on Wednesday.
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Sun, Sep 29, 2024
Trainer Mark Walker achieved another notable milestone when Age of Discovery bolted home in the Rangiora New World Guineas Trial (1400m) at Riccarton.
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Sun, Sep 29, 2024
Put on the spot in a pre-race interview trainer Kenny Rae was asked which of his two runners was the best winning chance in the third race on the card at Riccarton, the Prides Easifeed – Nobby Bussell Memorial Two-Year-Old (800m).
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Sun, Sep 29, 2024
Unique Ambition (NZ) (Tavistock) took on black-type company over a range of distances as a three-year-old last season, but trainer John Sargent believes her first-up win in Saturday’s A$120,000 Midway Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill will be a step towards a successful campaign as a miler.
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Sun, Sep 29, 2024Nine-year-old warhorse Times Ticking upstaged his younger rivals with a brilliant first-up performance in Saturday’s Marshall Batteries Open Handicap (1400m) at Riccarton.
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Last year’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) runner-up Malt Time is in firing form ahead of her bid for the title on Saturday, where she will carry apprentice jockey Ace Lawson-Carroll in his debut Group One ride.
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Poetic Champion’s performance on Saturday will determine the future direction of his three-year-old season.
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Snazzytavi has booked her ticket south to Hastings next month to contest the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) following an eye-catching victory at Te Rapa on Friday.
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
John Wheeler will mix flat and jumping assignments with his in-form stable this weekend, including the return of progressive galloper Lord Donovan at Hastings on Saturday.
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Bloodstock agents are circling exciting three-year-old Suit Yourself following his win in the SJC Foundation 3YO (1200m) at Te Rapa on Friday.
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Several years have passed since Joanne Surgenor last competed in a Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival, but the Ardmore Lodge trainer is heading back to Hastings on Saturday with a pair of well-credentialled runners.
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Spring racing in the South Island has been a happy hunting ground for Te Akau Racing throughout the last couple of decades, and that trend is set to continue with another strong team of seven runners at Riccarton Park on Saturday.
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Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Former jumps jockey Alan Brown can now add winning trainer to his resume after Captain Upham broke through for his maiden win in the Palamountains Scientific Animal Nutrition Maiden 1600 at Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday.
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Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Talented mare Casino Princess has been retired from racing.
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Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Stephen Marsh believes the El Vencedor that is heading to Hastings for Saturday’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) is barely recognisable as the same horse that has competed during the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival in previous seasons.
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Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Teddy Ladouceur has added his name to the growing list of successful expat Mauritian jockeys in New Zealand when riding home his first winner at Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday.
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Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Well-performed short course specialist Wewillrock gets a gilt-edged opportunity to add to his record on Friday as the end of his current campaign draws to a close.
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Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Skew Wiff’s quest to double her winning tally at the highest level hasn’t been helped at Hastings by an awkward gate.
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Impending rain had Stephen Nickalls questioning whether to start Chase in last Saturday’s Gr.3 Metric Mile (1600m) at Wanganui, but the honest galloper looked more than comfortable in the conditions, just falling short to Jay Bee Gee in the feature.
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Chad Ormsby was immediately taken when he first viewed Cyber Patch and quickly made up his mind to purchase the good-looking son of Ocean Park.
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024
The abandonment of racing at Waverley on Sunday proved to be a blessing in disguise for local trainer Sam Lennox, with his sole runner breaking maiden ranks at the transferred meeting on Tuesday.
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Terri Rae holds black-type aspirations for several of her stable representatives this spring, with talented mares Dazzling Miss and Chapinteel among those resuming through the week at the southern meetings.
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Dictation has made a strong impression over the hurdles this season and Paul Nelson is hoping he can bring that form to the flat when contesting Tuesday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3200m).
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Split may have been the sole maidener and the $70 outsider in Tuesday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3200m), but that didn’t stop him from outstaying his rivals and booking a ticket to the Australian feature for Jo Rathbone.
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Mon, Sep 23, 2024
Hunterville gelding Jay Bee Gee is going from strength to strength as a spring seven-year-old, collecting the first two black-type wins of his career within the first two months of the 2024-25 season.
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Mon, Sep 23, 2024
Cody Cole had been quietly confident heading into Saturday’s Pilet Contracting LTD / Pioneer Seeds 2YO 800 with Landlock, and the debutant duly delivered in an exciting juvenile contest at Wanganui.
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Mon, Sep 23, 2024
Well-related filly Lilac has wasted little time in adding valuable black type to her CV, landing Saturday’s A$175,000 Listed NJT Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in only the fourth start of her career.
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Mon, Sep 23, 2024
Underrated galloper Shamus bounced back to his very best form as he provided a massive upset when taking out the feature flat event at Ellerslie on Saturday, the Almanzor – Proven Value (1400m).
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Mon, Sep 23, 2024
Lee Callaway has been involved with The Good Shepherd throughout his career and was thrilled to pick up a first success training the gelding at Oamaru on Sunday.
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Sun, Sep 22, 2024Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson produced an early highlight at Wanganui on Saturday when his speedsters Farravallo and Reign It In quinellaed the feature 1200m contest on the card, the H&T Agronomics/Agricom Open (1200m).
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Sun, Sep 22, 2024
A pair of classy three-year-olds from last season made a bold return to racing at Ellerslie on Saturday, with Cambridge Stud homebred Luberon digging deep to just pip Pericles in the Sistema (1200m).
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Sun, Sep 22, 2024
Victories with a pair of promising first-starters at Wanganui on Saturday provided jockey Kelly Myers with the 50th and 51st wins of her career at the track.
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Sun, Sep 22, 2024
The 2023 Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) runner-up Nest Egg showed he was right on track to head south later in the spring to try and go one better in the race a year later after he scored a stylish victory at Ellerslie on Saturday.
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Fri, Sep 20, 2024
There have been few horses with the consistency of Bradman over the past 12 months, and the versatile galloper will aim to continue that vein of form in Saturday’s Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m).
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Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Sunday’s Thomas Green Handicap (1600m) at Oamaru could put Southland trainer Lisa Vaughan on a path towards saddling her second Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) runner in the last three years.
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Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Saturday will mark the return of racing to Ellerslie Racecourse and last season’s New Zealand Champion Three-Year-Old Orchestral.
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Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Mark Oulaghan has moved on from the disappointing outcome of the Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) and is looking forward to an unexpected opportunity with Berry The Cash.
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Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Ballarat trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy are hoping they are in for an exiting spring with promising three-year-old Rue De Royale, with the ultimate goal being to gain a slot in next year’s $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m).
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Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Bill Thurlow is looking forward to kicking off the campaigns of several exciting horses on Saturday at Wanganui, including Group One winner No Compromise in the Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m).
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Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Lance Noble is keen to test the versatility of his well-performed sprinter-miler Habana this preparation.
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Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Kelvin Tyler will have two competitive lightweight hopes in Saturday’s Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m), with talented pair Master Marko and Lightning Jack set for the Wanganui feature.
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Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Well-bred filly Sister Cynane promises to continue Wexford Stables’ successful partnership with the three-year-old’s owner.
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Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Talented Kiwi stayer Trust In You has crossed the Tasman on a Cups pursuit and is set to make his Australian debut in Saturday’s Gr.3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick.
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Tue, Sep 17, 2024
New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton Park in November could prove to be an exciting one for The Oaks Stud.
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Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Stephen Marsh may have temporarily lost the services of his star youngster Velocious, but he still has enough firepower to be a major force to be reckoned with in upcoming age group features.
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Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Group Three winner Times Ticking has been a true family affair for the MacGregors, and now he has officially been passed down to the next generation.
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Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Grangewilliam Stud stallion Zed, the sire of 11-time Group One winner and Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) heroine Verry Elleegant, has passed away, aged 22.
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Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Windsor Park Stud graduate Grinzinger Belle produced another quality first-up performance at Flemington to add to her stakes record.
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Mon, Sep 16, 2024
New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton Park in November could prove to be an exciting one for The Oaks Stud.
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Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Lux Libertas continued to make every post a winner at Te Rapa on Sunday, collecting a fourth-consecutive victory in the Waikato Construction 1400 with plenty left in store.
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Mon, Sep 16, 2024
West Coast further cemented his status as one of New Zealand’s greatest ever steeplechasers with a stirring defence of his title in the $150,000 Ben & Ryan Foote Racing Great Northern Steeplechase (6500m) at Te Rapa on Sunday.
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Mon, Sep 16, 2024
A stunning come-from-behind performance carried Lord Spencer to a Peter Kelly – Bayleys Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) upset at Te Rapa on Sunday, handing trainer JJ Rayner and jockey Lemmy Douglas their biggest moments in jumps racing.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Bellatrix Star was among the leading two-year-old fillies in New Zealand last season, and she showed in Saturday’s A$175,000 Listed Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m) at Flemington that she has the class to compete on Melbourne’s spring carnival stage.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
New Zealand import Firestorm made a perfect start to her four-year-old season with a strong-finishing success in Saturday’s A$160,000 NSW Thoroughbred Breeders Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Trainer Pat Keegan was a happy man after pulling the right rein with his gritty gelding Flaneur at New Plymouth on Saturday.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
New Zealand-bred mare Grinzinger Belle made a bold start to her spring campaign with a commanding front-running performance in Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.2 Furphy Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Local trainer Andrew Carston was both relieved and excited for the rest of the spring after Jon Ol Rocco returned to winning form in Saturday’s Martin Collins New Zealand Cup Trial (1800m) at Riccarton Park.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
The remarkable story of Kiwi-bred champion Mr Brightside rolled into his seven-year-old season with a historic defence of his title in the A$750,000 Gr.1 Crown Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
A hard-fought victory by Raziah in Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton Park provided trainer Tony Pike and jockey Matt Cartwright with a second feature three-year-old success within the space of a week.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Co-trainer Graeme Rogerson is looking forward to stable star Sharp N Smart taking the second step on a journey to the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in November when he steps out at Te Rapa on Sunday in the Waitoa Free Range Chicken Mile (1600m).
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Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Next month’s Gr.1 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) is looming large on the horizon for Unusual Legacy, who enhanced his growing reputation with an outstanding last-to-first performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 Chandon Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill.
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Fri, Sep 13, 2024
Winter is usually the busiest time of year for jumps jockey Emily Farr, but she decided to sacrifice the majority of New Zealand’s jumps season this year to head home to Wales where she felt she was most needed.
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Fri, Sep 13, 2024
Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Great Northern meeting at Te Rapa could provide a fitting end to a big week for Matamata trainer Jessica Brosnan.
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Fri, Sep 13, 2024
The Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival is set to get an injection of international flavour, with Warrnambool raider Rolls set to contest the final two legs of the Hastings triple crown.
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Fri, Sep 13, 2024
By just one season, Kylie Little missed an opportunity to take a horse to the iconic Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool, and she is hoping in-form stayer Irrigate can take the Kiwi spot through Saturday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth.
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Fri, Sep 13, 2024
Saturday’s Taranaki meeting was the final step towards Mustang Valley’s second Group One title last season, and the mare will return on an identical path to contest the Seaton Park 1400.
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Fri, Sep 13, 2024
A talented team of four runners at Flemington on Saturday will try to add to the momentum that Te Akau Racing has built up through the first 12 months of its Victorian base.
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Thu, Sep 12, 2024
Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock’s upcoming top-flight prospects can take turns for the better across two venues this weekend.
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Thu, Sep 12, 2024
The Victress has got the nod as Te Akau’s leading black-type chance at Riccarton on Saturday, but it might be an opposing stablemate who will lead the chase for higher honours later in the season.
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Tue, Sep 10, 2024
Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto has reached another memorable milestone in his decorated stallion career.
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Tue, Sep 10, 2024
Tony Pike’s team of horses were airborne on the good track at Hastings last Saturday and the Cambridge horseman was pleased to return to Ellerslie with a similarly positive report following trials held at the venue on Tuesday.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2024
Kelvin Tyler has plenty of travel ahead of him in the coming weeks and he was pleased to pick up a success closer to home at Wingatui on Sunday with Albatross.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2024
Capable flat galloper Billy Boy made the perfect start to his jumping career at Woodville on Sunday, putting on a polished display to claim the Pat & The Late John Shannon (3000m).
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Mon, Sep 09, 2024
Levin trainer Josh Shaw is daring to dream with Faraglioni this spring following her eye-catching runner-up effort in Saturday’s Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2024
The Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival has been a happy hunting ground for Peter and Shaun McKay, who returned to Hastings on Saturday and pulled off a training masterstroke with the resuming Wolfgang in the Livamol International Health Products Premier (1600m).
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Mon, Sep 09, 2024
Progressive sprinter Navigator produced one of the standout performances of the meeting at Hastings on Saturday, continuing his formidable fresh-up record in the Vet Services Equine Hawke’s Bay Premier (1200m).
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Mon, Sep 09, 2024
While top honours did not go the way of Savaglee in Saturday’s Listed El Roca – Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m), Pam Gerard took plenty of positives from the performance of her colt as he heads towards loftier targets.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2024
Locally trained three-year-old filly Simsala dominated proceedings in the first race on the card at Ruakaka as she captured her first career victory at just her third start.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2024
The Davison family and the team at Mapperley Stud are in mourning after the shock loss of their good friend and Group One-producing sire Contributer.
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Sun, Sep 08, 2024
The rapid rise of Alabama Lass continued on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival on Saturday, the filly putting on a stellar display to win the Gr.3 HBPB Thoroughbred Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m).
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Sun, Sep 08, 2024
Trainer Michelle Bradley has a soft spot for her promising stayer Bosch, and he certainly earned an extra dipper in his Saturday night feed when he cruised clear to capture the Harcourts Tai Tokerau Cup (2200m) on his home patch at Ruakaka.
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Sun, Sep 08, 2024
Matt Cartwright announced his arrival among the top echelon of New Zealand’s jockeys with a stunning treble on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday, culminating in a giant-killing Group One win with Grail Seeker in the Tarzino Trophy (1400m).
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Sun, Sep 08, 2024
One Dream One Soul has wasted little time in making her mark across the Tasman, producing a barnstorming finish to win Saturday’s A$80,000 Drummond Golf Handicap (1600m) at Moonee Valley in her second Australian start.
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Sun, Sep 08, 2024
Class performer Malt Time showed she is more than ready to make her presence felt in the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings with the perfect dress rehearsal at Ruakaka.
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Sun, Sep 08, 2024
A brilliant return to racing in Saturday’s Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) at Hastings sent a clear message that Poetic Champion will be a force to be reckoned with in three-year-old ranks this season.
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Sun, Sep 08, 2024
Trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes are keen to raise the bar to black-type level with Evaporate after the Kiwi-bred gelding extended his winning sequence to three in a row in Saturday’s A$150,000 Ladbrokes Own Spring Handicap (1600m) at Moonee Valley.
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024
Saturday is shaping up to be an exciting afternoon for Waikato Stud, whose colours will be carried by key Group One contenders on both sides of the Tasman.
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024
Cody Cole made a winning start to his season earlier this week at Matamata, a trend he hopes to continue with a strong team heading down to Hastings on Saturday.
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024
Grant Cooksley won the Gr.1 Westbury Stud Tarzino Trophy (1400m) as a jockey seven years ago aboard the Shelley Hale-trained Close Up, and on Saturday he will vie to capture the Hastings feature as a trainer.
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024
It’s been a long and wet winter for Southland trainer Robert Dennis, and he is glad to be through the other side with spring racing on the doorstep.
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024
Ken and Bev Kelso are no strangers to big-race success during the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival, and the Matamata trainers will attempt to add another Hastings trophy to their collection when Alabama Lass steps out as favourite in Saturday’s Gr.3 HBPB Thoroughbred Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m).
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024
Venerable galloper Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) has added the Listed Wyong Cup (2100m) to his trophy cabinet for trainers John O'Shea and Tom Charlton.
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Fri, Sep 06, 2024
TAB New Zealand is once again showing their support for Daffodil Day at the Tarzino Trophy meeting at Hastings on Saturday.
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Thu, Sep 05, 2024
The Barneswood Farm team are waiting with bated breath as their Group One winner Desert Lightning gets set to make his debut for new trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman at The Valley on Saturday.
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Thu, Sep 05, 2024
Group One performer Archaic Smile has taken significant benefit from her first-up outing and another top showing is expected from the filly at Hastings.
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Thu, Sep 05, 2024
Nearly two decades following his first success in the Tarzino Trophy (1400m), Andrew Scott will be hunting for his third scalp in the Group One feature.
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Wed, Sep 04, 2024
Matamata horsewoman Chelsea Burdan will line-up her first runner as a trainer this week, albeit a few years earlier than anticipated.
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Wed, Sep 04, 2024
Star youngster Velocious will have the opportunity to redeem herself on a better surface at Hastings on Saturday.
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Wed, Sep 04, 2024
There is plenty of anticipation heading into Matamata’s Wednesday meeting, with local trainers Darryn and Briar Weatherley set to unveil exciting filly Gossip.
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Wed, Sep 04, 2024
While many trainers are hoping to see the rain stay away from Hawke’s Bay this week, Andrew Forsman has the opposing view when considering whether to start Mustang Valley in Saturday’s Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m).
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Mon, Sep 02, 2024
Cliff Goss is looking forward to stepping his talented mare Casino Princess back up in distance at Matamata on Wednesday, while he will also unveil another promising type earlier on the card.
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Mon, Sep 02, 2024
Cambridge thoroughbred nursery Wentwood Grange were thrilled to watch farm graduate Quintessa add to her burgeoning record when victorious first-up in the Gr.3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024
Under-rated Taranaki mare Hi Yo Sass Bomb took her career to all-new heights last season, and a smart fresh-up performance in Saturday’s Balance Accountants Open (1200m) at Wanganui hinted at more to come in 2024-25.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024
Rugged galloper Master Marko was toughness personified at Riccarton on Saturday when he produced a front-running victory in the main race on the day, the TAB Open Mile (1600m).
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024
Major sprint features are looming large on Mystic Park’s horizon after the classy local kicked off his five-year-old season with victory in Saturday’s Pryde’s Easifeed Open Sprint (1000m) at Riccarton Park.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024
Exciting three-year-old prospect Read About It made all the headlines in the feature event at Wanganui, the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m).
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024
The familiar tangerine and blue colours of Te Akau Racing were back to doing what they do best when To Bravery Born took out the traditional opening two-year-old race of the season at Wanganui on Saturday.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024
Seven-year-old gelding Young Werther indicated he is in for another good campaign when resuming from a brief break with a strong win in the Quayclean Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2024
Winter warhorse Verry Flash recorded the 14th win of his career in Saturday’s Wanganui Insurance Brokers (2060m), and in the process he provided an unforgettable moment for his 22-year-old jockey Amber Riddell.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Group One winner Pennyweka took trainer Jim Wallace and her army of owners on the ride of a lifetime when taking out the New Zealand-Australian Oaks double last year, and just 18 months on the Opaki horseman thinks he might have another filly just as capable.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Stephen Marsh is building towards the second and third days of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival with a bit more confidence after a pleasing trial by El Vencedor on the Cambridge synthetic track on Friday.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Despite the challenges posed by New Zealand’s weather and track conditions at this time of the year, Cambridge trainer Tony Pike believes his multiple black-type performer Poetic Champion is ready to kick off his three-year-old season at Hastings next weekend.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Progressive sprinter Spencer gets a chance to redeem himself at Wanganui on Saturday and add to his burgeoning record.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Saturday’s Riccarton meeting is shaping up to be a busy afternoon for dual licenceholder Samantha Wynne.
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Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Robbie Patterson is confident Read About It possesses all the attributes to make his mark at the highest level later this season.
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Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Promising four-year-old El Chapeau opened his preparation in perfect style and is in the right order to make a bold bid for two wins on the bounce when he runs at his home meeting at Riccarton on Saturday.
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Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Gavelhouse.com has become an integral source of thoroughbred racing stock for dual code trainer Trent Yesberg, who is set to line-up a couple of his online purchases in the coming days.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Stable stalwart Aegon will spearhead a three-strong team for Andrew Forsman at Caulfield on Saturday when he attempts to build on a bold but luckless first-up showing across the Tasman.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Hilal has received a warm welcome from breeders with Grangewilliam Stud close to putting up the no vacancy sign on their newcomer.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Loyalty is a core value for Sandy Moore, and he is now reaping the rewards from that virtue with his Group One-winning mare Bonny Lass.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Te Akau Racing are hoping Skew Wiff’s placing in last Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa bodes well for her Group One title defence at Hastings on Saturday-week.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Group Three winner Sudbina will make her raceday return at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday, kicking off her new campaign in the Majestic Horse Floats 1300.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Group Three performer Unbridled Joy will be out to capture his maiden stakes victory when he heads south to Wanganui on Saturday to contest the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m).
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Mon, Aug 26, 2024
Battle Secret has been a quiet achiever in the Bill Thurlow stable throughout his career and continued a purple patch of form this campaign going back-to-back at Hawera on Sunday.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2024
Jakama Krystal capped off a weekend to remember for Peter and Jessica Brosnan with a classy front-running performance to win the Clayton Yaxley Maiden Steeplechase (3900m) at Hawera on Sunday.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2024
There was a time when Darryn Weatherley wondered if Mali Ston would ever return to a racecourse, but patience and perseverance paid off when the talented gelding kicked off his season with a powerful second in Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m).
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Mon, Aug 26, 2024
New Zealand-bred horses dominated the Australian Grand National meeting at Ballarat on Sunday, winning four of the six jumping races, including a phenomenal performance by The Good Fight to win the A$400,000 Grand National Steeplechase (4500m).
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Imported New Zealand stayer Strathtay has made an impressive start to his Australian career, and he kept that strong form going with a third Sydney victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Gold Coast Turf Club Trophy (2400m) at Randwick.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Previously a stakes winner at the ages of two, three, four and five, Bonny Lass kicked off her six-year-old season on a perfect note when she defeated a star-studded field in Saturday’s Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Spring staying features are looming large on the horizon for Dashing Duchess after the Kiwi-bred mare’s dominant victory in Saturday’s A$150,000 Italian Chamber of Commerce Handicap (2500m) at Moonee Valley.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Local filly Diablo Blanco produced a bold audition for Christchurch’s upcoming spring features with a runaway victory in Saturday’s CJC Feature Nominations Close 27 August Three-Year-Old (1200m) on Riccarton’s synthetic track.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Memories of a jumping legend were rekindled at Te Rapa on Saturday when Ima Wonder carried the famous colours of Ken and Ann Browne to a comprehensive victory in the Bridges Insurance Services Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m).
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
John and Karen Parsons have had a lot of success with the progeny of their talented race mare Arietta, which continued at Riccarton Park Synthetic on Saturday with La Bella Nera collecting top honours in the Christchurch Casino 27th South Island Racing Awards – 13th September Rating 80 (1200m).
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
New Zealand-breds fought out a thrilling finish to Saturday’s A$80,000 Dr Bernard Clarke Memorial Handicap (2040m) at Moonee Valley, with Lauding digging deep to score a narrow win over Lincoln Rocks.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
New Zealand import Trosettee collected a long-overdue first Australian victory with a come-from-behind win in Saturday’s A$130,000 Ladbroke It! Handicap (1600m) at Moonee Valley.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Chris Waller is looking forward to stepping Medatsu up in distance after the emerging four-year-old collected his second successive victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Jersey Day Andrew Wisemantel Handicap (1600m) at Randwick.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Much of the field in Saturday’s CLC Pakuranga Hunt Open Hurdle (3200m) made a serious account of themselves ahead of the Great Northern Hurdles (4200m) in three weeks’ time, none more so than the winner in Taika.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Rugged three-year-old Whiskey ‘N Roses showed he could be a contender for higher honours in the spring when he made it back-to-back victories with a gritty performance at Te Rapa.
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Sat, Aug 24, 2024
The New Zealand thoroughbred industry has lost one of its most influential figures of the last two decades with the passing of Kevin Hickman after a long illness.
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Sat, Aug 24, 2024
Fortuna Racing flagbearer Leaderboard has the opportunity to contest showpiece jumps races on both sides of the Tasman over the coming weeks, beginning with a shot at the A$400,000 Ecycle Solutions Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat on Sunday.
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Sat, Aug 24, 2024
Wexford Stables may be without their defending champion in Saturday’s Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m), but a returning Group One winner in Waitak will be out to retain the title for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Ken and Bev Kelso’s stable star Legarto may be on the quiet list at the moment after straining a muscle earlier this month, but the Matamata couple still have plenty to look forward to this spring with exciting filly Alabama Lass.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Kevin and Stephen Gray will have their first runners together in a quarter of a decade with two representatives at Friday’s Feilding meeting on the synthetic track at Awapuni.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Local galloper Jack Morrison has found his feet racing on the Awapuni Synthetic surface this campaign and the gelding will shoot for a fourth straight success in the McMillan Equine Feeds 2140 on Friday.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Roger James gave his seal of approval to glamour mare Orchestral following her hit-out at Taupo on Wednesday.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Often the Bridges Insurance Services Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m) acts as a prelude to the Great Northern Steeplechase three weeks’ later, but for Niall Quinn, Saturday’s event is the key target for his well-performed Country Bumpkin.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024Group Three winner Savaglee made the perfect start to his three-year-old season at Taupo on Wednesday when taking out the Poverty Bay Turf Club 3YO Colts/Geldings (1100m).
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal’s talented pairing of Nedwin and Taika have only gone head-to-head on three occasions on the feature jumping stage, and the stablemates will become rivals once again in Saturday’s CLC Pakuranga Hunt Open Hurdle (3200m) at Te Rapa.
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Go Racing’s multiple Group One winner Atishu will kick-off what they are hoping will be a lucrative spring preparation at Randwick on Saturday in the Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m).
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Wed, Aug 21, 2024
Kris Lees has called on track specialist Josh Parr in an attempt to successfully rekindle an earlier association with Luncies in tomorrow’s $200,000 Pioneer Services Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury.
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Tue, Aug 20, 2024
Waikato hoop Darren Danis has returned to New Zealand content in the knowledge that he has fulfilled a lifelong dream of riding a winner at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore.
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Tue, Aug 20, 2024
Consistent gelding Gohugo will kick-off his spring preparation at Taupo on Wednesday in the Reliable Man @ Westbury Stud (1300m).
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Tue, Aug 20, 2024
Amateur jockey Olivia Helagi was thrilled to notch up her first riding win at Arawa Park on Sunday when guiding the Murray Garrett-trained Impaired Vision to victory in the Patrons Race & Flair Amateur Riders (1950m).
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Tue, Aug 20, 2024
Serious spring business will begin early for trainer Stephen Marsh at Taupo where two of his young stable stars will make their seasonal debuts on Wednesday.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Archaic Smile held her own among the top juveniles last season and she will kick-off an exciting spring three-year-old campaign in the Taupō Pak ’N’ Save 3YO Fillies (1100m) on Wednesday.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Catherine Cameron’s stayer Raajoices was back in the winner’s circle in dominant fashion at Rotorua on Sunday, claiming the Terry Fitzpatrick Memorial (2200m).
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Charred’s tough victory in the K.T Myers Racing Stables Steeplechase (3500m) at Rotorua marked a number of firsts for trainer Paul Mirabelli and jockey Corey Wiles.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024Stratford trainer Tina Egan was charging to the bar at New Plymouth on Saturday to celebrate Chajaba taking out the New Plymouth Building Supplies 1400.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
The testing track conditions at Rotorua on Sunday posed no issue for Rudy Liefting’s jumpers, with Mont Ventoux and Renegade Fighter securing the two open contests by sizable margins.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Taranaki representative Tobias, carrying the black and gold hoops of the Taranaki province, proved too tough in a slogging finish to the ITM New Plymouth Interprovincial (1600m) on Saturday.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Mark Twain, New Zealand’s leading hope for this year’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), has been ruled out of spring racing with a tendon strain.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
It may have taken a few more races than expected but there couldn’t have been a more fitting result for local trainer Allan Sharrock as his great mate Justaskme provided his mentor with his 1000th New Zealand win in the training ranks at New Plymouth on Saturday.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae has a great record campaigning horses in the South Island and he is hoping that will continue this spring when he heads to Riccarton with Saturday winner Illicit Dreams.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2024
The Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley training partnership had plenty to celebrate on Saturday when they produced a superb quinella in the feature event at Ruakaka, the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), with stable runners So Naive and Toruk Makto.
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Fri, Aug 16, 2024
John Bell came close to picking up a lucrative prize during the week at the Cambridge Synthetic, and he will now switch his focus over the fences on Sunday with rising jumping star Helena Baby.
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Fri, Aug 16, 2024
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray scooped the major Cups last season with Mahrajaan, and with the ultimate two-mile contest now on their radar, he will appear for the first time this season at Ruakaka on Saturday.
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Fri, Aug 16, 2024
Talented three-year-old I’m All In will be tested in stakes company for the first time at Ruakaka on Sunday, lining up in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).
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Fri, Aug 16, 2024
Amber Riddell may be following her parents’ footsteps into racing, but the newly licensed apprentice jockey is keen to plot her on path in the industry she loves.
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Fri, Aug 16, 2024
Tony Dravitzki has only one nagging worry with Tobias ahead of Saturday’s feature contest at New Plymouth.
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Thu, Aug 15, 2024
The successful training partnership of Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray have kicked off the new season with an early milestone, earning their 100th domestic win as a combination at the Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Cambridge trainer Maxim van Lierde dreamed of campaigning a horse in Melbourne when he spent time at Lindsay Park last year, and now that has turned into a reality.
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Thu, Aug 15, 2024
A special milestone is beckoning for New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock and he hopes a strong team of representatives can deliver his 1000th domestic winner at his home track on Saturday.
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Thu, Aug 15, 2024
After being denied victory in last year’s Richard Bright Memorial (1500m) in the final bounds, Monza was back to go one better and the Danica Guy-trained gelding did just that at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Cambridge trainer Hollie Wynyard will attempt to turn the clock back 10 years on Saturday to maintain her perfect record at New Zealand’s most northern circuit.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2024
There would be few horses with more frequent flyer points than Aegon, and the well-travelled gelding racked up a few more earlier this week when he hopped across the Tasman.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2024
After being denied victory in last year’s Richard Bright Memorial (1500m) in the final bounds, Monza was back to go one better and the Danica Guy-trained gelding did just that at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2024
What you see is what you get with consistent mare Tanner and trainer Kylie Hoskin sees no reason to expect anything else from her charge at Saturday’s Taranaki meeting.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2024
Ebony Turner has developed a profile as an up-and-coming trainer in the deep south and her talents are now being recognised by outside owners.
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Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Ben and Ryan Foote have enjoyed plenty of success with a pair of lightly raced older gallopers in Ultimate Focus and Keegan, and they will both front-up as key hopes in the Richard Bright Memorial (1550m) at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Tue, Aug 13, 2024
A spanner has been thrown in the works for Legarto’s spring preparation, with the multiple Group One winner having strained a muscle following her trial at Te Rapa last week.
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Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Synthetic specialist Monza will be looking for redemption in the Richard Bright Memorial 1550 at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Karen Fursdon’s solo training career opened with a winning chapter and she went oh so close to a fairytale ending at the weekend.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Tony Pike is hoping to collect two wins in quick succession with Agera, who will back up from Saturday’s success into the Richard Bright Memorial (1550m) at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Master Marko continued to make an impression since returning to New Zealand at Riccarton Park on Saturday, picking up his second victory in four starts with a decisive display in the Heatstore Open Handicap (1400m).
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Mark Oulaghan is among the most successful and humble figures in New Zealand jumps racing, a sport that witnessed a history-making performance by his stable star West Coast last Saturday at Riccarton Park.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Bevan and Robyn Wilson celebrated an almost perfect day at Riccarton with a family that has served them so well for decades.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Bill Thurlow’s top performers are still waiting in the wings ahead of the spring racing period, but that didn’t stop the Waverley horseman from picking up an impressive double at Woodville on Sunday.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024
West Coast may not have any black-type against his name, but he is proving to be one of best performers for his ill-fated sire Mettre En Jeu.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Glen Massey horsewoman Shelley Wright was rapt to kick off her season on a winning note at Te Rapa on Saturday, courtesy of progressive stayer Endean Ace.
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Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Striking her favoured track conditions, Northern mare Cork sailed to victory in the Stephanie Murray Mortgages Open Handicap (1800m) at Riccarton Park on Saturday for Pam Gerard.
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Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal watched the Sydenham Hurdles (3100m) slip away at the final fence last Saturday with Dictation, but the promising hurdler was back a week later and got his redemption in the Michael ‘Mickey’ Beecroft Memorial 0-1 Win Hurdles (3100m).
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Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Talented galloper Dusty Road continued to make his claim for Group-level targets with back-to-back successes at Te Rapa on Saturday in the Fulton Hogan 1200.
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Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Sensational steeplechaser West Coast etched his name amongst the greats of the New Zealand jumping scene when he collected his third win in a row in Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m).
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Sat, Aug 10, 2024
Last year’s Tarzino Trophy Day at Hastings will live long in the memory of Sam Bergerson.
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Sat, Aug 10, 2024
Captains Run flew under the radar in last year’s Great Northern Steeplechase (6500m) and nearly caused a big upset, and he is heading into Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) with a goal of going one better.
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Sat, Aug 10, 2024
It’s been a stellar week for Pencarrow Stud broodmare Huluava.
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Sat, Aug 10, 2024
Mark Oulaghan reigned supreme with his star jumpers West Coast and Berry The Cash during the Grand National Carnival last year, and the Awapuni horseman is back and favoured to repeat his heroics on Saturday.
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Sat, Aug 10, 2024
Talented winter galloper Spencer will aim to continue on his upward trajectory at Te Rapa on Saturday, lining up in the Fulton Hogan 1200.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Leading jockey Lisa Allpress will be on the sidelines for an indefinite period after suffering a broken vertebra following a fall at Riccarton Park on Wednesday.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Rudyard made impressive progress last campaign and further improvement is expected from the dependable performer this time around.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Two members of the current All Blacks rugby squad are hoping they will have cause for a double celebration this weekend.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
A classy field of synthetic specialists assembled at Riccarton Park in search of the rich spoils on offer in the inaugural Ripple Creek Equine Polytrack $100,000 (1200m), but the glory went the way of local trainers Russell McKay and Ashley Harrington with Spartan.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Robbie Patterson is eyeing major spring targets with the three top-rated performers in his New Plymouth operation.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Brendan and Jo Lindsay celebrated a string of major results in the 2023/24 season from both the proven and promising members of their racing team.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton barn were instrumental in their premiership defence last season, adding 64 victories to their 169 win haul, and their southern base have kicked of the new term in similar fashion.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are excited for what spring has instore for their premiership-winning team, with several of their stars stepping out at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Ashley Frye has waited over a decade to get back into the winner’s circle, but that wait is now over after guiding Float to success in the Nautical Insurance Grand National Amateur Championship (2200m) at Riccarton Park Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2024
It’s been a week to remember for the Woodsford family.
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Tue, Aug 06, 2024
Ken and Bev Kelso enjoyed plenty of success campaigning their former Group One star Bounding through her three-year-old spring campaign, and the Matamata trainers are set to copy that blueprint this season with another exciting filly.
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Tue, Aug 06, 2024
Canterbury trainer Andrew Carston will be represented in two of the $100,000 synthetic races across the country this week, including the TAB 2000 at Cambridge on Thursday with Sincere.
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Tue, Aug 06, 2024
It looks to be the end of the road of a long and distinguished career for top jumper The Cossack after suffering a suspensory ligament injury.
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Tue, Aug 06, 2024
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s (NZTR) release of their consultation document on the future of jumps racing on Monday may have come as a surprise to many, but not leading jumps jockey Shaun Fannin.
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Tue, Aug 06, 2024
Ryan Thistoll is looking forward to the inaugural Ripple Creek Equine Polytrack $100,000 (1200m) at his home course of Riccarton Park on Wednesday, where he will line-up synthetic specialist Strike Force.
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Tue, Aug 06, 2024
Apprentice jockey Britney Wong has arrived in New Zealand for a short stint before she returns to her homeland in Hong Kong in time for the new season which begins on September 8.
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Mon, Aug 05, 2024
New Zealand’s jockey ranks have been bolstered this week with the welcome addition of expat Australian hoop Matthew Cartwright.
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Mon, Aug 05, 2024
A well-performed Pencarrow Stud family came up trumps with a memorable winning double at Riccarton and looks set to continue to add to its roll of honour into the future.
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Mon, Aug 05, 2024
Broodmare gem Opulence is the gift that keeps on giving for breeder Don Goodwin, with the mare producing another topliner in Australia over the weekend, but this time over jumps.
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Mon, Aug 05, 2024
Progressive stayer Lombardi flew under the radar heading into his fresh-up run on Saturday at Riccarton and indicated there is plenty more to come this spring with a decisive win over 1400m.
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Sun, Aug 04, 2024
Berry The Cash, the hot favourite for the Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury Grand National Hurdles (4200m) next weekend, completed the perfect dress rehearsal for that feature when taking out the Avon City Ford Sydenham Hurdles (3100m) on Saturday, albeit with a healthy dose of racing luck.
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Sun, Aug 04, 2024
The new season of racing in the winterless north at Ruakaka kicked off in fitting style, with a dead-heat in the opening event between promising three-year-old’s Chicago Jack and I’m All In.
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Sun, Aug 04, 2024
Crocetti, one of the brightest stars in last season’s outstanding three-year-old crop, showed he was back bigger and better after he provided a display of guts and determination to take out Saturday’s Alibaba’s Flying Carpets Kerikeri Cup (1100m) at Ruakaka.
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Sun, Aug 04, 2024
The opening stakes race for the season delivered an incredible finish between a trio of talented gallopers, but after a tense wait, the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) went the way of Adrian Bull’s Jay Bee Gee.
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Sun, Aug 04, 2024
Outstanding steeplechaser West Coast laid down the gauntlet to fellow superstar jumper The Cossack for supremacy in next weekend’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) in emphatic fashion at Riccarton on Saturday.
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Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Peter and Jessica Brosnan are making the most of an exciting opportunity with up-and-coming steeplechaser Auld Jock during the Grand National Carnival in Christchurch over the next week.
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Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Racing has always been a family affair for Brooke Kincaid, and that will continue at Riccarton on Saturday when the Riverton horsewoman makes her training debut alongside her grandfather, Graham Eade.
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Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Michelle Bradley has found plenty of success of late on the road with Sulabella, and the capable mare will return to her home track at Ruakaka in search of a winning hattrick.
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Fri, Aug 02, 2024
Winning New Zealand’s apprentice jockeys’ premiership wasn’t at the top of Lily Sutherland’s mind at the start of the 2023/24 season, but on Wednesday she welcomed the title she had worked so hard for.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Stakes winner Collect Your Cash will continue his racing career in Australia after recently being purchased out of former trainer Shankar Muniandy’s Wingatui barn by leading Sydney trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Moira and Kieran Murdoch completed the racing season in winning fashion, with Divine Essence scoring her maiden victory at Tauranga on Wednesday.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Germany, France, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Kazakhstan – it reads like the list of competitors in an obscure Olympic event, however, these are the countries involved with Go Racing’s runners this weekend.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Outstanding wet track performer Justaskme will carry his lightest weight for years when he takes aim at the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations 127th Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024Mark Twain took the first step in a long road leading to the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with an exhibition gallop between races at Tauranga on Wednesday.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Gifted short course specialist Master Fay might not be fully wound up if he steps out at Ruakaka on Saturday, but that doesn’t mean he won’t prove a handful for his rivals.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Apprentice jockey Sima Mxothwa ended the season in perfect fashion at Tauranga on Wednesday when recording his first win in the saddle aboard Hit The Switch in the Gartshore Construction (1400m).
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Kenny Rae will start a new chapter in his training career on Saturday, with his successful term in partnership with daughter Krystal Williams having come to an end.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024JJ Rayner will bid to follow in the footsteps of her father Evan with rugged stayer Lord Spencer at the Riccarton carnival.
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Thu, Aug 01, 2024
The South Island’s reigning champion stable will be out in force when the Grand National Carnival kicks off at Riccarton on Saturday.
2024 July
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Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Steven Cole is hoping he can end the season on a bright note when he heads to Tauranga on Wednesday.
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Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Recent stable acquisition Lady Moana was swift in putting up a winning performance for Clinton Isdale, breaking her maiden stylishly at Waverley on Sunday.
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Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Warren Kennedy will welcome a less taxing riding schedule next season after achieving his ambition of securing the New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership.
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Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Top hurdler Berry The Cash showed up at Waverley on Sunday to have a final preparatory run ahead of Saturday’s Avon City Ford Sydenham Hurdles (3100m), but that didn’t stop him from powering to victory in the Rating 75 2200m event.
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Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Te Akau Racing have had a stranglehold on the New Zealand Trainers’ Premiership in recent years and the 2023/24 season was no exception.
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Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Famed Cambridge nursery Trelawney Stud were announced the Sir Patrick and Justine, Lady Hogan Breeders of the Year at Saturday’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Property Brokers National Breeding Awards.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Dusty Road gave Graeme Cameron his first taste of Group One racing last year, and the Cambridge owner-trainer is keen to shoot for the stars again after a dominant performance in Saturday’s Woods Contracting (1400m) at Te Rapa.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2024
A thrilling victory for ghostly grey Hula Beat in Saturday’s feature race at Te Rapa, the Callinan Family Taumarunui RSA Gold Cup (2200m), has provided trainer Stephen Marsh with a much-desired goal that he set himself at the start of the 2023-24 racing season.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2024
A bold debut at Caulfield on Saturday has put Public Attention on a potential pathway towards the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) at the same venue in October.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Robbie Patterson is excited about what the future might hold for Read About It after the lightly raced two-year-old outclassed his opposition in Saturday’s Listed Phil’s Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Enigmatic galloper Reign It In returned to winning form after a frustrating twelve-month period for both the horse and his trainer Roydon Bergerson when he took out the Levin Truck Services-sponsored Open 1200m at Otaki on Saturday.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Matamata trainer Mark Brosnan’s rich vein of winter form continued with an impressive performance by Sterling Express in Saturday’s Property Brokers & Katie Walker 3YO (1400m) at Te Rapa.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Apprentice rider Lily Sutherland followed her pre-race instructions perfectly to land rugged four-year-old Opawa Jack an impressive winner of the Open 1600m event on the card at Otaki on Saturday.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Progressive mare Swindle had little favours in the running of the Stewart Browne Memorial (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, but that didn’t stop her from powering to victory for trainer Lauren Brennan.
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Fri, Jul 26, 2024
A rise in distance and heavy track conditions at Rotorua was the winning formula for Step In Time on Thursday, with the gelding causing a minor upset in the Campbell Infrastructure 2200.
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Fri, Jul 26, 2024
Matamata trainer Wayne Hillis is hoping to record his third win of the week when he heads to Te Rapa on Saturday.
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Fri, Jul 26, 2024
Back and refreshed after escaping some of the coldest weeks of the New Zealand winter, Stephen Marsh is hoping the final weekend of 2023-24 will give his stable some momentum to take into the new season.
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Fri, Jul 26, 2024
Te Rapa has been the scene of plenty of this season’s success for Wexford Stables, and Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hoping to bring 2023-24 to a close with more of the same at the Hamilton track on Saturday.
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Fri, Jul 26, 2024
Opawa Jack has come of age in his four-year-old autumn preparation and his trainer Chrissy Bambry anticipates the best is still yet to come.
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Fri, Jul 26, 2024
A return to Riccarton is looming large on the horizon for reigning Grand National winners West Coast and Berry The Cash, who have been entered for a pair of 2200m races on the flat at Waverley on Sunday.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Champion rider Michael McNab will be sidelined by injury for an indefinite period.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
This season’s standout three-year-old Crocetti made a pleasing start to his spring preparation on Tuesday at the Cambridge Synthetic trials, closing late to finish second in his 800m heat, and he could be in for a lucrative spring preparation.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Consistent gelding Chairman will be looking to make it three wins from four starts on the Riccarton Synthetic when he heads to the Christchurch meeting on Friday to contest the Gift Station Rating 75 (1600m).
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
A pair of exciting young prospects from Andrew Forsman’s stable are in the running to strut their stuff in Melbourne this spring.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Casino Princess earned her first stakes-level crown last month and Cliff Goss is eyeing a bigger prize with the talented five-year-old.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Levin trainer Josh Shaw is keen to get an elite-level scalp with his Group One performer Faraglioni, and she will get her first opportunity this preparation in just over a month at Hastings.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Andrew Carston has the $100,000 Special Conditions synthetic race on his radar for Magneto in a fortnight, and he hopes to see a positive lead-in performance on Friday in the Prezzy Card Rating 75 (1200m).
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Promising four-year-old Martell handled the step up to open grade with aplomb at Arawa Park on Thursday when beating home a handy field in the Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua 1230.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall have plenty to look forward to with Social Climber after the promising filly debuted in winning fashion at Arawa Park on Wednesday.
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Wed, Jul 24, 2024
John Bell has always had plenty of time for Spanish Lad and his patience has paid off with the well-bred three-year-old breaking maidens comfortably in the Martin Collins New Zealand MAAT 1550 at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Belardo Boy is on target to defend his crown in next month’s Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations 127th Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton following his victory in Tuesday’s rescheduled Listed Sinclair Electrical & Refrigeration Opunake Cup (1400m) at Hawera.
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Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Well-travelled gallopers Ultimate Focus and Keegan have settled well into racing life back in New Zealand for Ben and Ryan Foote, who will start the pair at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday.
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Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Stratford trainer Gavin Sharrock will line-up a promising pair of two-year-olds at Hawera on Tuesday where he is keen to see if they can back up some impressive trial and jump out performances of late.
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Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Shaune Ritchie has returned from another overseas buying trip with high hopes his latest acquisition can outdo his first international purchase.
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Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Former jumps jockey Nick Smith rode his first winner in New Zealand at Pukekohe on Sunday when guiding Middle Khan to victory in the Dunstan Horsefeeds 2100, bringing up his first win in the saddle in nearly 20 years.
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Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Exciting filly Diablo Blanco made the perfect start to her new campaign with a comfortable victory in the Bevan Crombie Memorial (1200m) at Oamaru on Sunday.
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Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler will consider a late nomination for the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) after Master Marko overcame a wide run to blow his rivals away in Sunday’s Crombie & Price Ltd Oamaru Cup (1600m).
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Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Free going galloper Natural Momentum never gave his rivals a look in as he led from barrier rise to take out the feature open sprint contest at Oamaru on Sunday, the Glenmoa Farms Ltd River Plate Trophy (1200m).
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Mon, Jul 22, 2024
The New Zealand thoroughbred racing industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when the gates crashed open for the first on the card at Pukekohe on Sunday after a horror week that saw race meetings abandoned on four separate occasions.
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Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Talented and well-related filly Blondie returned to racing with a dominant front-running performance in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series (1200m) at Pukekohe on Sunday.
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Sun, Jul 21, 2024
Southerner Master Marko made a strong showing in his Kiwi return last month and Kelvin Tyler isn’t ruling out a feature target dependent upon his performance in Sunday’s Crombie & Price Ltd Oamaru Cup (1600m).
