AUSSIE SPRING CONTENDERS
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Shalabiya draws strong praise ahead of Northland Breeders’ Stakes
Exciting three-year-old Shalabiya (NZ) (Brazen Beau) will head to Ruakaka on Saturday as the $2.10 favourite for the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), but the jockey who has been aboard for her impressive start to racing will be in the opposition camp. Warren Kennedy
Group goals beckon for well-related Savagram
Well-related Savabeel colt Savagram (NZ) (Savabeel) stamped himself as a three-year-old of considerable promise with an impressive debut victory at Canterbury on Wednesday, putting himself in the frame for a potential tilt at the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m). The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained
Weighty Caulfield test for Lara Antipova
Unbeaten Group One winner Lara Antipova (Russian Revolution) will face a significant weight impost when she makes her Australian debut in Saturday’s Gr.3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. The Mark Walker-trained filly was unbeaten in four starts as a juvenile in New Zealand, culminating in the Gr.
Wilson-Taylor makes instant impact
Queensland jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor continued to make himself at home in New Zealand when producing a polished ride aboard Sharapova (NZ) (Grunt) to win the Rotorua & Bay Of Plenty Hunt Life Members 1950 at Rotorua on Wednesday. The Margaret Falconer-trained mare travelled strongly throughout for Wilson-Taylor,