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After suffering potentially serious injuries in a training track accident late last month, lightweight jockey Jasmine Fawcett is well on the road to recovery. The 32-year-old was ambulanced to Waikato Hospital on March 26 following a nasty fall at the Matamata track. Initial scans and x-rays revealed a brain bleed
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The combined Canterbury gallops and harness community is reflecting on the life of renowned racing photographer Colin Berry following his passing in Christchurch at age 89. For all of six decades Berry was a fixture at Riccarton, Addington and other Canterbury venues, initially as a photo-finish operator and then as
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Danica Guy’s equine rehabilitation talents will be put to their next test when she saddles up stable star Lupo Solitario (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) in Saturday’s Gr.3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m). The Matamata horsewoman trains a small team as well as engaging with fellow licence-holders to aid the
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Three runners from his select team give Te Awamutu trainer Stephen Ralph what he considers a strong chance of picking up more than his expenses at Te Rapa on Friday. The most proven of the Ralph trio is free-going galloper Leroy Brown, topweight in the day’s feature open 1400,
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The astute purchase of a broodmare prospect five years ago has been further underlined by the weekend win of Enchantment (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) in the Listed Welcome Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton Park. The Hello Youmzain filly is the first foal to race from the former quality racemare Belle Fascino (NZ)
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Encouraged by a more favourable weather forecast for the lower North Island, Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has opted to target Saturday’s Otaki meeting ahead of his local fixture the following day at Te Rapa. And while not every one of his Otaki acceptors is expected to make the trip
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Having pocketed one big prize with Cluedo Lane (NZ) (Ghibellines), newly established Wingatui trainer Joe Waldron is targeting another at Riccarton Park this weekend. At his last start Cluedo Lane surprised his trainer and shocked most other observers when he won the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight-For-Age (1600m). With
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Fresh from landing a five-win bag at his local meeting on Easter weekend, Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler is looking north again with Freddie Time (NZ) (Time Test) set to line up in Saturday’s Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Ōtaki. Tyler, Southland’s leading trainer with 31 wins
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Benji King’s small stable has been in sparkling form through the summer-autumn period and he’s hoping for more at Ellerslie on Saturday. Promising three-year-old Burnerphone (NZ) (Microphone) takes impressive credentials into the MyRacehorse 1600, while another of his recent winners, What Next (NZ) (Savile Row), steps up to
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Star southern filly Hello Hayley (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) is on target to become the first horse in two decades to complete the Southern 3YO Guineas Triple Crown in the rescheduled Listed Gore Guineas (1200m) at Riverton on Saturday. Hello Hayley was the winner of one of her five starts ahead
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Initial discussions following Saturday’s Group One double by Seize The Day (I Am Invincible) and Belle Cheval (NZ) (Savabeel) have confirmed that both Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained stars will head to the spelling paddock ahead of new season campaigns. That had already been established before Belle Cheval’s
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Te Akau’s Matamata-based trainer Sam Bergerson is happy to have four runners engaged in the last two Group One features of the season, but what doesn’t please him is a worsening weather forecast ahead of Trentham on Saturday. Having topped the century last weekend for the third time