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Bill Thurlow is looking forward to kicking off the campaigns of several exciting horses on Saturday at Wanganui, including Group One winner No Compromise (NZ) (Pins) in the Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m). “It’s really nice to have three or four good horses around us, it’
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Talented Kiwi stayer Trust In You (NZ) (Sweynesse) 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. The son of Sweynesse was a prominent figure in the top distance races throughout last
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It has been a while between drinks for the connections of Loch Katrine, but the consistent stakes-winning mare collected a deserved success in the Kidney Kids Founder Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa on Sunday. The daughter of Ardrossan showed promise early in her career when winning the Listed Champagne
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Lux Libertas (NZ) (Almanzor) 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. Since breaking her maiden in late July, Lux Libertas was unbeatable in her following two starts over 1200m, and
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Allan Sharrock’s talented pair of Lazio and Islington Lass demonstrated their class in the open grade contests at Te Rapa on Sunday, with contrasting stakes assignments now on the horizon. The testing conditions at Te Rapa on Sunday caused a myriad of scratchings in the Norris Ward McKinnon 1200,
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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 (NZ) (Ocean Park) can take the Kiwi spot through Saturday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth.
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Saturday’s Taranaki meeting was the final step towards Mustang Valley’s (NZ) (Vanbrugh) second Group One title last season, and the mare will return on an identical path to contest the Seaton Park 1400. A powerful wet-track galloper, Mustang Valley skipped through the heavy conditions to take both
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Mark Oulaghan’s star jumpers West Coast(NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) and Berry The Cash (NZ) (Jakkalberry) were unstoppable in last month’s Grand National contests, and on Sunday, they are heavily-favoured to add the Great Northern equivalents to their formidable records. West Coast has largely been the benchmark
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Robbie Patterson will utilise the Taranaki and Te Rapa meetings largely as stepping stones for his talented contingent, which includes the Group One-bound One Bold Cat (NZ) (The Bold One). One Bold Cat had a breakthrough season last term, winning the Gr.3 Counties Cup (2100m) in November before
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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. The Ellerslie course underwent a major renovation installing a StrathAyr surface
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Sam Mynott was recognised for her early achievements as a licensed trainer at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards on Sunday, receiving the gavelhouse.com Newcomer To Training award. Mynott has previously excelled in Eventing, winning National titles at Junior and 2* level domestically while also plying her trade in
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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. A daughter of Sacred Falls, Albatross has a tidy record on Heavy track conditions and returned to her favourite