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Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray scooped the major Cups last season with Mahrajaan (Kitten’s Joy), and with the ultimate two-mile contest now on their radar, he will appear for the first time this season at Ruakaka on Saturday. After being purchased out of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In
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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. Sharrock has been training since the late eighties and has continued to be a consistent, successful presence in the
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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. In his own right, Ritchie has been training for more than three decades with 538 domestic
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After being denied victory in last year’s Richard Bright Memorial (1500m) in the final bounds, Monza (NZ) (Rios) was back to go one better and the Danica Guy-trained gelding did just that at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday. Monza was among several synthetic specialists contesting the race, with each
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Ben and Ryan Foote have enjoyed plenty of success with a pair of lightly raced older gallopers in Ultimate Focus (Smart Missile) and Keegan (NZ) (Swiss Ace), and they will both front-up as key hopes in the Richard Bright Memorial (1550m) at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday. A seven-year-
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Tony Pike is hoping to collect two wins in quick succession with Agera (NZ) (Complacent), who will back up from Saturday’s success into the Richard Bright Memorial (1550m) at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday. A son of Complacent, Agera faced a decent task in a fresh state at Te Rapa
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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 (NZ) (Mettre en Jeu) last Saturday at Riccarton Park. West Coast collected a phenomenal third-straight Grand National Steeplechase (5600m), an
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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. After finishing a narrow second in the opener with Towrope, Thurlow collected his first winner
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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 (NZ) (Tarzino). A gelding by Tarzino, Endean Ace had been knocking on the door to break maiden status with two strong efforts over
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Master Marko (NZ) (Contributer) 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). The son of Contributer is owned by trainer Kelvin Tyler and his wife
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Talented galloper Dusty Road(NZ) Shamexpress continued to make his claim for Group-level targets with back-to-back successes at Te Rapa on Saturday in the Fulton Hogan 1200. His trainer Graeme Cameron had initially planned on starting the gelding in the open mile contest at the meeting, but
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Striking her favoured track conditions, Northern mare Cork(NZ)(Complacent) sailed to victory in the Stephanie Murray Mortgages Open Handicap (1800m) at Riccarton Park on Saturday for Pam Gerard. A runner-up in last year’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m), Cork was aimed at the feature event again last