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Balancing training and race riding has become a successful venture for Samantha Wynne and she was delighted to guide her own Peecee Pussycat (NZ) (Pure Champion) to victory at Riccarton Synthetic on Friday. The Irish horsewoman established herself among the top jockeys based in Canterbury over the past decade, riding
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There are no certainties in racing, but when Scotty MacNab and Kevin Myers combine in the Flair Amateur Riders Series, the result is often similar to what unfolded at Trentham on Saturday in the Fusion Electrical 2100. A five-time winner of the annual series, MacNab had accumulated 18 victories
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Mark Oulaghan may have left his stable stars at home on Saturday, but Semper Magico (NZ) (Per Incanto) stepped right up to the task securing his first success over the fences in the Cody Singer Memorial Maiden Hurdle (2500m). Semper Magico had the superior flat form of the field with
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There was a sense of unfinished business for The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) heading into Saturday’s Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (5500m) at Trentham and the star jumper delivered a faultless performance to collect another major crown for Paul Nelson & Corrina McDougal. After claiming all there was on offer in
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Trentham’s feature jumps meeting has been a happy hunting ground for Ken Duncan, and he will return with Izymydaad (NZ) (Istidaad) on Saturday to chase top honours in the Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (5500m). The Hunterville horseman won back-to-back Wellington Hurdles (3400m) with former star Wee Biskit
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Frank Ritchie was thrilled to collect a winning double on the Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday, mostly due to whom he was able to share the success with. Stunning Maire (Holler) was the first to salute for Ritchie, contesting the Mawhiti Farm 1550 after a luckless run down the straight at
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Local trainer Jo Rathbone will be represented by two of her well-performed gallopers in Billy Boy (So You Think) and Mr Twinkletoes (NZ) (Zacinto) at Wanganui’s Thursday meeting. A regular front-runner, Billy Boy returned to the winner’s circle after setting his own terms in the Amateur
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Versatile mare Gwen’s Daughter has found success on a variety of track conditions and her ability on Cambridge’s synthetic track will be tested on Wednesday in the D & A Diesel 1300. Gwen’s Daughter has been a consistent performer for local trainer Frank Ritchie, winning three of
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Shaun Phelan was thrilled to have his plan for Hit The Road Jack come to fruition when the promising gelding scored impressively on debut over the fences at Warrnambool on Sunday. The Jakkalberry eight-year-old had plenty to offer as a flat galloper winning seven and placing in a
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Royally bred three-year-old Twain (NZ) (Per Incanto) couldn’t have been more impressive on debut at Tauranga on Sunday, winning the Saddlery Warehouse Cambridge & Tauranga (1200m) for John Bell. The son of Per Incanto is out of high-performing race mare Fleur de Lune, who had a
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Northern apprentice jockey Joe Nishizuka experienced the highs and lows of race riding at Tauranga on Sunday and fortunately finished the meeting on a high with his first winning double. Partnering Stephen Ralph’s filly Ride Sally Ride in the opening event, Nishizuka settled in behind the speed but clipped
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Lightly raced filly Cornelia (NZ) (Swiss Ace) made a return to the winner’s circle at Te Rapa on Saturday with an impressive display in the Jack & June Stewart Memorial (1200m). A daughter of Swiss Ace trained by Simon & Katrina Alexander, Cornelia made a successful debut in late