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A Heavy 10 track at Pukekohe Park was the key to Loch Katrine’s (NZ) (Ardrossan) biggest career success as a juvenile, and the filly will meet the same conditions when contesting the SkyCity Horizon 1600 on Wednesday. The daughter of Ardrossan won the Listed Champagne Stakes (1600m) in April
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Outstanding jumper The Cossack commenced another campaign over the fences in winning fashion as he captured Saturday’s Signature Homes Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) at Te Rapa. Since joining the stable of Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal in 2020, The Cossack initially fashioned an enviable record over hurdles with prestige titles
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Berry The Cash added another dominant hurdle victory to his ever-growing list of achievements in Saturday’s Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdle (3200m) at Te Rapa. Prepared by Mark Oulaghan, Berry The Cash made a bold statement winning last year’s Grand National Hurdles (4200m) in his first season over
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The appeal of better track conditions at Ruakaka has Moira and Keiran Murdoch eyeing a series of races for their team in the coming months, including talented five-year-old Shamus (NZ) (Shamexpress). A winner of six races, including the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) under the care of Allan
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Sharp local filly Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver) will aim to continue her strong fresh-up record when resuming in the Shane Batten Electrical (1100m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. The daughter of Vancouver has shown plenty of talent over the shorter distances in her career, with a victory in the Listed
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The impressive recent strike-rate of Opie Bosson continued at Matamata on Wednesday, with the top hoop steering home three winners for Te Akau trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson. Bosson has shared his riding engagements between New Zealand and Australia this season, most notably to partner the recently sold
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Waverley trainer Bill Thurlow is hoping to collect a couple of breakthrough successes with four runners heading to New Plymouth on Thursday. The meeting is solely for apprentice jockeys, and Thurlow has engaged the country’s top two in Niranjan Parmar and Lily Sutherland to ride his quartet, both of
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The winning roll of Lofty’s Gift (NZ) (Ghibellines) continued at Wingatui on Sunday, the consistent mare going four in a row with a hard-fought victory in The Mosgiel Tavern (2200m). A daughter of Ghibellines, Lofty’s Gift won two races in the care of Shaune Ritchie & Colm
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Progressive three-year-old Eliud (NZ) (Almanzor) took a rise in class with ease at Wanganui on Saturday when racing away with the Property Brokers 3YO 1600. The Almanzor gelding has been held in high regard by Cambridge trainer Tony Pike for some time, and he delivered on that promise
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Carpe Diem (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) relished the heavy track and returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in over a year in The Foxton Cup 2040 at Wanganui on Saturday. The winter specialist had recorded four of his prior five career victories in heavy conditions, most recently
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Fillies have dominated recent editions of the Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd Castletown Stakes (1200m), and Tony Pike is hoping Raziah can be next on the honour roll this Saturday at Wanganui. Raziah debuted in a competitive juvenile race at Pukekohe in April and showed immediate improvement from that effort
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Progressive galloper Little Bit Of Love (NZ) (Time Test) will aim to complete his preparation on a high this Saturday at Pukekohe, chasing a fourth-straight victory in the Elsdon Park 1400. The late-developing four-year-old only made his debut in December but has rapidly risen through the