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A long association with a special horse lead Hanna Orting to try her hand in the training ranks, and the Auckland horsewoman captured her first win in the role at Ruakaka on Wednesday. Based out of Pukekohe Park, Orting took out her training license this season and entered the winner’
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Jo Rathbone will be one of several Central Districts trainers heading to Te Rapa for the first Northern jumps meeting of the season on Saturday. The Wanganui horsewoman has engaged progressive steeplechaser Torque Time for the Ken & Roger Browne Memorial (3900m), after the eight-year-old finished second behind
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Dual Group One winner La Crique looked to be near her brilliant best at the Te Awamutu trials on Tuesday, with a trip to Queensland on the cards. A long-standing foot issue, alongside unfavourable track conditions, has plagued another season for the talented mare with just four starts under
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Cody Cole will head to Ruakaka with a competitive selection of runners on Wednesday before chasing a black-type target closer to home over the weekend with Renovations (NZ) (Ardrossan). Cole found the winner’s circle twice across the North Island last week, including at Wanganui when consistent galloper Extortion
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Ruakaka’s drier climate will play a key role in winter racing in the coming months, and local trainer Kenny Rae is looking forward to competing on his home turf at this Wednesday’s meeting. “Most of our horses will be racing up here for the next three or four
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A pair of regally-bred fillies featured in the finish of the Cambridge Raceway 2YO (1200m) on Saturday at Te Rapa, with Thooza (NZ) (Almanzor) coming out on top on debut over Sister Cynane. Almanzor filly Thooza is out of Sea Goddess, the third foal of two-time Horse Of
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If Apostrophe (NZ) (Tavistock) has run her final race, the talented mare signed off on a successful career in style with a powerful finish to capture the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Apostrophe was purchased by her trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood for $60,
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Impendabelle (Impending) proved herself at the highest-level last campaign, and the talented filly is poised to strike in a fresh state in Saturday’s Gr.3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa. The daughter of Impending undoubtedly brings the most outstanding form to the three-year-
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Riverton galloper Lightning Jack (NZ) (Per Incanto) will aim for back-to-back victories on his adopted home track of Otaki on Thursday when contesting the Listed ANZAC Mile (1600m). With few options for the highly-rated son of Per Incanto closer to home, trainer Kelvin Tyler opted to send
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John Blackadder will travel down to Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday with the appeal of an Entain – NZB Insurance Pearl Series bonus for Yoshime. Yoshime has produced a pair of strong runner-up finishes to Rubicon Reigns and subsequent Rating 65 winner Contemplation Bay in early March and looks a
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Central Districts-based jockey Portia Matthews got her jumps season off to the perfect start with a winning double at Hawera on Sunday. In the first on the card, Matthews reunited with talented hurdler Harry Harrison (NZ) (Haradasun) who was aiming to extend his three-race winning streak over the
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Exciting juvenile Domain Ace (NZ) (Swiss Ace) maintained his perfect record with a dominant win in Saturday’s Listed TAB Starway Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie. The son of Swiss Ace made a strong impression on debut earlier this month at Otaki, warranting co-trainer Graeme Rogerson to consider backing up