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Danielle Johnson has plenty of time for Gold Watch (NZ) (Swiss Ace), her mount in Saturday's Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Waikato jockey had her first ride aboard the Cliff Goss-trained Swiss Ace gelding in the Geoff Brindley Memorial (1400m) at Te Aroha
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Riverton trainer Graham Eade is hoping to start the new year with a bang when he lines-up half a dozen runners at his home meeting on Saturday. His charge will be led by Riviera Rock in the DT Kings Transport/Todd & Co Realty Summer Cup (2147m). The seven-
New Zealand
All the key indicators point to the high-class mare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) going close to plugging the only gap in her CV on New Year’s Day at Ellerslie where she will bid to add a Group One victory to her record. The daughter of Proisir is a multiple
New Zealand
Tutukaka might be dropping back from a Derby trip but there's little doubt that the two-time Australian stakes winner spearheads a three-pronged attack for Cambridge trainer Tony Pike on Saturday's Gr.2 SkyCity Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Tavistock gelding returned to New
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The trajectory of Meg Cunneen’s burgeoning training career took another upward spiral at Timaru on Tuesday when William Wallace (NZ) (Darci Brahma) took out the Listed Craigmore Sustainable Holdings Timaru Cup (1600m). It was Cunneen’s first stakes victory and she was duly jubilant with the result so early
New Zealand
For the first time in a decade the Christmas and New Year racing action in the South Island will be missing the presence of trainer Ken Rae. Rae and daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro will still have a number of runners engaged over the next three weeks, including five at the
New Zealand
Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) kickstarted a rich vein of form with a runaway victory in the 2020 Taupo Cup and co-trainer Graeme Rogerson is plotting a repeat summer campaign with his well-performed stayer. The Joan Egan-bred and raced son of Bullbars has been out once since a brief
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Promising three-year-old filly Miss Ella (NZ) (Iffraaj) set tongues wagging at Rotorua on Tuesday as she broke her maiden status with a ten-length romp over 1400m. The richly bred daughter of Iffraaj is out of the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) runner-up Zenella and descends from
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An unplanned break has proved hugely beneficial to the exciting Te Awamutu mare Jodelin Gal (NZ) (Swiss Ace), who now has black type targets in her future. Jodelin Gal was highly impressive winning an open 1400m handicap at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, scoring by 1 3/4 lengths from Les
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Class mare Coventina Bay (NZ) (Coventina Bay) has thrived since her first up win at Awapuni and is being prepared for an attempt at a stakes race double at Trentham next month. Trainer Robbie Patterson confirmed the six-year-old daughter of Shamexpress had come through her victory in the
Australia
Last start Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) winner Dragon Storm (NZ) (Shocking) will be back in action at Flemington this weekend when he contests the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) on New Year’s Day. Last year’s Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) winner had been out of form leading into
New Zealand
While trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall had plenty to celebrate at Ellerslie on Sunday following the win of Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) in the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m), progressive three-year-old filly Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy) also brought a wide smile to their faces after