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Beyond The Winning Post | Laura MacNab & Hannah Airey
Emily helps recent Irish National Stud graduates Laura and Hannah with their yearling sales preparation at Trelawney Stud in Cambridge.
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Wellwood still coming to terms with first Group One
While his training partner is an old hand when it comes to producing winners at the elite level, Robert Wellwood was an uncapped novice until just after 5pm at Ellerslie on Saturday. In front of a massive crowd, Savabeel six-year-old Concert Hall (NZ) dashed home out wide to take out
New Zealand
Leading riders to the fore on Boxing Day
A quick glance at the results from day one of the Ellerslie Christmas carnival reveals the remarkable fact that if your surname wasn’t Richards, Bosson or Johnson you struggled to make much of an impact on one of the biggest days on the New Zealand racing calendar. Matamata’s
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AUDIO: Jamie Richards
Andrew Bensley talks with trainer Jamie Richards who prepared a record six winners at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/jamie-richards-dec-27
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Hope rides shock winner at Caulfield
Comeback jockey Tahlia Hope rewarded the faith trainer Patrick Payne places in her when they combined for the biggest win in her career when she won the Listed Lord Stakes (1700m) on outsider Defibrillate (NZ) (Shocking). Hope only returned to riding in March this year, after being side-lined for nine
New Zealand
Amarelinha the latest bright young talent in tangerine
Champion trainer Jamie Richards and the Te Akau team have sent out an abundance of talent this season, and a remarkable performance in Saturday’s Gr.2 Jamieson Park Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie may have moved Amarelinha towards the top of the list. Along with Melody Belle’s
New Zealand
Concert Hall gets maiden Group One success
Versatile mare Concert Hall bagged the Group One victory she richly deserved when she stormed home out wide to snatch victory in the Gr.1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie. Prepared for owner and breeder Joan Egan by Roger James and Robert Wellwood, Concert Hall had looked a
New Zealand
Exciting colt on proven Levin Classic path
The all-conquering Te Akau team is sticking to a proven Group One formula with rising star three-year-old Brando. The striking son of Savabeel scored a dominant victory in Saturday’s Listed Shaw’s Wire Ropes Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie, which will be used as a springboard into the
New Zealand
Promising mares feature prominently at Ellerslie
Progressive mare Vamos Bebe took the step up to stakes company with relative ease when she strode clear in the final stages of Saturday’s Listed Hallmark Stud Sprint (1200m) at Ellerslie for a comprehensive victory. Trainer Jamie Richards backed his opinion of the I Am Invincible four-year-old, who was
Australia
Ayrton motors his way towards a big future
Mick Price will delay a decision on whether exciting three-year-old Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) will head to the Australian Guineas after his breathtaking win at Caulfield. Price branded Ayrton "a Group horse" as he emulated his debut performance at Bendigo by sprinting away from his opposition to win Saturday&
New Zealand
Northern raider dominates in Hazlett Stakes
Matamata mare Sheezallmine gave her southern rivals a galloping lesson when she strode away in the home straight to take out the Listed Alleviate Administration Hazlett Stakes (1200m) at Wingatui. The Daniel Miller-trained five-year-old had -trekked south off the back of a handy performance for sixth behind Levante in the