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In what was a carbon copy of the finish to the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) back in September, unbeaten three-year-old Aegon defeated Bourbonaire in a thrilling finish to the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The Cambridge gallopers had fought
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A patient ride from Lisa Allpress paved the way for dashing mare Wekaforce to take out Saturday’s Listed Brokerweb Risk Services Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. Allpress had combined with the Showcasing five-year-old twelve months earlier when the pair finished an unlucky sixth in the corresponding event after bungling
New Zealand
Hastings trainer John Bary is looking forward to getting back trackside at Hastings on Sunday after an eight month absence. While he spent much of that time away as a result of COVID-19 enforced measures, Bary underwent back surgery in September which resulted in him missing stable runner Callsign Mav’
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Andrew Bensley talks with trainer Jamie Richards about what is shaping up to be a big weekend of racing for Te Akau on both sides of the Tasman. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/jamie-richards-friday-november-6
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Andrew Bensley talks with trainer Matthew Pitman about his runners at Riccarton on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/matthew-pitman-friday-november-6
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Andrew Bensley talks with trainer Stephen Marsh about his runners across New Zealand over the weekend. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/stephen-marsh-friday-november-6
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Andrew Bensley talks with Tim Mills about the new synthetic track that has been announced for Riccarton racecourse. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/tim-mills-friday-november-6
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Preparations for construction of New Zealand’s second synthetic track will begin at Riccarton Park Racecourse on November 30. The Board of the Canterbury Jockey Club (CJC), the Trustees of the Christchurch Racecourse and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) announced today that work on the track would commence following the
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Jockey Sam Weatherley is making the most of his opportunities at present and heads to Riccarton on Saturday full of confidence. The 21-year-old has ridden a double at each of Awapuni, Te Rapa and Hastings on the past three Saturdays and hopes to continue that winning streak this weekend. “Things
New Zealand
Group ownership will be to the fore at Riccarton on Saturday, when siblings Wekaforce and Morweka take aim at the Listed Brokerweb Risk Services Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. The pair are both trained by Terri Rae for passionate syndicates that race under the banner of the Galloping Wekas, a
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Group One performer Spring Heat will step out for the first time since winning the Gr.3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) in February when she lines-up in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The daughter of More Than Ready has had two unplaced
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Trainer Mike Moroney knows Group One winner Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) has her work cut out for her in Saturday’s Gr.1 Darley Sprint Classic (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday, but believes she will be more than competitive. “She’ll need some luck in the run, but she is