New Zealand
Back to back victories by promising two-year-old Follow Your Dreams (NZ) (Contributer) has trainer Kenny Rae’s telephone running red hot. The speedy son of Mapperley Stud-based sire Contributer set tongues wagging after his first-up win over 800m at Riccarton earlier this month and he backed that up with an
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On a day where the contenders for the upcoming age-group classics at Riccarton were on display around the country, South Island galloper Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon) threw her hat in the ring with an impressive maiden victory. The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained three-year-old was backed off the map in
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Australia
Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) gave her connections the thrill of a lifetime when winning the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington last year, but the New Zealand-bred mare now has the opportunity to usurp that moment at the Melbourne track on Tuesday-week. The daughter of Westbury Stud stallion
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Versatile galloper William Wallace (NZ) (Darci Brahma) showed there was still plenty of fight left in his eight-year-old legs when he outlasted his younger rivals to take out the Listed Christchurch Casino Spring Classic (2000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Darci Brahma gelding has always enjoyed his visits to Christchurch,
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Smart three-year-old Need I Say More (No Nay Never) let his actions do the talking at Te Rapa when he gave his age-group rivals a galloping lesson in the Gr.2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The Jamie Richards-trained runner had his doubters after he was
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Cambridge visitor Vitesse Bo (NZ) (Proisir) caused a minor upset when she defeated some well credentialled age-group classic contenders when taking out Saturday’s Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600) at Riccarton. The younger half-sister to Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) winner Travelling Light was having just her third start
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A love affair with the Te Rapa track continued on Saturday when course specialist De La Terre (NZ) (Reliable Man) took out the Gr.3 Waikato Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m). The Team Rogerson-trained three-year-old had won three of her four starts at the venue leading into the race and added
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The Te Akau Racing team made the best possible start to their day when the Jamie Richards-trained Palamos (Extreme Choice) justified some inspired support to take out the opening event at Te Rapa on Saturday. With large teams engaged at both Te Rapa and Riccarton on the day along with
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It's Cox Plate day and trainer Jamie Richards joins Andrew Bensley to discuss the prospects of Probabeel in today's A$5 million feature, with the Moonee Valley track rated a Soft 5 this morning. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/jamie-richards-saturday-october-24-morning
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The second in a series of Asian Racing Federation (ARF) Webinars examining practical approaches adopted by selected ARF member jurisdictions to enhance wagering outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how racing authorities can work to curb the serious threat of illegal wagering, was hosted on 19 October by ARF Secretary-General
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Four-year-old Charm Spirit gelding Sansom (NZ) won fresh up at Moonee Valley on Friday night over 1200m in the hands of jockey Ben Allen for trainer Phillip Stokes. Sansom sat outside the leader and was tough to the line. “He is so reliable, and he never runs a bad race,