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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 12 October 2020
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Melody Belle retains NZ Horse of the Year title
There was a tangerine glow to the 2020 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards, with the tangerine colours of Te Akau Racing the dominant element at the virtual event on Sunday night. Te Akau stable star Melody Belle retained her Horse of the Year title and also headed the voting in
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Mehrtens delivers special win
Mehrtens (NZ) (Pins) added a bright spot to a tough week with an impressive victory at Hawera on Saturday. Ridden by Mereana Hudson, the six-year-old son of Pins raced on the pace throughout in the Carrfields Livestock 1400 and kicked clear of his challengers in the straight to win by
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Exciting times ahead for impressive Matamata winner
Lightly raced three-year-old Tinker Mcphee (Nostradamus) dented a number of reputations at Matamata on Saturday when she sprinted clear of her rivals in the closing stages of her maiden 1200m contest to register a four-length victory. Punters had expected Savabeel colt Brando (NZ) (Savabeel) to dominate his rivals off the
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O’Sullivan gains satisfaction from sprint victory
Trainer Lance O’Sullivan was beaming after former top juvenile Summer Passage (Snitzel) made a welcome return to the winner’s enclosure at Matamata on Saturday, when striding clear in a rating 74 1200m contest. O’Sullivan, who prepares the Snitzel gelding in partnership with Andrew Scott, was brimming with
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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 11 October 2020
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AUDIO: Michael McNab
Andrew Bensley speaks with winning rider Michael McNab after his success aboard Supreme Heights https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/michael-mcnab-saturday-10-october-2020
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Matamata mare reigns supreme at Hawera
Matamata mare Supreme Heights added a second stakes victory to her burgeoning record when she took out Saturday’s Gr.3 Wyndspelle Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders Stakes (1400m) at Hawera. The Mark Brosnan-trained five-year-old had given an emphatic display of front running when taking out a Group Three contest at
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Tavi Mac takes Matamata Cup
Popular equine star Tavi Mac provided his many followers with another thrilling performance when he dashed away with the feature race at Matamata on Saturday, the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1400m). The uniquely proportioned Tavistock gelding, who is often referred to as the equine sausage dog, carried clear topweight
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AUDIO: Tony Pike
Andrew Bensley speaks with Tony Pike about classy three-year-old Not An Option who won at Matamata https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/tony-pike-saturday-10-october
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AUDIO: Chrissy Bambry
Andrew Bensley speaks with trainer Chrissy Bambry after her speedy sprinter Deerfield carried 62kgs to victory at Hawera https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/chrissy-bambry-saturday-10-october
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Not An Option on top at Matamata
Well-travelled three-year-old Not An Option reminded punters of his galloping ability when he defeated a small but classy field of rivals over 1400m at Matamata on Saturday. The Not A Single Doubt colt was having his first start since returning home from a three-race campaign in Australia during his two-year-old