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Group One winner Jennifer Eccles will have a change of rider in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. Regular rider Jason Waddell has been stood down by the Racing Integrity Unit until further notice and will not be riding at Hastings this weekend. His coveted ride
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Savabeel filly Fashion Shoot broke her maiden at the second time of asking when scoring over 1200m at Te Rapa on Thursday. The daughter of Savabeel surged clear to beat Extortion by a length and a quarter, while Royce Roca was another half-length away in third. Trainer Jamie Richards was
New Zealand
Age Of Chivalry finished runner-up in the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) last season and trainers Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra are hoping he can go one better in this year’s edition. “It’s a different sort of race on Saturday,” Zahra said. “He hasn’t drawn
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Andrew Bensley speaks with Hastings Track Manager Richard Fenwick about how the track is shaping up for the return of Group One racing on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/richard-fenwick
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Andrew Bensley talks with David Ellis about the return of Group One racing at Hastings on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/david-ellis-1
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Andrew Bensley talks with trainer Ken Kelso about Supera who lines up in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/ken-kelso-1
New Zealand
Trainer Tony Pike has a host of runners at Hawke’s Bay on Saturday including exciting one-win three-year-old The Irishman, who steps straight into stakes company after continuing to please on the training track. Pike has made no secret of the high regard in which he holds the son of
New Zealand
With runners in two stakes races, the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings looms as a landmark moment in the short history of syndicator Savvy Racing. Proven black-type performer Pinmedown will begin a new campaign in Saturday’s Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), while the
New Zealand
Alchemia could provide Katrina and Simon Alexander with a memorable milestone at Hastings on Saturday if she lives up to the promise she has shown her Matamata trainers. The daughter of Per Incanto is a one-race maiden set to take on the colts and geldings in the Listed El Roca
New Zealand
Smart filly Taroni (NZ) (Showcasing) will step out as one of the favoured runners in Saturday’s Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings. Taroni is currently rated second favourite ($4.60) with the TAB for the three-year-old fillies contest behind Babylon Berlin ($3.20)
New Zealand
Flashy chestnut Overstayer (NZ) (Zed) broke maiden ranks at Te Rapa on Thursday when successful over 1600m. The Sue Thompson and Mick Brown-trained son of Zed might be six, but the patiently-handled gelding looks to have a bright future, particularly as he gets over a staying trip. The son of
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Sam Collett talks about promising filly Babylon Berlin, who runs in the Gr.3 Hawkes Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m)