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Audio: Mitch Beer
Former New Zealand-raced Hanger will have his first start for Trainer Mitch Beer at Flemington tomorrow. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=574113
NZ Racing Desk
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Video: Avondale Cup Preview
Trackside's Aidan Rodley give us the inside word on the chances of Paisley Park ($11), Masetto ($9.50), Felaar ($17), Starrybeel ($14) and race favourite Intrigue ($4.00) ahead of this weekend's Gr.2 Joe McDonald Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie
New Zealand
Rogerson backs East Coast
East Coast racing’s biggest fan is once again showing his support for the annual meetings at Wairoa and Gisborne. Graeme Rogerson, who trains in partnership with wife Debbie and granddaughter Bailey, will line-up 24 horses at Gisborne’s Sunday meeting, accounting for more than 30 percent of the fields.
New Zealand
Riccarton base paying off for Marsh
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh has expanded his operation this season by establishing a permanent South Island base, and the move has already paid dividends. His small South Island-based team has delivered almost a sixth of his 69 training successes this season, winning races at Riccarton, Timaru, Ashburton, Wingatui, Gore and
New Zealand
Marshal joins Adelaide trainer
Talented five-year-old Mongolian Marshal has joined the stable of Morphettville trainer Stuart Gower and will continue his career in Adelaide. Previously prepared by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, the son of High Chaparral won the Gr.3 Waikato Cup (2400m) in 2018 and was also placed in last year’s
New Zealand
Sulky Sheezallmine to bounce back at Ellerslie
Group Three winner Sheezallmine will attempt to get back into winning form at Ellerslie on Saturday when she lines-up in the Dunstan Feeds 1200. The daughter of Super Easy finished unplaced last start in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) and trainer Daniel Miller said the mare just didn’t settle
Breeding
Final Results for Karaka 2020
After an action-packed week of selling, final results have been accumulated from the 94th National Yearling Sale Series at the iconic Karaka Sales Complex. Karaka 2020 kicked off at Ellerslie with two million dollar races, in what is the culmination of breeding and raising a foal, the hard work it
New Zealand
Scorpz preparing well as Marsh seeks to extend Derby reign
Stephen Marsh has Group Three winner Scorpz (NZ) (Charm Spirit) just where he wants him for this month's Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie. Marsh will saddle the Charm Spirit colt in Saturday's Gr.2 Jamieson Park Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie, looking
Australia
Catalyst primed for bold Australian debut
Rick Williams is predicting a career-best performance from star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) in Saturday's Gr.3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Williams has guided the racing stock of Cambridge's The Oaks Stud for Queensland owner Dick Karreman for the past 18
New Zealand
Three-pronged Guineas assault for Tylers
Father and daughter training duo, Kelvin and Aimee Tyler, are experiencing a standout season and they hope that will continue at Ascot Park on Saturday. The Riverton trainers currently sit in fifth position on the New Zealand Trainers’ Premiership with 30 wins, and with many of their team appreciating more
New Zealand
Futurity next for Super Seth
A view to enhancing Super Seth’s stud value has meant a slight change in plans for the son Dundeel. The Anthony Freedman-trained three-year-old was set to line-up in the Gr.3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday, but his connections have opted to bypass the race in
New Zealand
Derby tilt confirmed for Two Illicit
Exciting three-year-old filly Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will contest the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie later this month after pulling up well from her victory in the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. “She has come through the run really well,