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RED LETTER DAY FOR THE OAKS STUD
Exciting debut winner, Double Impact The Oaks Stud General Manager, Rick Williams was quietly confident leading into the weekend that owner Dick Karreman and resident stallion Darci Brahma could be in for plenty of thrills from their racing representatives engaged at both Hastings and Ruakaka on Saturday. However, even he
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RITCHIE PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON DAY OF FRUSTRATION
Promising three-year-old filly, Jennifer Eccles Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is taking a positive attitude about his day at the office on Saturday despite suffering the frustration of having all four of his stable runners finish in the money without actually winning a race on the day. At Hastings promising three-year-old
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BULLARD OFF THE MARK IN NEW ROLE
All Or Nothing wins his maiden at Ashburton Former top jockey Jamie Bullard made a successful transition to the training ranks when he prepared his first winner with the victory of All Or Nothing over 1250m at Ashburton on Friday. Bullard, who rode over 1000 winners during a twenty two-year
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Quick Thinker wins Ming Dynasty Quality
Nine years after combining to win the Gr.3 Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) with Lion Tamer (NZ) (Storming Home), jockey Hugh Bowman and master Kiwi trainer Murray Baker were at it again with Quick Thinker, who has surprised the stable to win his Australian debut. Andrew Forsman, who now trains
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Age of Chivalry continues winning run
Age of Chivalry (NZ) (He’s Remarkable) delivered a brave front running performance at Caulfield on Saturday notching up two wins from as many starts on the Melbourne track. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained four-year-old was backing up from his last-start win a fortnight ago and had undergone an
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Melody Belle reigns supreme at Hastings
New Zealand’s best mare, Melody Belle, provided racegoers with another display of her undoubted class when she defended her Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) crown with an amazing performance to win on Saturday. The five-year-old Commands mare, who kicked off a stunning haul of five Group One victories in
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Class rise for Pendant after Caulfield win
Danny O'Brien will test My Pendant at stakes level after the mare staged a last-to-first victory at Caulfield. Under a cool ride by Damien Oliver, My Pendant was last on the home turn before overpowering her rivals to win Saturday's Clanbrooke Racing Handicap (1400m). Sent off
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Kali remains unbeaten at Hastings
Progressive three-year-old Kali maintained her unbeaten record at Hastings on Saturday but not without high drama as the Tony Pike-trained filly secured her second victory courtesy of a successful protest against fellow Cambridge visitor Jennifer Eccles in the Taupo Pak’nSave Fillies 1100. The Shaune Ritchie-trained Jennifer Eccles was first
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Catalyst all class at Hastings
Flashy three-year-old Catalyst contributed to a huge day for The Oaks Stud owner Dick Karreman and his resident sire Darci Brahma, when he captured the Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) at Hastings in emphatic fashion. The Oaks Stud bred and raced three-year-old gelding Double Impact had opened his
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LORD OF LIGHT FIRST, DAYLIGHT BEHIND AT MAIDEN WIN
Lord of Light makes easy work of his rivals in Singapore on Friday night Favourite Lord Of Light ran his rivals ragged in the S$20,000 Open Maiden race over 1200m on Friday night. The five-year-old son of Power was previously placed three times over 1200m in seven starts,
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KALI REMAINS UNBEATEN AT HASTINGS
Kali (middle) battles with Jennifer Eccles (left) and On Show as the trio near the finish at Hastings Progressive three-year-old Kali maintained her unbeaten record at Hastings on Saturday but not without high drama as the Tony Pike-trained filly secured her second victory courtesy of a successful protest against fellow