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Glamour Waverley trainer Bill Thurlow picked up a win at his local meeting on Thursday when three-year-old filly Glamour took out the Ultra Scan 1000. It was the second start for the daughter of Pins who finished third on debut at Ashburton last month. Jockey Rosie Myers pushed forward early
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Tye Angland Tye Angland has expressed his gratitude to the Kwok family, the owners of champion Hong Kong galloper Beauty Generation, a New Zealand-bred son of Road To Rock, following their $A1 million gift to his family. Angland, who rode horses for the Kwoks in Australia and Hong Kong, became
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Shakespeare winning at Waverley on Thursday. Progressive three-year-old Shakespeare broke maiden ranks for Otaki trainers Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard on Thursday at Waverley and looks to be a stayer of promise. The son of Poet’s Voice came with a well-timed run under Lisa Allpress to win by a
Racing
Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is delighted with the way his five-year-old stayer The Good Fight has settled into Sydney life and believes Saturday’s Nathan's Famous Handicap (2000m) is the perfect race to get the ball rolling across the Tasman. “He is great, he has settled in really
Racing
Dual Group One winner Danzdanzdance will kick-off her spring campaign in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday and her connections are hoping a gear change will aid the mare this weekend. Trainers Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley elected to trial the five-year-old over 1000m at Avondale
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Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins talks with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s chief executive Bernard Saundry. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/288-des-coppins-w-bernard-saundry
Racing
Get on, that’s the tip from Johno Benner, the co-trainer of Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) contender Wyndspelle. The six-year-old entire heads fresh-up into Saturday’s feature race at Hastings off the back of two trial wins and Benner, who trains in partnership with Hollie Wynyard, believes TAB bookmakers
Australia
Princess Jenni has made an appearance at a midweek Sandown meeting with trainer David Brideoake taking the opportunity to give the Gr.1 Australasian Oaks winner a raceday gallop. The New Zealand-bred Princess Jenni is nearing her spring racing return and Brideoake galloped the four-year-old mare with new stable acquisition
Racing
No Limits, the $1.4 million sales topper at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Sale in January, made a pleasing start to his career when taking out his 600m trial heat at Te Teko on Tuesday. The son of Savabeel impressed Te Akau principal David Ellis when he was
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The Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour ventured to Matamata on Wednesday to celebrate the link between the horse-mad township and the race that stops a nation. The $200,000, 18-carat gold Lexus Melbourne Cup trophy began its New Zealand journey at the Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata before visiting nearby thoroughbred
Breeding
The Auckland NZTBA Stallion Parade will take place on Sunday September September 15 and will be followed by an awards lunch at New Zealand Bloodstock. The first parade will commence at 10:30am at Westbury Stud (700 Linwood Road, Karaka) where the farm will showcase stallions El Roca, Redwood, Reliable
Racing
The Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained Harlech pleased his connections with his 1020m trial heat win at Te Teko on Tuesday and he will now be set on a path towards the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld NZ 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November. “Harlech we think he is