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Prince Alby improved from a game effort in last weekend’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton to charge home out wide and win the major flat event at the venue on Saturday, the Heatstore Open Handicap (1800m). Prepared at Riverton by Kelvin Tyler, the progressive five-year-old looked a
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Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan provided the highlight of the final day of the Riccarton Grand National meeting as he produced a winning double in the feature jumps events with stablemates West Coast and Berry The Cash. Rugged stayer West Coast was shooting for back-to-back titles in the Racecourse Hotel Motor
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Awapuni visitor Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) claimed the first stakes race of the new racing season when he came with a determined late run to capture the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton. The Lisa Latta-trained five-year-old had been blocked for a run when finishing seventh
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Outstanding hurdler Happy Star (NZ) (Fabulous) showed he was at peak fitness to defend his Hospitality NZ Grand National Hurdles (4200m) crown next weekend when he cruised away to win the traditional lead-up event at Riccarton on Saturday, the Avon City Ford Sydenham Hurdles (3100m). With leading jumps jockey Shaun
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Exciting galloper Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) put his name to the forefront for the upcoming three-year-old features with a convincing return to racing at Ruakaka. The flashy son of Zacinto had created quite an impression in his only start as two-year-old, winning by over three lengths at Pukekohe back in February
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Underrated mare Enchanted Elle provided trainer Shaun Phelan with another major prize as a trainer when she took out the Taumarunui RSA Gold Cup (2200m) in the hands of apprentice Jess Allen Allen gave the five-year-old daughter of Jakkalberry a perfect trip in transit and the pair drove clear shortly
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In a thrilling finish to the Listed Phils Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m), Cambridge visitor and race favourite Itza Charmdeel got in the deciding stride at the winning post to claim the two-year-old feature at Otaki. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained son of Charm Spirit went into
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Turn The Ace returned to his favourite track at Te Rapa on Saturday and immediately bounced back into the winner’s enclosure with a dominant front-running victory in open company over 1400m. The strapping son of Turn Me Loose had won three of his six starts at the Hamilton venue,
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In a performance that had to be seen to be believed, topweight Justaskme produced a sensational late run to claim victory in the feature event at New Plymouth on Saturday, the Listed Sinclair Electrical & Refrigeration Opunake Cup (1400m). Under the steadier of 60kgs and giving at least 6kgs to
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Trainer Bryce Revell was confident that a pair of trials and jumpouts had his promising galloper Rocket Science ready to make a winning start to a new campaign and so it proved as the five-year-old downed a handy rating 75 line-up over 1200m on his home patch at New Plymouth
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Debut Wanganui winner Naval Anthem extended his unbeaten record when he scored impressively at Tauranga. The Kurtis Pertab-trained and owned son of US Navy Flag had impressed with a front-running win over 800m at Wanganui and repeated the dose on Saturday despite stepping up to 1200m in the NZB Insurance
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A brave performance by Millefiori (NZ) (Iffraaj) to take out the final race on the card at Ruakaka on Saturday, the ITM/GIB Winter Sprinters’ Championship Final (1400m) has edged trainer Mark Walker even closer to the magical 200-win mark for the 2022/23 racing season. Walker is now just