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Sarah West has had plenty of success in the showjumping arena, and now she can add a training win to her CV following Juwala’s (NZ) (Reliable Man) victory in the Subtract Contractors Maiden Hurdle (3000m) at Woodville on Sunday. A decorated equestrian, West has spent her entire life on
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Lord Spencer (NZ) (Zed) has sealed his berth across the Cook Strait next month to compete at Riccarton’s Grand National Festival of Racing following his gutsy win in the Farmlands Pahiatua Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase (4800m) at Woodville on Sunday. The winner of two races on the flat, Lord
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It’s been a testing last couple of years for champion jockey Lisa Allpress, who has been sidelined by injuries, but she made a winning return to the saddle on Saturday when partnering the Kevin Myers-trained He’s Lucid (NZ) (Contributer) to victory at Hawera. Two years ago, Allpress
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It’s been a long time coming for Josh King and Maija Vance, but the Cambridge trainers brought up their first win in partnership at Ruakaka on Saturday courtesy of Cowboy (NZ) (Reliable Man) in the Northland Business Systems (1200m). Former Queenslander Josh King trained in his homeland before moving
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Foxton gelding Another Won’t Hurt has booked his ferry trip across the Cook Strait for next month’s Grand National Festival of Racing at Riccarton following his victory in the Vets On Riverbank Raukawa Cup (2100m) at Otaki on Friday. Trainer Adam Scott had been eyeing the Gr.3
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Waverley horsewoman Nicole Sinclair is on cloud nine after recording her first win as a trainer at Otaki on Friday when Ziggy Khan (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) took out the Foxton New World Foxton Cup (2100m). Runner-up in her two previous starts, the six-year-old mare jumped a $4
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Danny Rolston, one of the world’s most respected bloodstock judges, will begin a new chapter in his career next month when he joins burgeoning thoroughbred powerhouse Yulong Investments as their Head of Racing. Formerly the Director of Sales at New Zealand Bloodstock, Rolston has spent the last four years
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It was a memorable day at Cambridge on Thursday for local apprentice jockey Jack Taplin, who recorded his first treble at the synthetic meeting. Taplin was upbeat about his chances heading into the meeting, with the 22-year-old hoop booked to ride two favourites in Ebony Gem (Snitzel) and
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Consistent gelding Cheval de Foudre (NZ) (Time Test) will be out to improve on his string of placings when he heads to Hawera on Saturday to contest the Energy Ford (1600m). The rising seven-year-old has placed in all four his starts this preparation, including three successive runner-up
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Te Akau Racing have been a dominant force among New Zealand’s juvenile ranks this season, and they are hoping to add one more two-year-old stakes scalp to their record on Friday. The country’s leading stable are tipped to do so when they line-up Honour Roll
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Life at the beach seems to be agreeing with Bourbon Proof (Justify), who has recently joined Michelle Bradley’s Ruakaka barn, and the son of Justify is set to make his stable debut for the Northland horsewoman at his new home track this weekend. Formerly trained by Stephen Marsh, Bourbon
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Polytrack specialist Lhasa (Hellbent) showed he is no one-trick pony when performing up to the highest level on the grass this season, but he will return to his favourite surface when he lines up in the Remembering Ngakau Hailey 1300 at Cambridge’s synthetic meeting on Thursday. The Hellbent