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Delorean (NZ) (Time Test) cleared maiden ranks in style at Ruakaka on Saturday when snaring the lion’s share of the $60,000 purse on offer in the ITM/GIB 3YO Winter Championship Final (1600m). After jumping away fairly, leading apprentice jockey Tayla Mitchell elected to ease her charge back
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The Duke of Gloucester Cup (2100m) is a coveted race for New Zealand’s amateur riding ranks and Hamilton jockey Michelle Northcott was delighted to get her hands on the silverware at Trentham on Saturday. Partnering the Buddy Lammas-trained Madam Zara (NZ) (Zed), Northcott wasn’t full of confidence when
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Local gelding Strides (NZ) (Spieth) added to his winning haul at Otaki on Friday when taking out the Cavallo Farm & Chris Rutten Bloodstock Handicap (1200m), but it wasn’t without its drama. The son of Spieth missed the jump by several lengths, but quickly recovered his deficit under the
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Cambridge trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray had the perfect day at their local meeting on Thursday, scoring three wins from as many starts on the synthetic surface. The pair have taken full advantage of the track over winter and have had plenty of success, highlighted by this week’s
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Hurry Cane (NZ) (Nom Du Jeu) tested his jumping talents against the best in Australia earlier this year and he has returned to New Zealand in search of an elusive prestige jumps scalp. Trainer Raymond Connors transferred the Group Three performer to the care of Warrnambool conditioner Symon Wilde in
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England’s Test Cricket Coach Brendon McCullum hasn’t had a lot to cheer about over the last month, but trainer Kurtis Pertab is hoping to change that on Thursday. Stokes (NZ) (Shamexpress), a three-year-old gelding bred and owned by McCullum, is set to make his debut at Cambridge’s
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Local trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman went home happy men from Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday after scoring four wins and reclaiming the lead for the South Island Trainers’ Premiership. The father-and-son team kicked the day off well with Russian Rosette (NZ) (Russian Revolution), who made it back-to-back wins
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One of the most anticipated match-ups in New Zealand racing will occur at Trentham on Saturday when top jumpers The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) and West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) clash in the Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (5500m). The Cossack has carried the mantle of Champion New Zealand Jumper over
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The Melbourne Cup has often captured the imagination of young racing fans and for newly established Canterbury race caller Daniel Fogarty, he was no exception. While Fogarty, 20, doesn’t hail from a racing family, he was immersed in the sport from a young age through his parents and was
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Te Akau Racing are hoping to put the last start disappointment behind them with Millefiori (NZ) (Iffraaj) when they head to Ruakaka on Saturday. The Mark Walker-trained four-year-old went into the Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m) in winning form, however, she found the tempo too hot in the transferred Hastings feature,
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New Zealand’s leading stable, Te Akau Racing, begun their march towards spring racing with the return of several of their big hitters at the trials on Cambridge’s synthetic surface on Tuesday morning. The seven competitors in Heat 9, the 800m open handicap, all carried the tangerine and blue
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It was a proud moment for Kylan Wiles on Saturday as he rode his first winner at Te Rapa in front of his family. The 17-year-old jockey was having his 11th raceday ride aboard the Stephen Ralph-trained Tahuroa Height in the Taumarunui Racing Club @ Te Rapa 29/7 Hurdle (2800m)