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Matamata jockey Craig Grylls has dominated New Zealand’s riding ranks once again this season and has retained his National Jockeys’ Premiership crown. The 36-year-old hoop was a runaway leader in last season’s premiership and proved it again this term, posting 140 victories, 47 wins ahead of
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A return to stakes racing awaits Benefactor (NZ) (Contributer) after she returned to winning form in impressive fashion when taking out the Canton Fair Tour Handicap (1600m) at Otaki on Thursday. Dropping back from stakes company when eighth in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth a fortnight ago,
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Lisa Allpress is back in the stakes-winning groove, steering the Tony Pike-trained Back Of The Bus (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) to victory in Thursday's Listed Phils Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki, less than three weeks after returning from an 18-month injury-enforced
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Te Akau Racing continued their reign as New Zealand’s leading stable when winning their seventh consecutive National Trainers’ Premiership this season. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson recorded 135 wins in New Zealand this term, including 19 stakes wins, three of those at Group One level, including Quintessa in
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With well over 800 rides to her name this season, Amber Riddell has been the country’s most active jockey, and her hard work has been rewarded by taking out the National Apprentice Jockeys’ Premiership. While there are still two days left to go in the season, Riddell’s 18-
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Rising 10-year-old gelding Bradman (NZ) (Pins) has been a stable stalwart for Roydon Bergerson, and the Awapuni trainer is hoping he can end his career on a high when he heads to Riccarton on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m). Bred by
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Suzy Gordon struck a dream result when she quinellaed the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth earlier this month with Prioress (NZ) (Proisir) and Turn The Ace (NZ) (Turn Me Loose), and this weekend she is hoping the pair can replicate that result in the Gr.3 Winning Edge
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Promising two-year-old Sonar (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) has black-type on his radar and he could attain it this week when he heads to Otaki on Thursday to contest the Listed Phils Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m). Bred by The Oaks Stud, Sonar is raced
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It’s a return home of sorts for trainer Joe Waldron, who has moved north to establish a stable in Cambridge. The former Wingatui-based horseman began his racing career working for Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, and in a full-circle moment he will train at the
Accomplished horsewoman Kayla Macnab added another string to her bow at Waverley on Friday when winning her first race as a trainer courtesy of Early Times (American Pharoah). The former jumps jockey, and now high weight rider, took out her trainer’s licence at the start of the season and
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Last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) hero Willydoit (NZ) (Tarzino) is making pleasing progress for trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy and is on track to resume in the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie in September. The rising five-year-old gelding was a standout for
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Awapuni galloper McKhan (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) has had everything go his way this preparation and he has performed accordingly, and trainer Ashley Meadows is hoping his golden run continues at Te Rapa on Saturday. The rising eight-year-old gelding hasn’t finished outside of the money in his four