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Malcolm Hill rolled the dice when lining up Guessing Game (NZ) (Derryn) at Awapuni’s synthetic meeting on Friday and it proved a fruitful decision for the Wanganui trainer. It was the first time the homebred gelding had been on the surface and it proved to his liking, scoring a
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Diamond Jak (NZ) (Jakkalberry) continued his purple patch of form at Te Rapa on Saturday when taking out the Dunstan Horsefeeds 2100. The victory brings the five-year-old gelding’s record to two wins and four placings from seven starts this preparation, although trainer Mark Brosnan said it hasn’
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Wanganui hurdler Lord Spencer (NZ) (Zed) was rewarded for his consistency at Riccarton on Saturday when breaking through for his maiden hurdle victory in the Speight’s Summit Ultra On Tap 0-1 Win Hurdles (3100m). The son of Zed had placed in his four previous hurdle outings, including at
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Matamata mare Anela (NZ) (El Roca) will be trying to book her passage to Hastings next month when she heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Fairview Motors 1400. The daughter of El Roca has strung together a series of placings and trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander are
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Trainer Steven Woodsford may not have got the result he wanted with Louie Louie (NZ) (Zacinto) in the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) last weekend, but he is hoping for a consolation prize when he returns to Riccarton with the gelding on Saturday. The eight-year-old finished 15th in
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Howie Mathews is hoping he can come up roses at Awapuni on Friday when he takes three runners to the Palmerston North synthetic meeting. The trio of runners make up the Otaki trainer’s entire racing team, which he fits around his gardening business he runs with his wife. “We
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Bruce Sarginson has always held ambitions of becoming a trainer and at Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday he recorded his first win in that role. The local horseman wasn’t overly confident heading to the mid-week meeting with his five-year-old Cruise, but the homebred gelding pleasantly
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Former stakes-winning apprentice jockey Ashley Frye will be back in the saddle at Riccarton on Wednesday, but this time in the amateur ranks. Frye loved her time as an apprentice, winning 75 races in her two-year stint, including two at stakes level, before a race fall brought an
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Oaks heroine Pennyweka (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) has returned a bigger and stronger animal in the eyes of trainer Jim Wallace and he is looking forward to tackling some big spring assignments with the now four-year-old. The daughter of Satono Aladdin was a standout filly last season, winning three
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Sarah Hurrell took out her trainer’s license to continue Half Of Nothing’s racing career, and the grey mare rewarded her efforts when recording her first training win at Hawera on Sunday. “I was hopeful,” Hurrell said. “Her first run back was okay and at Awapuni the track was
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Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan has quickly turned his attention to next weekend’s Grand National meeting following West Coast’s (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) disappointing third placing in the Koral Steeplechase (4250m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The eight-year-old gelding was a short-priced $1.30 favourite to make
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Wexford Stables have locked in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) as Dragon Leap’s next major target following his convincing win at Ruakaka on Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding was first-up in the 9 Sep Alibaba’s Flying Carpets KeriKeri (1100m), with his spring plans resting on