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Apprentice jockey Sam McNab is having a season to remember, which was further enhanced at Te Rapa on Saturday when he rode his first winning treble. “It was awesome to get my first treble,” McNab said. “You obviously have to have the support and horse under you, but it was
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Sima Mxothwa was beaming with pride at Oamaru on Sunday after he got his hands on his first trophy of his career when guiding home Tumuch (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) to win the Dunstan Feed Waimate Cup (1600m) for trainers John and Karen Parsons. The 24-year-old apprentice jockey was
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Well-related gelding Hi Yo Fox Rox (NZ) (Complacent) broke through for his maiden win at the second time of asking when taking out the Manawatu-Whanganui Civil Contractors NZ Maiden (1600m) at Wanganui on Saturday. A full-brother to Group One performer Hi Yo Sass Bomb, Hi Yo Fox
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Promising two-year-old Old Fashioned (NZ) (Proisir) won impressively on debut at Wanganui on Saturday, but trainers Bill Thurlow and Sam O’Malley are resisting the temptation of pressing on to black-type targets for now. Bred and raced by the Goodson and Perron Family Trust, Old Fashioned had
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South Auckland apprentice jockey Tom Wigram is currently on cloud nine after riding home his first winner at New Plymouth on Friday. He scored the win aboard Bridie (NZ) (Ocean Park) for local trainer Allan Sharrock in the Naki Plumbing And Gas (1600m), Wigram’s first ride of the day
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Group Two performer Quondo (Wootton Bassett) will resume this weekend when he heads to Matamata on Sunday to tackle the Team Wealleans 1200. The three-year-old son of Wootton Bassett showed plenty of promise earlier this season when winning on debut in September before finishing runner-up in the
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The transfer of the Dunstan Feeds Waimate Cup (1600m) to Oamaru on Sunday has brought mixed feelings for Stephanie Faulkner. The Timaru trainer was set to contest the mile feature on her home track last Sunday with He’s Tunza Grunt (NZ) (Pure Champion) and O'Riordan (NZ) (Proisir)
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Lisa Young had plenty of success as a jockey and now the Canterbury horsewoman is enjoying her time on the other side of the fence as a trainer. Young rode for 11 seasons and won 159 races in the saddle, including two at stakes level, with her first coming on
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With his stable star named after a former top footballer, it’s easy to tell football is Mike Breslin’s biggest passion outside of racing. The former national grade player will realise a long-held dream of attending the FIFA World Cup when he flies to the United States of
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Queensland hoop Leah Martyn will add some international flavour to the Platinum Homes Apprentice Raceday at New Plymouth on Friday, where she will have seven rides on the eight-race card. Leading Kiwi apprentice Amber Riddell enjoyed competing in Australia’s National Apprentice Race Series (NARS) at Eagle Farm in
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Canterbury horseman Jesse O’Flaherty is in his first season of training and he is loving every moment of it. “I just love the training and selling, I love the drive of it,” he said. “Training is quite an addiction, and I don’t feel like it is work because
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Stakes targets are in the offing for promising juvenile filly Shamelia Kirk (NZ) (Shamexpress) if she handles the Heavy going at Trentham on Wednesday when she contests the Let’s Keep Racing At Trentham Supporters Club 2YO Sprint (1000m). Initially set to take place on Saturday, the meeting was postponed