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The late Don Couchman had a big impact on Tina Egan’s development as a horsewoman, and the Stratford trainer said she still refers to her former riding master’s advice when making decisions with her horses. There is one piece of advice that she has particularly lent on with
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Donna Logan is hoping a return to Ruakaka this weekend can help reinvigorate her Group Three performer Yokozuna (Fierce Impact). The three-year-old son of Fierce Impact began his career with a hiss and a roar at the Northland track last year, winning on debut as a late two-
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Group Three winner Spencer (NZ) (Derryn) was runner-up in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) two years ago when ridden by Lisa Allpress, and he will reunite with the returning jockey in this year’s edition where the pair will aim to go one better on Saturday. Allpress has spent
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Tulsa King (NZ) (Staphanos), the little horse with a cult following, is back racing this weekend, but it won’t be in the race trainer Aaron Bidlake had originally intended. Bidlake had earmarked the Listed Agfirst Engineering Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth on Saturday as the rising four-year-
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Foxton trainer Suzy Gordon will be chasing stakes success at New Plymouth on Saturday with a pair of runners that cost her a combined $17,000. Gordon has a knack for eyeing a bargain buy on online auction house gavelhouse.com and revitalising their racing careers, with Turn The Ace
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The amateur rider series has proven to be a great pathway into the professional ranks for several jockeys, and Monique Dey is hopeful she can be one of those success stories. The Wanganui horsewoman has made an instant impact in her first season as an amateur jockey, placing in her
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Amateur jockey Alexandra Reed is looking forward to heading to Avondale on Wednesday where she is set to ride her own horse, Zee Heights (NZ) (Zed), for the first time on raceday in the Race Images Appreciation Maiden (2100m). Reed has made a great start to her riding career, winning
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Apprentice jockey Hayley Hassman had a day to remember at Ruakaka on Saturday, where she rode a winning treble, the second of her career. “It was great to get those three wins and to do it for three small trainers was pretty sweet,” Hassman said. The Matamata rider kicked off
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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