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There will just be one Central Districts representative in Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie, and trainer Lisa Latta is hopeful one is enough to claim the lion’s share of the $400,000 purse. The Palmerston North horsewoman will line-up Platinum Attack (Santos) in Saturday’
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Group One-winning trainer Bev Kelso passed away on Saturday, aged 80. She was one half of one of the most revered training partnerships in the country, alongside her husband Ken, with the Matamata couple having a strike-rate envied by many. Hailing from Bay of Plenty, Bev was a
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Timaru filly Outback Girl (Bivouac) has booked a return trip to Riccarton in a fortnight to contest the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) following her impressive maiden win at the Christchurch track on Saturday in the Cup Week Tickets On Sale – 1 September Three-Year-Old (1100m). The daughter of
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Kylie Williams has been a staple of New Zealand’s jockey ranks for three decades, but at Riccarton on Saturday she will don silks for the last time. It will be a full-circle moment for Williams, who had her first ride at the track on its biggest day as
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While all eyes are on Stephen Marsh’s glamour mare Well Written (Written Tycoon) ahead of next Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m), the Cambridge horseman’s attention is firmly focussed on this weekend’s racing as he bids to add another Guineas trophy to his mantle. Marsh will
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Te Akau Racing will be chasing stakes success at Caulfield and Wanganui on Saturday, but they will also be paying close attention to Riccarton, where several of their spring hopes will kick-off their preparations. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson will line-up a dozen horses at the Christchurch
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It’s just over a week out from the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie, and trainer Stephen Marsh couldn’t be any happier with hot favourite Well Written (Written Tycoon). The unbeaten mare is set to kick-off her spring preparation in the $400,000 feature and had
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Hi Yo Sass Bomb (NZ) (Complacent) was runner-up in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) two years ago, and trainer Kim Reid is plotting a path towards the spring feature at Hastings in October in a bid to go one better. She will begin her path towards the final
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It didn’t take newly licensed apprentice jockey Alyssa Parris long to notch her first win, bringing it up in just her second professional ride aboard the Danny Frye-trained Miraqua (NZ) (Ocean Park) at Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday. “It was great to get that first win,” Parris
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Group Three winner Ears Back (NZ) (Jakkalberry) provided John Blackadder with fond memories on the track, and following her retirement from racing she is being offered as a broodmare prospect in Gavelhouse.com’s latest auction. Blackadder raced the daughter of Jakkalberry on lease, and she went on to win
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Group Two winner Moxie (Strasbourg) showed she is on song for next week’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie following her convincing trial win over 1150m at Te Awamutu on Tuesday. The five-year-old mare took owner-trainer Ken Harrison on a great ride last season, which
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Byerley Park trainer Donna Logan was pleased to step her stakes performed fillies, Parfait Dimanche (Anders) and Belle Rebelle (NZ) (Ribchester), out at the Te Awamutu trials on Tuesday, and she is hoping they can both match their black-type feats from last season this spring. While winless as a