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Former New Zealand eventer Annabel Tuthill has added another string to her equine bow by taking out her thoroughbred trainer’s license. Tuthill competed at the highest level in eventing, competing at the Badminton and Burghley horse trials in the United Kingdom, and was named as reserve for New Zealand’
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A trip across the Tasman is on the cards for Group One performer Malt Time (Adelaide) if she performs up to expectations in the Dunstan Horsefeeds 1300 at Te Rapa on Saturday. The seven-year-old daughter of Adelaide has been a standout for trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy this season, finishing
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Local trainer Lance Robinson holds a strong hand heading into Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Thursday, and he is hopeful he can snare a couple of winners cheques on the nine-race card. Delphillius (NZ) was a last start winner on the track and Robinson is hopeful the daughter of Rageese
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The Haunui Farm-bred and raced Bound To Be (NZ) (Reliable Man) impressed with her runner-up debut performance at Ruakaka earlier this month and trainer Kylie Hoskin believes she can go one better at Cambridge on Wednesday. The three-year-old daughter of Reliable Man will head to the midweek synthetic meeting where
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It was a sentimental day at Arawa Park on Saturday for Cambridge trainer Lance Gussey after he recorded his first win as a trainer courtesy of Joshua Brown, a horse bred by his late father Ronald Gussey. The son of Dalghar was having just his second raceday outing, having finished
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A tilt at stakes level is in the offing for exciting juvenile Whiskey ‘N Roses following his debut runner-up performance behind Magice over 1200m at Matamata last Wednesday. The son of Belardo was green in the concluding stages of his debut outing and showed there is a heap of improvement
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The Dennis family name is synonymous with Southland thoroughbred racing, and on Friday Christopher Dennis added to his family’s racing legacy when notching his first official training win at Riverton. While Dennis has had a lifelong involvement in racing, he didn’t take out his training license until four
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Wexford Stables’ Queensland contingent will receive some reinforcements in the coming weeks following Geriatrix (Almanzor)’s win in the Van Dyk’s 3YO 1400 at Arawa Park on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Almanzor was on trial to join stablemates Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High) and Tomodachi (NZ) (Tarzino) across
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Our Absolute (NZ) (Niagara) continued a memorable season for trainers Robyn and Russell Rogers when she was runner-up in the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa a fortnight ago. The result added some valuable black-type to her pedigree page, also achieved by stablemate Zecora (NZ) (Power), who
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Jim Sweetensen spent decades at sea captaining merchant ships, but there was always one thing that he couldn’t shake – a dream to train racehorses. For decades that dream remained exactly that, however, when the Australian native retired to New Zealand a few years ago, he decided to bite the
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Group Three performer Master Brutus (NZ) (Swiss Ace) showed he has lost none of his class over his 14-month hiatus from racing when victorious in his 1000m trial at Avondale on Tuesday. The four-year-old son of Swiss Ace hasn’t been sighted on raceday since his unplaced run in last
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Highline Thoroughbreds’ profile as a source of quality youngsters continues to grow with Discretion Rules (Alabama Express) their latest black-type success story. The Cambridge-based operation of Cam and Eva Heron offers a full range of services from yearling preparations, spelling, agistment and foaling down, with success to the highest level