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Amateur jockey Lucy Klee had a memorable day at Te Aroha on Thursday when recording her first win in the saddle aboard Because (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Jason Roberts BYL Livestock Amateur Riders 2200, and the aspiring apprentice is hoping it is the first of many. “It was a great
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Matamata trainers Peter and Jessica Brosnan scored the perfect result at Te Aroha on Thursday when they quinellaed the Vet Associates Equine Pakuranga Hunt Open Hurdle (3100m) with Squire (NZ) (Savile Row) and Jake (NZ) (War Decree). Squire, who finished runner-up in the race last year behind Hill Of
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Jumps trainers have had a frustrating run of postponements of their feature meetings this year, with the latest being Te Aroha’s Pakuranga Hunt meeting last Saturday, which was postponed to Thursday due to the heavy rain forecast for last weekend. One trainer that was pleased with the delay was
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Apprentice jockey Cooper Stumbles will return home to ride at Wingatui on Friday, where family members are hoping they will be cheering home his first winner. The Waikato-based rider, who has 11 raceday rides under his belt, is one race shy of a full book of rides, with his
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Matamata trainer Pam Gerard has elected to bypass Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) with Affirmative Action (Yes Yes Yes), which will allow the Stephen Marsh-trained Tardelli to make the 16-horse field. Affirmative Action resumed with a pleasing fourth placing in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m)
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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