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Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso have raced two outstanding daughters of Proisir in the colours of Philip and Catherine Brown, and on Wednesday they are hoping they can unveil another at Taupo. The Browns have struck gold in the last few years with Group One winners Levante (NZ) and Legarto
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Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh believes Bourbon Proof (Justify) can make his presence felt in strong three-year-old company next season. Marsh has formed a good opinion of the Justify youngster, but his confidence about a winning debut at Taupo on Wednesday took a severe hit when he was handed a horror
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Knock Off broke a two-decade winless drought for his trainer Gerard Cvitanovich when he went to Hawera on Sunday to score in the Trans Ag Centre Ltd “Kelly & Rosie Myers” 1400. The semi-retired dairy farmer had just 50 prior starts to his name for seven wins, and he was
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Warren Kennedy has made waves in the New Zealand jockey ranks since moving from his native South Africa, and now his wife, Barbara, is hoping to do the same as a trainer. The 32-year-old horsewoman has spent her life in racing and trained in South Africa for a few seasons
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It will be the dawn of a new era for Byerley Park trainers Peter and Dawn Williams, as they get set to enter into the next stage of life after announcing their retirement from racing. “I am 70 next month and I felt it was time to move on,” Peter
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Cindy Falls evened the ledger with Sir Sterling at Te Rapa last start, and she will be out to go one better when the pair meet at the Hamilton track once more in Saturday’s Jones Trucking 1400. The Lauren Brennan-trained Sir Sterling got the upper hand in in their
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It may have taken until the tail end of his four-year-old season, but Darryn Weatherley believes his Group One winner Pier (NZ) (Proisir) has finally furnished into a mature racehorse. The son of Proisir was a standout three-year-old last term, winning the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and
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A return to Australia was on the cards for Wewillrock (NZ) (El Roca) this winter, but trainers Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos have elected to keep him in New Zealand to tackle some home targets. He performed with distinction across the Tasman over the winter months last year for Sydney
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Te Aroha mare Deebee Bellfer (NZ) (Preferment) has been in a purple patch of form of late and will be vying to extend her golden run when she heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the PGG Wrightson Grain 2100. The five-year-old daughter of Preferment had more than 12
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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