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Dual license holder Shaun Fannin had a weekend to remember, training a double at Trentham on Saturday with Hazel Schofer, before jumping in the saddle at Woodville on Sunday to guide Champion jumper West Coast to victory. “It was a wonderful weekend and hopefully we can get a few more
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Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal’s star jumpers Nedwin and The Cossack will line-up over the weekend, but they won’t feature over the fences. Nedwin featured prominently in the prestige hurdles last year, taking out the Waikato Hurdle (3200m) and Great Northern Hurdle (4200m). He resumed with an
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Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has always thought highly of two-year-old gelding Belardi (NZ) (Belardo), and he was pleased to see him display his talent on raceday when taking out the Dylan Johnson Bloodstock (1100m) at Taupo on Wednesday. Bred and race by The Sunlight Trust, Belardi was sixth
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Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler will be represented on both islands in the coming days, starting with Wingatui on Friday where he will line-up a trio of runners. He will have a two-pronged attack in the Grand Casino 75 1600 courtesy of last start placegetters Classic Diva (NZ) (Proisir)
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Bradman (NZ) (Pins) could be looking to add to his stakes haul if he performs up to expectations in the Majestic Horse Floats 1400 at Trentham on Saturday. The Roydon Bergerson-trained six-year-old took out the Listed Flying Handicap (1400m) at the Upper Hutt track last month before
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With three runner-up results from just five raceday appearances, De Russian Rocket (NZ) (Sweet Orange) is due a win, and trainer Ebony Turner is hoping it comes at Wingatui on Friday. The three-year-old son of Sweet Orange has been a consistent performer for the Riverton horsewoman and
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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
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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
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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
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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