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Sally McKay and her racing partners are hoping for further celebrations from their remaining time with genuine performer Rochello (NZ) (Highly Recommended). The Ascot Park trainer is among the ownership group behind the daughter of Highly Recommended who has been in fine form ahead of Friday’s Riverton Rural Transport/
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Champion jockey Craig Grylls will take time out from domestic duties to continue his successful association with Single Red (NZ) (Vanbrugh) this weekend. The 36-year-old has ridden the filly in two of her three wins and jumped at the chance to partner the Andrew Forsman-trained three-year-
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A trip to the Queensland winter carnival remains in the mix for talented colt Excite (Wootton Bassett) but the immediate focus is on another domestic black-type target. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained son of Wootton Bassett continued his rise when he accounted for stablemate Incandescent in Saturday’
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A future Classic campaign has already been tabled for promising filly So Fear (NZ) (Ardrossan) who will close out her two-year-old preparation at Te Rapa. The in-form youngster will be given a break following Saturday’s Listed Waikato Equine Centre Veterinary Stakes (1400m), with expectations high that
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Promising filly Belle Rebelle (NZ) (Ribchester) hails from a potent stakes family and will attempt to add further black type honours to her pedigree page at Te Rapa on Saturday. The daughter of Ribchester finished runner-up last time out in the Listed Star Way Stakes (1200m) and will attempt
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Drops Of God’s (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) dazzling display at Te Rapa at the weekend set up a quickfire inter-Island black type double for Nearco Stud with the second leg stylishly closed out soon after at Riccarton by Perlino (NZ) (Super Seth). The lightly raced pair of homebred fillies
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Promising mare Monologue (NZ) (Contributer) will close out her four-year-old campaign at Te Rapa where she will bid for further black type honours. The emerging daughter of Contributer has enjoyed a successful preparation under the patient handling of trainer and part-owner Alexander Fieldes and will sign off
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Te Akau will chase feature race victories at three venues in the coming days with Zantabulous (NZ) (Almanzor) to lead off the assault on Friday in her first tilt at a stakes prize. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained mare looks well placed in the Listed Jennian Homes Anzac
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Andrew Campbell is eyeing off black type events with two members of his stable in the coming week. The Otaki trainer has Friday’s Listed Manawatu ITM Anzac Mile (1600m) at Otaki in mind for comeback wonder Riverplate (NZ) (Flying Artie), while Hayworth (NZ) (Ace High) will run in the
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Robert Wellwood believes the pre-post market for Saturday’s Gr.3 Championship Stakes (2100m) is a fair reflection of his stable's three-strong bid on the age group feature at Ellerslie. With training partner Roger James, they will be represented in the Trelawney Stud-sponsored event by
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Richard Didham is expecting bold showings from all four of his runners at Ashburton on Thursday. The highest rated of the Canterbury trainer’s representatives is the Super Easy mare Candle (NZ) (Super Easy), who will drop back in grade in The Jan Hay Handicap (1200m) in a bid to
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Idle Flyer’s (Dundeel) maiden Group One success in the Queen of the Turf Stakes (1600m) at Randwick prompted celebrations at Little Avondale Stud. The Matthew Smith-trained daughter of Dundeel is out of the Street Cry mare Progressive whose half-sister Winter Sky (Invincible Spirit) is a member of