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Rex Cochrane will forever be remembered as an outstanding horseman and one of the racing industry’s true gentlemen. The champion trainer recently passed away at the age of 93 and following his hugely successful career had retired in 1994 to Alexandra with his late wife Betty. The highly respected
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Successful breeder and owner Daniel Nakhle has high hopes of a double celebration in the coming days. He will be in Christchurch to cheer on his unbeaten three-year-old Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton while
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Plans are in place to give talented mare Pure Incanto (NZ) (Per Incanto) every chance to boost her future value before time is called on her racing career. The sparingly raced daughter of Per Incanto’s final campaign will include a crack at Saturday’s Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m)
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Cambridge Stud and their private trainer Lance Noble celebrated a memorable afternoon at Pukekohe on Tuesday with a clean sweep of the feature events and a winning undercard double. Gifted staying mare Aquacade (NZ) (Dundeel) claimed the Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2050m) before Habana (Zoustar) followed her winning lead to
Australia
A change of approach has presented Lib Petagna with a shot at Australasia’s top staying prize. The Wellington-based bloodstock identity shares in the ownership of the Kris Lees-trained Kalapour, who won his way into Tuesday’s Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington with victory in
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The connections of Classic contender Luberon can breathe easy again after the gifted filly produced a flawless trial performance on the synthetic track at Cambridge on Thursday. Trained by Lance Noble for breeders Cambridge Stud, the daughter of Embellish’s final race day outing ahead of the Gr.1 Barneswood
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An ambitious long-range plan will be put to the test at Flemington on Saturday. Bargain buy Zambezi Khan was set for the Melbourne spring carnival months ago and her lead-up form will now see the daughter of Mongolian Khan take on Australia’s best fillies. She will step
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Recent events at Hallmark Stud have ensured the inclusion of a highly valuable daughter of Proisir in the farm’s draft to New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in January. The Te Kauwhata operation bred and sold multiple Group One winner Prowess and in the lead-up to her
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Awapuni trainer Peter Didham is looking forward to heading to Wanganui and Trentham this week where he will be represented by a handful of runners. His more immediate interest will be at Wanganui on Thursday where he rates a couple of his runners as good prospects. “Morus always gallops well
Australia
Regular updates from across the Tasman have kept a constant smile on New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock’s face since his stable star Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) left for Australia. Sharrock will head over on Friday to put the finishing touches on his Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) contender, who
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The Oaks Stud has a great association with the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and the Cambridge farm are hoping to extend their legacy in the Riccarton Classic next month with Burn To Shine. “We have Catalyst (2019) and Darci Brahma (2005) who we
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War Decree ensured Inglewood Stud received plenty of bang for their buck as backers at Riccarton of one of the key lead-ups to the Classics on the track next month. The War Front stallion is resident at Gus and Bianca Wigley’s farm, sponsors of Saturday’s Gr.3