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Hunter Durrant has been rewarded for his commitment to leading Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton barn with promotion to assistant trainer for the trans-Tasman operation. Te Akau principal David Ellis was impressed with Durrant’s dedication and success as foreman for their Riccarton stable last season, with their southern base
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Promising stayer Whangaehu (NZ) (Proisir) claimed his biggest success when came with a bullocking late run to take out the Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday. The six-year-old son of Proisir has always promised to perform at a higher level and finished off his last campaign with
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A tilt at the $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie in January is on the cards for promising juvenile Romanoff(NZ) (Belardo) following his maiden victory in the Uza Bus Two-Year-Old (1100m) at Otaki on Thursday. The son of Belardo showed plenty of inexperience on debut at
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Promising stayer Nereus (NZ) (Savabeel) put his current campaign back on track when he captured an action packed Gr.3 TAB Counties Cup (2100m) on Saturday. The field of fourteen runners was thrown into chaos after 500m when Arby (NZ) (Proisir) dropped rider Matt Cartwright after making contact with the
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Quality mare Luberon (NZ) (Embellish) put a classy field of sprinters to the sword at Pukekohe on Saturday when she dashed away in the closing stages to score a handsome victory in the Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m). The Lance Noble-trained daughter of Cambridge Stud stallion Embellish was
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Royally bred filly Sesimbra (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) made it back to back victories to open her three-year-old campaign when she took out the opening event at Wanganui, the Wanganui Function Centre 3YO (1200m) in dramatic fashion. The daughter of US Navy Flag, who was lining up for her
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In a coup for the New Zealand racing industry, the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) have announced the arrival of World Pool to two New Zealand thoroughbred meetings in early 2025. In an unprecedented development for the New Zealand racing industry, the TAB Karaka Millions meeting at Ellerslie in Auckland
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The Waikato Thoroughbred Racing (WTR) board has announced that members have agreed to undertake further work towards securing a single fit-for-purpose site for racing and training in the Waikato. This announcement follows endorsement by WTR members at its AGM yesterday and is the result of extensive feasibility studies and independent
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Promising mare Bella Waters indicated she is on the right path to success in some of the upcoming major summer feature events when she came from last to secure victory in the Gr.2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) at Tauranga. Carrying the colours of Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo
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Apprentice Sima Mxothwa would have had his heart in his mouth with 250m to run in Saturday’s Laser Plumbing Waihi Beach (1400m) at Tauranga. Trainer Allan Sharrock entrusted the four kilogram-claiming apprentice with the ride on race favourite Sumi in the open 1400m contest and up until the closing
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Promising filly Celestial Wonder (Xtravagant) left little to the imagination at Te Aroha on Wednesday, bolting to her maiden success in the KB Bloodstock 1150. After impressing at the trials, Celestial Wonder showed plenty of fight in the testing conditions on debut at the course on October 30, finishing a
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Off the back of the success of last season’s middle-distance bonus series, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing and Entain Australia & New Zealand have this season launched the Champion Sprint Series, sponsored by Sport Nation. The series will run alongside the revamped Rich Hill Champion Middle Distance Series, with the