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Five days before his half-sister goes through the Karaka sale ring in the NZB National Weanling Sale, Sunshineinmypocket (NZ) (Proisir) added a seventh win to his record with a blistering come-from-behind performance in the A$160,000 Cactus Imaging Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Trained by
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He may have plenty on his plate at Royal Ascot as Joliestar (Zoustar) prepares for her start on Saturday, but Chris Waller is also keeping an eye on his prospects at home. One of the stable's better winning chances comes in the form of Hello Captain (NZ) (Hello
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Whether Shangri La Impact (NZ) (Staphanos) ever gets back to Stakes grade remains to be seen, but Tom Charlton is confident he has found the right race for her to continue her progression at Randwick this Saturday. The daughter of Staphanos will contest the $160,000 B&J Guttering
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Queensland-based jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor will relocate to New Zealand in August as he looks to capitalise on opportunities during the country's lucrative spring and summer racing carnivals. The 26-year-old rider, who secured his maiden Group One victory aboard Palaisipan (So You Think) in the
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Donna Logan will saddle a trio of runners on Saturday at Ellerslie on Winter Finals Day as the multiple Group One winning trainer continues to make significant strides to re-establish herself in New Zealand. The accomplished horsewoman spent seven years in Singapore but her time in the Lion City
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Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso will be hoping lightning can strike twice. The Matamata conditioners unleashed promising juvenile Latoya (NZ) (Proisir) to win over 800m at the Avondale trials on Tuesday, with the Proisir filly showing she has inherited at least some of the family ability. The two-year-old’
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There aren't many better at taking a tried horse and improving them to greater heights than Joseph Pride, who has taken care of talented gelding Poison Chalice (NZ) (Savabeel). The six-year-old by Savabeel was formerly prepared by Horsham-based trainer Paul Preusker, who was last seen
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Mega Ace (Earthlight) proved a cut above the rest with a dominant display in the RM200,000 3YO Sprint Championship (1200m) at Sungai Besi on Sunday. Jet Thirty Five (Santos), a debut winner just last week, jumped brilliantly and was clear leader early but Mega Ace quickly chased him down
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A lengthy campaign for talented stayer The Western Front (NZ) (War Decree) is set to continue, with the Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and JD Hayes eyeing further opportunities for the in-form galloper through the winter. The five-year-old resumed from a Pakenham jumpout in December and
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Almost five years after rising to the top of Perth racing with a five-win sequence that culminated in the 2021 edition of the Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m), remarkable veteran Western Empire (NZ) (Iffraaj) is once again winning black-type races in a row. Saturday’s A$200,000
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The well-travelled Bankers Choice (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) is seven weeks away from his ninth birthday but is still a force to be reckoned with on the racetrack, recording the 10th victory of his career in Saturday’s A$150,000 Quayclean Handicap (1800m) at Sandown. The Mongolian Khan gelding
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Emerging stayer Thebudgiesmugla (NZ) (Redwood) has never been beaten over 2400m, and he added a fourth win to that unblemished record when he stepped up to stakes level in Saturday’s A$200,000 Listed Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Rosehill. The New Zealand-bred son of Redwood has wasted