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Te Akau boss David Ellis predicts an influx of Australian jockeys making hit-and-run missions to New Zealand in coming years. Speaking at the barrier draw for Saturday's Karaka Millions meeting, the leviathan owner said the rise in NZ's prizemoney and the retirement of legendary hoop Opie
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Respected New Zealand Bloodstock agent Chris Rutten knows a thing or two about the hard yards. He will meticulously work his way through the catalogue and inspections at the Karaka sales this year - just like he has in previous years. He attributes it as the reason he has been
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Renowned New Zealand punter Ted McLachlan will be wearing two hats at Saturday's Karaka Millions meeting. McLachlan is one of the key lieutenants in the Boys Get Paid betting syndicate, which will pump through more than NZ$100,000 across Saturday's six-race card. But he'
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The autumn campaign of three-year-old Public Attention (NZ) (Written Tycoon) is soon to get underway, with the classic-bound colt set for an important trial in Sydney on Thursday. The son of Written Tycoon is being put on a Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) path, with the colt's co-trainer
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Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) runner-up Scary (NZ) (Shocking) is building up nicely towards his return to the races next month. The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained colt jumped out at Pakenham last Tuesday, when he had Jack Virgona in the saddle. "We're really happy with him,"
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Top filly Bellatrix Star’s (Star Witness) autumn campaign has been aborted and her racing future is unclear after a freak accident at Cranbourne last week. Mark Walker’s Group Two winner and Group One runner-up sustained a serious neck injury when she reared and fell while exiting the swimming
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Tony McEvoy is again looking forward to seeing the familiar OTI Racing colours of navy blue and gold hoops aboard one of his runners when the former Kiwi filly Pick ‘N’ Mix (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) races at Geelong on Saturday. Pick ‘N’ Mix won impressively on debut at Cranbourne
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Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman will be on weather watch this Christmas ahead of Riot And Rose (NZ) (Pins) engagement in the Listed Lord Stakes at the Caulfield Heath on Boxing Day. “We’ll probably just keep an eye on that hot weather, if it looks like it’s going
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The Gr.2 Adelaide Cup in March over 3200m is the next big race target for last-start New Zealand Cup winner Mehzebeen (NZ) (Almanzor). Mark Walker’s tough staying mare arrived in Melbourne this week ahead of an Australian campaign this summer and autumn. “She’s had a little freshen-up
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David and Emma-Lee Browne are hoping to continue to make their presence felt on Australian shores during autumn, as exciting three-year-olds Scary(NZ) (Shocking) and Statuario look to build on their spring momentum. The Browne stable has gone from strength to strength since relocating from New Zealand to Pakenham, with
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Well-travelled gelding Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) will have his first start in Victoria for close to four months when he lines up in the $1 million Supernova slot race at Pakenham on Saturday. After racing in Queensland during the winter, the Lindsay Park-trained galloper ran a gallant second to
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Such is the form his vast Darby Racing stable of horses are in that Scott Darby suspects Saturday's A$300,000 Listed Pakenham Cup could see a reversal in fortunes of his syndicate's runner Goldman (NZ) (Verdi). A one-time early Melbourne Cup favourite in 2023 after