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Talented stablemates Nedwin (NZ) (Niagara) and Dictation (NZ) (Tavistock) will return to the jumping scene at Trentham on Saturday where they will contest the Manawatu ITM Manawatu Steeplechase (4000m) and Manawatu ITM Manawatu Hurdles (2500m) respectively. Nedwin is vying for another feature crown after winning last year’s Pakuranga Hunt
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Well-related mare Free Bird (NZ) (Tarzino) will be tested over a middle distance for the first time at Ellerslie on Saturday, with her performance dictating her future plans. A half-sister to Group One winner Stolen Dance, who Greene trained for the majority of her career, Free Bird has
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Grande Gallo's (NZ) (Belardo) victory in the Waihou Tavern 1150 at Te Aroha on Thursday was doubly pleasing for her trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. The win has put her on track towards a black-type tilt later this month, while it also brought up the
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Three quality weanlings will further boost NZB’s 2026 National Weanling Sale, with the bonus lots set to be offered immediately following the 140 lots originally catalogued for sale at Karaka on Thursday 25 June. Headlining the three supplementary entries is Lot 141, a son of first season sire Paddington
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In a Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) field with a long tail on paper, Michael Hickmott sees no reason Gr.3 SA Fillies’ Classic (2500m) winner Fringes (NZ) (Niagara) can’t run a big race at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Kiwi import took a couple of runs to find
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Billy Boy (So You Think) put his hand up as one of the country’s most exciting jumpers last year following his Manawatu-Wellington Hurdle double at Trentham, and trainer Jo Rathbone is hoping he can repeat that feat this year. He will head to the Upper Hutt track this
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Ever wonder what happened to your favourite horses and humans in racing, post-retirement? Racing.com has introduced a series titled ‘Where Are They Now?’, where journalist Trent Masenhelder catches up with industry participants from yesteryear. The series will showcase former jockeys and trainers, and we’ll find out where
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Tony Pike’s mission to secure black type for Astoria Brooke (NZ) (American Pharoah) will gain further momentum at Ellerslie this weekend. The Cambridge trainer believes Saturday’s trackside.co.nz (1400m) will set the lightly raced four-year-old up well for a loftier target later this month. The
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On a quiet day for the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable, their hopes of a winner at Flemington will lie with a trio of three-year-old stayers in heat four of the Mahogany Series. She's Got The Cash (NZ) (Turn Me Loose), Engine Of War
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Kiwi filly Solid Gold (NZ) (Savabeel) will be on the quick back-up when she takes her place in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) following her fifth placing in last weekend’s Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m). The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained daughter of Savabeel was
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Weather, weight and poor barriers pose a challenge for Andrew Forsman as the Cambridge horseman readies for a busy trans-Tasman weekend. Forsman has been campaigning his promising filly Single Red (NZ) (Vanbrugh) in Queensland over the past month, and having proven herself up to the mark against the three-
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All roads are leading to a home track black type feature for talented youngster She’s No Saint who has already proved competitive with her leading age group rivals. The Ruakaka-prepared juvenile has acquitted herself well during her short career in strong company and will have an opportunity at