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The phenomenal Ka Ying Rising has been the horse of a lifetime for everyone associated with him, including his New Zealand breeders, Fraser and Erin Auret. Under their Grandmoral Lodge banner, the Aurets bred Ka Ying Rising as the first foal out of their Per Incanto mare Missy Moo. Missy
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Well-related filly Explosive Express (NZ) (Staphanos) will step out on raceday for the first time when contesting the Schweppes Handicap (1100m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. The two-year-old daughter of Staphanos impressed when winning an 800m trial in New Zealand at Ellerslie in April. Previously prepared by
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Cambridge Stud owned Joliestar (Zoustar) will leave Australia for England with Overpass on Wednesday night to compete at Royal Ascot later this month. The Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass is set to contest the Gr.1 King Charles III (formerly King's Stand) Stakes (1000m) on June 16 and Chris
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Lightly raced filly Paltrow Miss (NZ) (Circus Maximus) will go into the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks fresh off a third placing in the Gr.1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville in April. The Ciaron Maher stable elected to scratch the daughter of Circus Maximus from the Gr.2 The Roses
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Only three wins separate the leading trio in the 2025/26 Hong Kong trainers’ championship, and Mark Newnham is hoping to make further ground when he saddles a team of seven at Happy Valley on Wednesday as Armor Golden Eagle (NZ) (Ace High) returns on the one-week back-up.
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Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) will not run in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane, with the sprint star instead sent for a spell ahead of the new season. Part-owner Ozzie Kheir said on Tuesday morning connections made the difficult decision to bypass the 1400-metre handicap on June
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Chris Waller has turned to the Melhams as he strives to add to his imperious Group One record this season in Saturday's Queensland Oaks. Australia's leading Group One trainer will have three runners in the A$700,000 event, Panova (Trapeze Artist), Chispa (NZ) (Savabeel) and
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On a blustery day that ultimately led to the abandonment of racing at Te Aroha on Monday, homebred juvenile gelding Tardis (NZ) (Time Test) broke through for a deserved victory in the Mlaadi Laurich (Young Laurich’s) Maiden 1150 for trainer Daniel Miller. Bred and raced by Miller’s parents,
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Riversley Park Ready to Run graduate Patch Of Stars (All Too Hard) continued his quick march through the grades with a game performance to deny Raging Blizzard (NZ) (Per Incanto) and claim the Gr.3 Sha Tin Vase (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. It was a fourth win of
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Auckland Thoroughbred Racing chairman Doug Alderslade has been recognised in the King’s Birthday honours for his services to the racing industry and will become an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. “It has been a bit overwhelming, but I am appreciative and humbled by it all,” Alderslade
David Ellis
Te Akau Racing’s founder and principal, David Ellis, has been appointed a Knight Companion (KNZM) of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours, in recognition of his services to Thoroughbred Racing and Philanthropy. This recognition acknowledges a lifetime dedicated to thoroughbred racing,
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The Western Front (NZ) (War Decree) picked up his first stakes victory on Sunday, holding tough to win the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) in a three-way thriller. A rapid improver this time in, the son of War Decree has now won four of eight starts in his elongated campaign