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New Zealand
Quality three-year-old Probabeel returned to the fold at the Te Aroha trials on Monday and looks set for another lucrative campaign after comfortably accounting for her rivals in a 1000m heat. Prepared by Jamie Richards for Brendan and Jo Lindsay of Cambridge Stud, Probabeel won last season’s
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Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins talks with Graeme Rogerson, co-trainer of impressive Awapuni winner Beauden. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/graeme-rogerson-1
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Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins catches up with trainer Jim Pender after The Real Beel’s win in the Gr.2 Cal Izuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/jim-pender-1
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Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins speaks with trainer David Greene after Justamaiz’s win in the Gr.3 Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/david-green
New Zealand
Jason Waddell is in top form with three stakes winners in eight days, but the Cambridge jockey came so close to ending his riding career earlier this season. Waddell was emotional after Wyndspelle’s first Group One win in the Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham, then a week later
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike believes rules around late scratchings need to be reviewed after he was fined $350 for late-scratching Intrigue at Te Rapa on Saturday. Pike made the call to scratch the Group Two performer from her 1600m contest due to firm track conditions and expected rain not
New Zealand
Champion jockey James McDonald will be on a working holiday when he takes a break from his busy Sydney schedule to return home to Cambridge for Christmas. Despite being in contention for the New South Wales Jockeys Premiership, McDonald is keen to have Christmas in New Zealand with his family,
Breeding
With Charm Spirit in stellar form and a new wave of stallions approaching their yearling debuts, the festive period has some extra shine this year for the team at Windsor Park Stud. Multiple Group One winner Charm Spirit has been shuttling to Windsor Park since 2015, and his oldest southern
New Zealand
Promising three-year-old Scorpz (NZ) (Charm Spirit) overcame a wide run in transit to nab his second stakes victory in succession when he outstayed his age-group rivals in Sunday’s Listed Hynds 3YO Salver (2100m) at Ellerslie. The Stephen Marsh-trained galloper has made steady improvement in recent
Australia
A stronger Super Seth (Dundeel) is in the early stages of his build-up towards his next preparation which will be aimed at adding more feature race success to the Caulfield Guineas winner's CV. The Anthony Freedman-trained colt capped his spring preparation with a thrilling win in
New Zealand
Courageous Cambridge mare Pop Star Princess (NZ) (Makfi) put all her fighting qualities on display at Te Rapa on Saturday when she downed a talented line-up of rating 82 gallopers over 1200m. The noted front-runner strode straight to the head of affairs after making a quick getaway from
New Zealand
After narrowly avoiding disaster as he left the starting gates, promising galloper Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) showed just what a talent he could become over a staying journey when he demolished his rivals in Saturday’s open 2000m event at Awapuni. The Team Rogerson-trained five-year-old stumbled badly as