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Group Two winner Supera (NZ) (Savabeel) is nearing a return to racing. The five-year-old mare rounded out her last preparation with a win in the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) and took the next step towards resuming on raceday with an exhibition gallop between races at Matamata on
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The Listed Staphanos Classic (1950m) at Arawa Park on Saturday has been a major aim for Verry Flash (NZ) (Zed) this spring, however, the well-related gelding could miss the Rotorua feature. The full-brother to dual Group One winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) pulled up with a minor injury after
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Affectionately known throughout Australasia as simply the “Great Race”, the legacy of the Melbourne Cup and its place in thoroughbred racing is one of triumph and of tragedy, of winners, losers and a myriad of colourful characters, sights, scenes and scenarios over its sparkling 158-year history. The 2015 running
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Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston will use Saturday’s Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton as the litmus test for Miss Federer’s (NZ) (Swiss Ace) Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) prospects. The daughter of Swiss Ace has impressed at her two starts this spring,
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Universal Go Go (NZ) (Azamour) proved to be an admirably consistent galloper in Hong Kong last term, winning two races under Vincent Ho and bagging five minor placings too. The Francis Lui-trained five-year-old steps out for the first time this term in the Class 3 High Island
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Chris Waller's preference is to run Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) in the Cox Plate but the champion trainer is keeping the door ajar for the Caulfield Cup until after the mare works at The Valley. Waller has favourite Finche and Naturalism Stakes winner Brimham Rocks heading to Saturday&
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Te Aroha’s meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been abandoned. The racecourse had received 124mm of rain in less than 24 hours and the decision was made to call off the meeting after a track inspection by Stipendiary Stewards and Club representatives on Tuesday.
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Former Te Akau runner Torcedor (Fastnet Rock) has been ruled out of another Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) campaign through injury. The Paul Preusker-trained runner missed last year’s race through illness, while he was ruled out of this year’s edition after pulling up sore at Werribee. “He
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Short Fuse (NZ) (Per Incanto) began her preparation in the best possible fashion at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday, winning her 880m heat by a neck. “It was a nice trial and she did what she was asked,” trainer Graham Richardson said. “She was there for an outing and
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It inspired the biggest Australian sports film of the decade, but the story of Michelle Payne’s historic Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) victory has its roots on this side of the Tasman. Ride Like a Girl, the big-screen retelling of Payne’s Cup triumph in 2015 aboard the
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Having already secured his Caulfield Cup mount and a likely Melbourne Cup hopeful, former champion Kiwi jockey Michael Walker will be testing out further Group One prospects within the next eight days. Walker is thrilled to have landed the ride on the Chris Waller-trained import Finche in Saturday’s
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Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins speaks with Lisa Latta after Secret Allure’s win in the Gr.3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/lisa-latta-5