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The Everest picture has changed significantly with Brutal (NZ) (O’Reilly) now a leading market contender despite Hawkes Racing refusing to count him in the mix after his Premiere Stakes win at Randwick. The Doncaster Mile winner made his return and a big impression in Saturday's Group Two
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Talented Cambridge galloper True Enough (NZ) (Nom du Jeu) has made the perfect start to a new campaign, scoring a smart first-up win in the Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. The son of Nom du Jeu had won six of his 15 starts
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Megastar Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) earned two slices of New Zealand racing history on Saturday with another commanding performance in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings. She became the first horse to complete Hawke’s Bay’s weight-for-age Triple Crown during the Bostock New Zealand Spring
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Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) continued his dominance of spring three-year-old racing with another breathtaking performance in Saturday’s Gr.2 Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). A spectacular winner of the Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) and Gr.3 Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) in
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A drop in grade paid instant dividends for honest mare Ararat Lady (NZ) (Battle Paint) on Friday night. Cliff Brown’s four-year-old had been testing her mettle against tougher opposition since her last win in a Class 4 race over 1100m in February, including even a raid in
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Ahead of Surprise Baby's (NZ) (Shocking) bid to secure a Melbourne Cup berth, the TAB has taken a big bet on the lightly raced local stayer to win Australia's most famous race. The Paul Preusker-trained gelding is in to $18 for the Melbourne Cup, with
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Expat New Zealand trainer Chris Waller has a strong hand in Saturday’s Gr.1 Epsom (1600m) at Randwick, led by a number of New Zealand-breds. Waller has six horses in the field, including Kolding (NZ), a $5 favourite with TAB bookmakers. The son of Ocean Park, who was
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Well-related filly Chiaretta (NZ) (Makfi) showed she has inherited her share of the family ability when coming from well off the pace to break maiden ranks when winning the NZB Ready To Run Nov 20 - 21 (1200m) at Te Rapa on Friday. Chiaretta split stakes performers Appellant and Blackrocksdetox
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As All Blacks coach Steve Hansen currently plots a path that could see his beloved national team secure the Rugby World Cup’s William Webb Ellis trophy for an unprecedented third consecutive occasion, it was another team of which he is a member that was lifting its own much sought-
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Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie is heading into the last day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival in high spirits. The Waikato horseman will take two stable representatives south to contest feature races on the ten race card on Saturday. Group One performer Dawn Patrol (NZ) Dawn Approach will line-
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Former Singapore champion Debt Agent (NZ) (Thorn Park) makes his Australian debut for new trainer Jim Conlan at Flemington on Saturday. Racing as Debt Collector in Singapore for expatriate Australian trainer Cliff Brown, the gelding's career was curtailed by respiratory issues after posting 12 wins from 24 starts,
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The Andrew Campbell-trained Pimlico (NZ)proved too slick for his rivals when winning over 1200m on debut at Waverley on Thursday and the son of Proisir will now be aimed at a tilt at black-type. Ridden by Jason Waddell, Pimlico sat just off the leaders before finding the