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Australian breeder-owner Bob Peters is undecided which race his Group One winner Cosmic Crusader (NZ) (Maurice) will next contest, following his luckless run in Saturday’s Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. The New Zealand born son of Maurice will either line up in the Gr.1 Makybe
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Group One-winning trainer Bev Kelso passed away on Saturday, aged 80. She was one half of one of the most revered training partnerships in the country, alongside her husband Ken, with the Matamata couple having a strike-rate envied by many. Hailing from Bay of Plenty, Bev was a
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Moments after the post-race cheers for Beiwacht had died down as the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes field returned to scale, another mounting yard celebration roared into action. It didn’t come from the stable of the runaway winner, but rather from another large group of connections who could have
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Former northerner Moving Melody (Deep Field) made the perfect start to her career in the South Island with a strong winning performance in the Echoes Of Heaven At Clearview Park Open (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. In the stable of Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley, the daughter of Deep Field
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There was a positive sense of déjà vu for Ohoka trainer Samantha Wynne at Riccarton on Saturday, when her last-start winners Honor The Name (NZ) (Brazen Beau) and Shawshank (NZ) (El Roca) went back-to-back. The in-form pair recorded strong wins in Rating 75 and Open grade
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A return to 1400m around Caulfield brought the very best out of the Group Three-winning mare Fancify (NZ) (Niagara), who bounced back to winning form with a dominant front-running performance in Saturday’s A$150,000 Evergreen Turf Handicap (1400m). Previously a seven-race winner including the Gr.
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With bigger and better things pencilled in for later in the spring, the lightly raced Mr Miller (NZ) (Almanzor) continued his impressive progress through the grades with another easy win in Saturday’s A$160,000 Bankstown Sports Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill. The New Zealand-bred Almanzor gelding was a
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Ever-popular horsewoman Kylie Williams signed off her riding career with a fairytale ending, piloting the Shankar Muniandy-prepared What She Wants (NZ) (Almanzor) to win the aptly named Celebrating Kylie Williams (1800m) at Riccarton in her final raceday ride. Williams, who had her first ride at the track on
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Transcend’s (So You Think) connections could be forgiven for having déjà vu through the closing stages of the Mounties Group Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday, but this time the talented mare deservedly took home the winner’s share of the A$160,000 stake. The Michael Freedman-trained
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Timaru filly Outback Girl (Bivouac) has booked a return trip to Riccarton in a fortnight to contest the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) following her impressive maiden win at the Christchurch track on Saturday in the Cup Week Tickets On Sale – 1 September Three-Year-Old (1100m). The daughter of
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New Plymouth conditioner Robbie Patterson produced a winning double at Wanganui on Saturday, including impressive open sprint winner Belles Beau (NZ) (Iffraaj), who kicked off a new campaign with victory in the Take It Easy Tours (1200m). Patterson had indicated he was expecting a forward showing from the son of
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Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh went one better in the first three-year-old stakes race of the season when race favourite Perfect Chaos (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) chose the ideal time to shed her maiden status with a comprehensive victory in the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m). Marsh runners Churmatt