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Westbury Stud duo Tarzino and El Roca were represented by a winning double at northern headquarters to successfully open and close the Ellerslie card. Showing off his sharper stallion skills, Tarzino’s daughters Amourette (NZ) and Grocer’s Girl (NZ) ran the quinella in the 1200m two-year-old event to begin
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The world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) will be out to land a record extending nineteenth consecutive win when he lines up in the Gr.2 Sprint Cup at Sha Tin on Easter Monday. While the pressure will still be there for trainer David Hayes and jockey
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A year after being knighted, Sir Brendan Lindsay, and his wife Lady Jo, will head to England to fulfil a royal engagement – watching their multiple Group One winner Joliestar (Zoustar) compete at Royal Ascot. Sir Brendan, who was recognised in last year’s King’s Birthday honours for his services
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Rangiotu mare Girl Talk (NZ) (Zed) has been a model of consistency this season for trainer Stephen Nickalls and earned a tilt at black type with a deserved win over a mile at Wanganui last month. She will return to the venue on Easter Monday to contest the Gr.3
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Talented Kiwi-bred galloper Rue De Royale (NZ) (Per Incanto) took his career earnings past A$1 million with victory in Saturday’s A$130,000 Evergreen Turf Geoff Murphy Handicap (1200m) at Caulfield. The Benchmark 78 handicap was the third win of a 26-start career for the Per Incanto gelding,
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Progressive stayer Smooth Operator not only rewarded his connections with a Riverton Rural Transport Riverton Cup (2147m) victory to savour on Saturday, but also added a $50,000 bonus to the $46,000 winning stake for the time-honoured Easter staying feature. The Stephanie Faulkner-prepared six-year-old was one of several runners
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A thrilling finish to the rescheduled Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1200m) went in favour of local Riverton filly Better Shared who added some valuable black type to her career record at just her fifth start. The Kelvin Tyler-prepared daughter of Overshare had cleared maidens in fine fashion at her previous
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Apprentice jockey Hyeontaek Oh nearly made the perfect start to his New Zealand riding career at Ellerslie on Saturday, but he was denied in the final few strides by Champion jockey Opie Bosson, who urged Cannon Hill to victory in the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 1300. The son of Ardrossan,
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Consistent mare Tomasina turned around her most recent form with a vengeance when she took out the Francolin Stakes – Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series (1400m) at Riverton on Saturday. Trainer Sabin Kirkland was prepared to overlook her last start failure when finishing second to last in open company at Wingatui
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The Mornington Cup (2400m) could be on The Western Front’s agenda after the New Zealand-bred gelding outstayed his opposition in the A$80,000 Bert Bryant Handicap (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained five-year-old was previously a four-time winner between 1535m and 2025m, but
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La Diem belied her odds at Ellerslie on Saturday when taking out the MyRacehorse 1600, and now stakes targets are in the offing for the regally bred filly. By Wooton Bassett, La Diem is out of Group One winner La Bella Diosa, and she had won one of her five
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Philip and Catherine Brown’s colours have been to the fore over the last few years through the deeds of multiple Group One winners Levante and Legarto, and while both mares are now retired, the Ancroft Stud principals are excited about the prospects of another. Like Levante and Legarto, four-year-old