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Progressive galloper Devastate (NZ) (Vadamos) bounced back to winning form when he prevailed in a thrilling three-way finish to the feature race at Pukekohe, the Jamieson Park 1500. The four-year-old son of Vadamos displayed all his fighting qualities as he held out a stirring challenge from Zaila and the late
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Days after Copper Belt Lodge went public with the news that Stephen Gray will return to New Zealand’s training ranks alongside his distinguished father Kevin, the opening race at Trentham on Saturday unveiled an exciting young prospect for the soon-to-resume partnership. The Kevin Gray-trained First Gear (NZ) (Derryn) was
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Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) has claimed a berth in the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) by the barest of margins when nosing out Freedom Rally (Rubick) to land the Gr.3 BRC Sprint (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday. Prepared by Ben, Will and JD Hayes, the ever-improving six-year-old continued
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Victorian raider Golden Path (NZ) (Belardo) has returned to the winner’s circle with a well-timed run to score in the PF Civil Equipment Handicap (2000m) at Randwick for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. The son of Belardo was perfectly handled by jockey Chad Schofield, with Golden Path
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Recent Kiwi acquisition Scarlet Oak (Kermadec) is repaying her new connections in spades with a hard-fought victory in the Gr.2 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben coming at just her fourth raceday start. Scarlet Oak was an impressive Matamata winner for Ken and Bev Kelso in March before prominent Australian
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Sandown specialist Hard To Cross (NZ) (All Too Hard) made it four wins from five starts at the venue when he posted a comfortable victory in the Benchmark84 Tile Importer Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. In the process the Patrick Payne-prepared son of All Too Hard headed home a kiwi-bred one-two
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Five-year-old mare Maracana (NZ) (Shamexpress) recorded a timely victory in the Gr.3 Drinkwise Mile (1600m) at Doomben on Saturday, with the daughter of Shamexpress set to go under the hammer at this week’s Gold Coast broodmare sale. Prepared by Danny O’Brien, Maracana bounced out of a Benchmark
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A superbly judged front-running ride by Zac Spain paved the way for five-year-old Tavistock gelding Pudding (NZ) to score handsomely at Sandown over 1800m. South Australian based father-daughter training partnership Richard and Chantelle Jolly brought their charge to Sandown after four Morphettville starts this campaign and Pudding delivered in emphatic
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A frustrating North Island campaign for Prince Alby (NZ) (Sacred Falls) finally took a turn for the better with a determined victory in Saturday’s John Cryan (2200m) at Trentham. The quality of the Riverton stayer has never been in question, with seven wins in the South Island along with
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Fresh off a seven-month spell, promising winter sprinter Spencer (NZ) (Derryn) produced a stunning performance to claim one of the feature events on the programme at Trentham, the Metro Interiors Autumn Sprint Final (1200m). Trainer Erin Hocquard was confident of a good performance after the four-year-old had performed well in
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The John Sargent-trained Casual Connection (NZ) (Complacent) has likely earned a trip to Queensland following a hard-fought victory in the PF Civil Handicap (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday. The five-year-old son of Complacent had been racing consistently and was perfectly ridden by Sargent’s apprentice Molly Bourke, box-seating in fourth
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While some feature-race wins are the result of months of planning and preparation, others can fall perfectly into place within the space of just 17 days. Saturday’s Listed Staphanos at Novara Park Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Pukekohe only came on to the radar for Cambridge trainer Dean Wiles after