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Champion New Zealand apprentice jockey Amber Riddell is testing the waters in Australia over the next three months, with hopes of making the move permanent by Christmas. Formerly based in Palmerston North, where she was apprenticed to Lisa Latta, Riddell had a season to remember last term, winning 80 races,
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Exciting Karaka graduate Nonu (NZ) (Anamoe) made an immediate impression in his first public appearance, leading throughout to score a dominant three-and-a-half-length victory in Monday’s official two-year-old trials on the Kensington track at Randwick. The Bjorn Baker-trained colt was purchased for NZ$
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The Ciaron Maher-trained Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) kicks off her spring campaign this Sunday at Caulfield, with the four-time Group One winner set to contest the Gr.2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) – a race she has won the past two years. Maher’s national assistant trainer, Jack
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Rising age group star Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) continues to add further honours to his already decorated family. The Oaks Stud-bred and sold three-year-old landed top honours in Saturday’s Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) to now share favouritism for the upcoming Gr.1 Caulfield
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Hannah Wilson finished her time as an amateur jockey in the best possible fashion at Te Aroha on Sunday when winning the Duke of Gloucester Cup (2200m), and ultimately the Race Images-sponsored 2026 Amateur Rider Series. The 23-year-old hoop was sitting two points behind series leader Monique
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Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) will head into the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) as one of the leading contenders after strengthening his claims with an emphatic victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m). The New Zealand-bred three-year-old will go straight into the October
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Champion trainer Chris Waller has revealed he is revisiting whether to send his star mare Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) to this year’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup, following the release of weights on Thursday. With the triple-Group 1 winner and natural topweight Sir Delius not being nominated for this year’
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Christmas (Palace Episode) has come early for Australian trainer Paul Preusker after his horse, which bears the same name, took out the Ben & Ryan Foote Racing Great New Zealand Steeplechase (6200m) at Te Aroha on Sunday. Preusker bought the now 10-year-old gelding out of France several years
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Rejuvenated galloper Knock Off (NZ) (Fabolous) proved too tough for his rivals in the Trentham mud as he dominated proceedings from the front to capture the Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m) on Saturday. Trainer Gerard Cvitanovich has played the patient game with the seven-year-old and
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The New Zealand-bred Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) stamped himself as one of the horses to beat in next month’s Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) with a dominant performance in the A$300,000 Gr.3 Sportsbet Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) on Saturday. Now a four-time winner
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Te Akau Racing unleashed one of their leading candidates for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November when System Of Play (Ole Kirk) made short work of his rivals at Ellerslie on Saturday. The unbeaten colt, who had won his only
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduate Perfumist (NZ) (El Roca) made an emphatic return to racing at Newcastle on Friday, powering clear to claim the Gr.3 NZB Tibbie Stakes (1400m). The Bjorn Baker-trained daughter of El Roca had shown she was ready to fire with a