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Robbie Patterson’s stable has been firing on all cylinders since Boxing Day, including a four-win haul at Otaki on Thursday, and now the New Plymouth trainer has Saturday’s iconic Kumara Gold Nuggets meeting in his sights. Patterson saddled winners at Otaki on Boxing Day, New Plymouth on December
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The Dunstan Stayers’ Championship Final (2400m) has become renowned as a strong form reference for feature staying races every season, and trainer Chris Wood is hoping that trend continues when Canheroc contests the Listed Marton Jockey Club Marton Cup (2200m) at Hastings on Saturday. The Dunstan has unearthed countless quality
Australia
Mike Moroney’s classy filly Coeur Volante (NZ) (Proisir) will miss the early part of the autumn carnival as she takes time to recover from a busy schedule in 2023. Coeur Volante won three straight races last year, two of those at group level, before finishing fourth in the Gr.
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Champion Sydney jockey James McDonald is set to return to his homeland to ride at the revamped TAB Karaka Millions meeting at Ellerslie on January 27. The expat Kiwi tasted success at the meeting in 2019 aboard the David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained Long Leaf in the Karaka
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God Of Eros (Pierro) was never intended to be a long-term member of Shane Crawford’s stable, but the Cambridge horseman isn’t dwelling on the unexpected outcome. Originally purchased as a trade horse, he will attempt to complete consecutive wins when he runs in Friday’s Trigg Construction Northland
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Never Look Back (NZ) (Shocking) has come a long way in a short time and he will bid for further black-type staying honours at Hastings. The lightly raced son of Shocking will take aim at the Listed Marton Jockey Club Marton Cup (2200m) on Saturday with Leah Hemi, who is
New Zealand
Stakes targets are in the offing for promising juvenile The Victress (Zousain) following her debut win in the Lindsay Goudie & Brian Hare Memorial 1000 at Te Aroha on Wednesday. Backed into $1.20 favouritism, The Victress began well for jockey Opie Bosson to take an early front-running role and
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After a mixed spring preparation, Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver) announced herself as a key figure in the upcoming southern Guineas series with a dominant Rating 75 victory at Omoto on Wednesday. The talented daughter of Vancouver was a Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) winner as an autumn two-year-old and came off
Australia
Melbourne Cup winning trainer Mike Moroney believes Saturday’s A$300,000 Coastal Classic at Geelong presents as the ideal race for stable stalwart, Bermadez (NZ) (Tavistock). The seven-year-old hasn’t won since May 2022 but has returned in good form this preparation, finishing second to Pascero (Pierro) in both
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Exciting four-year-old Adam I Am (NZ) (Almanzor) was just toying with his rivals in the closing stages of the Coastwood Homes Lockwood Thames Cup (1600m), with his dominance far exceeding his half-length winning margin. The son of Almanzor jumped well to take an early lead before handing up to Family
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A daring ride by Lee Callaway on Kahma Suitsya (NZ) (Tavistock) in the Recreation Hotel Greymouth Cup (2000m) well and truly paid off on Wednesday, with the mare scoring a comfortable victory in the Omoto feature. The daughter of Tavistock jumped away perfectly and was sent straight to the front
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Our Absolute (NZ) (Niagara) scored a popular win at Te Aroha on Wednesday when taking out the Pencarrow Stud 1100. Bred by trainers Robyn and Russell Rogers under their Kendayla Park banner, the Waikato couple race the filly with jockeys Trudy Thornton and Lynsey Satherley, with the latter doing the