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Western Australia owner Bob Peters added another chapter to his success as an owner when Affluential (NZ) (Zed) gave him his first jumps winner from his first runner at Pakenham when he won the Ecycles Solutions Maiden Hurdle (3200m). Affluential, trained by John Leek, also has the distinction of being
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Two-year-old filly Star Shadow (NZ) (Reliable Man) made an impressive winning debut at Otaki when she came from last on the home corner to take out the McMillan Equine Feeds 2YO (1300m). The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-prepared daughter of Reliable Man had looked a handy type
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The Hottie (NZ) (Swiss Ace) produced an ideal prelude to next Saturday’s Listed Great Easter Stakes (1400m) with a dominant display down the chute at Riccarton Park on Saturday. The mare’s Taranaki trainer Robbie Patterson had initially planned on trialling her at Foxton on Tuesday before heading south
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Talented four-year-old Mr Mojo Risin’ (NZ) (Deep Field) has recently returned home after a successful stint in Melbourne, and he has wasted no time in making his mark on a New Zealand racetrack. The Andrew Forsman-trained gelding mastered the heavy conditions at Otaki on Saturday to score
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On a day of great racing at Randwick, bonny Trelawney Stud-bred mare Pride Of Jenni was the undoubted star with her dashing display to win the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) under another daring Declan Bates ride. The duo are an inseparable combination as Bates allowed the Ciaron
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A tough week for Ballymore Stables ended on a positive note after New Zealand-bred three-year-old War Machine ran away with the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1400m) on Saturday under the guidance of Jordan Childs. It had been a week since his trainer Mike Moroney was admitted to hospital
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Elite level-winning filly Joliestar successfully returned to racing on the second day of The Championships at Randwick. The regally bred daughter of Zoustar was presented in prime order by trainer Chris Waller and she duly triumphed in the Gr.2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) in her first outing since
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Cambridge Stud stallion Almanzor has sired the first two runners home in the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) with Circle Of Fire and Athabascan dominating the finish. The Ciaron Maher-trained Circle Of Fire claimed top honours and completed his rapid rise to the top of the staying ranks since
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If ever a horse deserved a big race victory it is the consistent sprinter Imwonderfultonight, and the mare got that result at Otaki on Saturday when she took out the Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m). Raced by Windsor Park Stud and Ben Kwok, Imwonderfultonight has come a long way
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Underrated filly Epee Beel claimed her first career stakes victory in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, and in doing so brought up a special milestone for co-trainer Michael Pitman as she became winner number 2000 in New Zealand for the Riccarton maestro. The three-year-old
New Zealand
The brand-new $350,000 TAB Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) was created with the goal of giving lower-profile southern stables their moment in the sun, and the inaugural running at Riccarton on Saturday could hardly have done that better. The race was won by the underrated local Matscot, whose
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New Plymouth trainer Janelle Millar secured the seventh black-type win of her career in Saturday’s Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Otaki, and this one meant more than most. Millar also co-bred and part-owns the emerging stayer Testify Me, who added Saturday’s $120,000