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An impeccably-timed ride by Aaron Kuru saw the Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal-trained Nedwin (NZ) (Niagara) take home the spoils in a true staying contest in Sunday’s Peter Kelly – Bayleys Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) at Te Rapa. As predicted pre-race, exuberant jumper English Gambler and jockey Hamish McNeill set
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The spring is Challa’s favourite time of the year, and the Te Akau Racing speedster continued that tradition with another bold front-running performance in Saturday’s $50,000 Crawford Developments Open (1200m) at Riccarton. Ever since placing in the Listed Welcome Stakes (1000m) in November of 2018 and winning
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Four years after picking up a third placing at big odds in the A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m), Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie has secured himself a second shot at the unique Warrnambool showpiece. Nassak Diamond (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) guaranteed herself a place in the Jericho Cup field with
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Talented apprentice jockey Donovan Cooper has had his promising start to the season interrupted by injury. The 23-year-old had kicked off 2023-24 in style with three well-ridden winners in August, but an untimely trackwork incident has temporarily halted his momentum. “I had a horse flip on me during trackwork and
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Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) notched his fourth Group One victory in comfortable fashion when landing the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. In a small field of seven that always looked a tactical affair, winning jockey Craig Williams took luck out of the equation as he settled one-out
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Class mare Mustang Valley (NZ) (Vanbrugh) proved a cut above her rivals at New Plymouth on Saturday as she relished the Heavy10 surface on offer to race clear in the feature flat event, the Seaton Park Open (1400m). Last season’s Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) winner put a massive
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Quality three-year-old filly Viva Vienna (NZ) (All Too Hard) confirmed she will be a major contender for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) in November with another fighting victory in the feature event at Riccarton on Saturday, the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m)
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Cambridge horseman Shaun Phelan took two horses to New Plymouth on Saturday and they did him proud by providing the quinella in the second race on the card, the Signright Open (1800m). Noted front-runner Hit The Road Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) showed all his fighting qualities as he defied the challenge
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Five-year-old gelding Satness (NZ) (Sweynesse) scored a strong win in the Midway Handicap (1600m) at Randwick for trainers Robert and Luke Price, providing returning jockey Brock Ryan with a first metropolitan success since a five-month layoff with a shoulder injury. The hardy son of Sweynesse was given a perfect ride
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Underrated galloper Lady Telena (Vespa) continued a good run of recent form with a comfortable victory in the Martin Collins New Zealand Cup Trial (1800m) at Riccarton on Saturday. In the process the six-year-old mare, who has now won three of her last five starts, surprised trainer Kenny Moore with
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The CHRISTCHURCH CASINO South Island Racing Awards for the 2022/23 Racing Season were presented at function held at Riccarton Park Racecourse on Friday 15 September 2023. The awards were made on behalf the Southern Region Racing Clubs with the support of the Canterbury Westland Racing Owners Association and the
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Romancing The Moon (NZ) (El Roca) was arguably one of the unsung heroes among a star-studded three-year-old crop last season, and started her four-year-old season where she left off with a commanding victory over 1100m at Taupo on Friday. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained mare picked up stakes placings