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A long drought was emphatically broken at Geelong on Saturday as Wertheimer (NZ) (Tavistock) overpowered his opposition and landed a $51 upset in the A$100,000 Canadian Club Handicap (2400m). It was the fourth win of a 32-start career for the New Zealand-bred son of Tavistock, and
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The lightly raced Blissfull Lady boasts the pedigree of a quality stayer, and she stepped up in distance on Friday and produced a performance worthy of those bloodlines in the Trigg Construction Northland Cup (2200m) at Ruakaka. Blissfull Lady is a daughter of the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner
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A classy front-running ride from Tegan Newman provided Steven Cole with a special victory at Ruakaka on Friday with Per La Vita. Based out of Byerley Park, Cole has a team of around 25 gallopers in training, of which many are shared in ownership with his father, David Cole.
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Almanzor four-year-old Holymanz will be vying to secure his ticket back to New Zealand later this month when he heads to Geelong on Saturday to contest the A$300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m). Raced by Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Holymanz is earmarked to head to
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There will be plenty of local interest at the Hastings meeting on Saturday, with Candle looking to prove she is a black-type mare in the making in the Complete Flooring HB Handicap (1200m). Apprentice jockey Lily Sutherland was given praise after a smart ride aboard Candle last start at
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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