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Waverley’s Bill Thurlow will return to Te Rapa this Saturday with rising jumping star Whiskey Tango (NZ) (Proisir), hoping the promising jumper can produce a repeat of his winning performance at the Waikato venue last month. The rising jumping star will head north to contest the SVS Starting Gates
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Patrick Payne is planning a low-key spring with his maiden Group One winner Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) who will not chase the major Cups this year. Dunkel won three of his first four starts in Victoria after making his debut in October, then he progressed to Tasmania, where he won the
It only takes one small thing to go wrong to affect a trainer's plans. Matthew Brown had a plan in place with Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) who runs in the Neds Punter Assist Handicap (1700m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Prix De Turn started his campaign
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Co-trainer Mick Price believes his Kiwi-bred charge Artzino (NZ) (Tarzino) will benefit from further experience when contesting his second start over 2000m on Saturday, lining up in the Caulfield Handicap (2000m) for three-year-old’s at the Melbourne course. A son Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino, Artzino has faced poor draws and
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Rangiora galloper Louie Louie (NZ) (Zacinto) will get his first shot at stakes glory following his dominant performance in the Winning Edge Presentation Winter Cup Trial (1400m) at Ashburton on Thursday. Eased out of the gate by jockey Lemmy Douglas, Louie Louie settled at the rear of the field in
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Genetic testing is set to play a big part in the shaping of Globe's (NZ) (Charm Spirit) spring campaign, with the Caulfield Cup now an unlikely target for one of the feature's early fancies. Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr's unbeaten galloper is currently
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Mark Walker is refusing to get complacent as he closes in on an historic first 200-win season. The Matamata trainer goes into Friday racing at Awapuni on 194 wins for the 2022-23 calendar, needing just six further victories to become the first trainer to win 200 races in a New
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Trainer Tom Dabernig wants to ascertain whether Flying Mascot (NZ) (Tavistock) still has the zest for racing after a long stint on the sidelines. Flying Mascot has not raced since last October after scintigraphy discovered bone bruising after a long campaign stretching out over 12 months without a serious break.
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Butler (NZ) (Showcasing) is guaranteed to start a short-priced favourite in the open handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday, but trainer Allan Sharrock isn’t under-estimating the threat posed by his well-performed stablemate. The highly regarded son of Showcasing will be at cramped odds in the Group One Turf Bar
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Hawera trainer Anna Clement will head to Awapuni with a strong hand on Saturday and hopes her stakes-winning filly Rocababy (NZ) (El Roca) can return to her winning ways. The daughter of El Roca pleased with her first-up runner-up effort behind Fellini (NZ) (Belardo) at Awapuni in May before she
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Te Akau trainer Mark Walker continued his standout season at Rotorua on Wednesday when scoring with Fay Khan It (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) in the Have Your Function At Arawa Park 1560. From her wide alley, Fay Khan It was stoked up early by jockey Michael McNab to press on for
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Northern apprentice Kelsey Hannan and Canterbury mare Athene (NZ) (Raise The Flag) have been rivals in their last two meetings, but the pair will unite at Ashburton on Thursday in the Dunstan Horsefeeds 2200. Hannan has ridden the Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-trained Zelenski (NZ) (Shocking) to defeat Athene in