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Northland breeder Terry Archer enjoyed a memorable afternoon at Tauranga on Saturday when two progeny of his broodmare La Dama (High Chaparral) won consecutive races, providing a timely boost to a family he will be well represented by at next year’s NZB National Yearling Sale. The remarkable double began
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Champion jockey Nash Rawiller is confident Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto) can create history with a third consecutive victory in Tuesday’s A$3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick, particularly if rain arrives ahead of the feature. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding has made the lucrative race his own over
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Former Cambridge galloper Dusty Road (NZ) (Shamexpress) has been enjoying his new surroundings in the South Island and is in great shape to make his debut for trainer Samantha Wynne at Wingatui on Tuesday. Dusty Road won six races and more than $217,000 for owner-trainer Graeme Cameron in
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A Melbourne Cup victory with a daughter of his former Group One star Shocking would be a dream come true for Australian owner-breeder Laurence Eales, who is hoping Shockletz (NZ) (Shocking) can follow in her sire's footsteps at Flemington on Tuesday. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare secured
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The training partnership of Clinton Isdale, who teamed up with husband-and-wife duo Graeme and Debbie Rogerson in May this year were to the fore at Otaki on Saturday when they produced the quinella in the feature race on the day, the Jennian Homes Feilding Cup (2100m) The team
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Second and fourth in 1600m Group One races in her two previous starts, De Armas (NZ) (Ardrossan) stepped up in distance at Flemington on Saturday and opened her Australian account in style in the A$300,000 Gr.2 HKJC World Pool Wakeful Stakes (2000m). The New Zealand-bred Ardrossan
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Noted wet track performer Platinum Diamond (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) threw off that tag in spectacular fashion as she got in the deciding stride to capture one of the feature races at Otaki, the Cavallo Farms & Chris Rutten Bloodstock Handicap (1400m). The Lisa Latta-prepared daughter of Cambridge Stud shuttle
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Trainer Cody Cole was on the board early in the piece at Tauranga on Saturday with promising three-year-old Purple Strike (NZ) (Anders) justifying some heavy support from punters when opening his winning account in race two, the Tauranga Crossing Maiden (1400m). The showy son of Anders had caught
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Ohukia Lodge has a proud record and a well-earned reputation as one of the NZB Ready to Run Sale’s top vendors, so they don’t need much in the way of extra publicity – but a pair of Group One contenders over the next two weeks won’t hurt.
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Concord Connie (Contributer) may be lacking in race experience when she comes up against more seasoned mares in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. But her trainer Charlotte Littlefield is confident Concord Connie, who does not officially turn four until next month, has the ability to be
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Exciting four-year-old He Who Dares (NZ) (Snitzel) made a pleasing start to his season at the Avondale trials on Thursday when finishing strongly to win his 1000m heat, and now trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are setting their sights on some lucrative targets for the son of
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A blistering finish in The Everest has given connections confidence that Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) is primed to defend his title in Saturday's A$3 million Gr.2 Russell Balding Stakes (1300m) at Randwick. The Ciaron Maher-trained seven-year-old produced the fastest final 200m of the