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Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson were pleased with what they saw from their quartet of exhibition gallopers at Te Rapa on Saturday. Galloping in pairs over 1000m, Brando and Trobriand were followed at an interval by Skew Wiff and Maven Belle. “Both pairings ran home in 35.5 (600m)
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Malcolm Hill rolled the dice when lining up Guessing Game (NZ) (Derryn) at Awapuni’s synthetic meeting on Friday and it proved a fruitful decision for the Wanganui trainer. It was the first time the homebred gelding had been on the surface and it proved to his liking, scoring a
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Diamond Jak (NZ) (Jakkalberry) continued his purple patch of form at Te Rapa on Saturday when taking out the Dunstan Horsefeeds 2100. The victory brings the five-year-old gelding’s record to two wins and four placings from seven starts this preparation, although trainer Mark Brosnan said it hasn’
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Wanganui hurdler Lord Spencer (NZ) (Zed) was rewarded for his consistency at Riccarton on Saturday when breaking through for his maiden hurdle victory in the Speight’s Summit Ultra On Tap 0-1 Win Hurdles (3100m). The son of Zed had placed in his four previous hurdle outings, including at
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A change of stable environment seems to have worked the oracle for talented mare Jodelin Gal as she made her way back into the winners’ enclosure at Te Rapa on Saturday when successful in the Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate Day 26 August (1200m). Having her third start for the Stephen
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Former Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock played a starring role at Moonee Valley on Saturday with a quinella in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Challenger Handicap (2040m), headed by emerging four-year-old Superstock. Unplaced in the Gr.3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) during an aborted Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m)
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Prince Alby improved from a game effort in last weekend’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton to charge home out wide and win the major flat event at the venue on Saturday, the Heatstore Open Handicap (1800m). Prepared at Riverton by Kelvin Tyler, the progressive five-year-old
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New Zealand-bred mare Travelling Kate has put retirement plans on hold with a purple patch of form, which she continued with a hard-fought win in Saturday’s A$160,000 ACY Securities Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill. The well-related daughter of Savabeel has hardly put a foot wrong
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Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan provided the highlight of the final day of the Riccarton Grand National meeting as he produced a winning double in the feature jumps events with stablemates West Coast and Berry The Cash. Rugged stayer West Coast was shooting for back-to-back titles in the Racecourse
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The Thoroughbreds in Equestrian Sport programme (TiES) will receive a significant boost for the 2023/24 season with over $76,000 on offer to eligible competitors across two Series. Funded by the 1% levy on stakes, the Series was established in 2014 to demonstrate the versatility of Thoroughbreds and increase
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Adding to the list of further boosts Entain and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing have made to New Zealand’s racing industry in recent months is the delivery of enhanced Pearl Series bonuses for fillies and mares. Entain, NZTR and NZB Insurance have collaborated to provide continued support of fillies and
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JJ Rayner has often been the bridesmaid on her ventures to Riccarton Park for National week and hopes consistent jumper Lord Spencer can break her runner-up streak this Saturday. The Wanganui trainer has thoroughly enjoyed her trips to Christchurch and their stable have been amongst the spoils at the