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Te Akau Racing will establish an operation in Victoria. Te Akau Principal David Ellis CNZM confirmed that the Cranbourne Turf Club’s world-class training centre will be home to Te Akau Racing Australia. “This is a milestone for Te Akau, for our team, and especially for our owners – having
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Racing in Singapore is set to be discontinued from October next year following a government decision to repurpose the 120 hectares of land in Kranji on which the Singapore Racecourse currently sits. It is a crushing blow to the hard-working participants, with the Singapore Turf Club to hold its
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Promising jumper Shackeltons Edge (NZ) (Thano) made a pleasing return to racing at Hastings on Monday following a two-year hiatus. The Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal-trained nine-year-old had shown plenty of talent over fences, winning his maiden steeplechase before finishing runner-up in the Wellington Steeplechase
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Wewillrock (NZ) (El Roca) will be given an opportunity to add to his stakes record when the four-year-old steps out at Randwick on Saturday. The talented son of El Roca will make his second Australian appearance in the Listed Bob Charley Stakes (1100m) and his first start from
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Local trainer Paul Nelson was pleasantly surprised to welcome back The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) a victor following The TLJ Handicap (2200m) at Hastings on Monday. New Zealand’s Champion Jumper was having a hit-out on the flat at his home track to keep him up to the mark ahead
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The Singapore Government announced on Sunday that about 120 hectares of land in Kranji on which the Singapore Racecourse sits, will be handed back to the Singapore Government in 2027 for redevelopment. Singapore Turf Club will close its facility by March 2027. The Singapore Turf Club will hold its final
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Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan didn’t know what to expect from her promising hurdler English Gambler at Hastings on Monday, but she needn’t have worried. The eight-year-old gelding had been pulled up last start at Trentham after tiring in the Heavy10 track conditions, and Brennan hoped it
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Former jumps jockey Reece Cole has enjoyed his transition into a career as a trainer and celebrated his first win in that role at Avondale last Saturday. The Matamata horseman was delighted to welcome back Shocking Penny as his first winner following her triumph in the Westbrook – Flows From The
New Zealand
You won’t find a more unique pairing in racing than Brian Marriott and Bellissimo. He may be a 94-year-old trainer and she may be a 10-year-old mare, but neither of them are done with winning yet. On Saturday, Bellissimo belied her age when taking out
New Zealand
Opie Bosson’s decorated riding career has been further acknowledged in the 2023 King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours list. The champion jockey has been named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for his contribution to the thoroughbred industry. “I’m very proud, it’s a
International
Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) might be given the chance to extend a phenomenal season in search of a ninth victory after matching Beauty Generation’s (NZ) (Road To Rock) record for the most wins in a single Hong Kong campaign with a dominant performance in the Gr.3 Sha Tin
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Cancer survivor Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace) broke a long winless streak with a thrilling victory in the S$110,000 Kranji Sprint (1200m) in Singapore on Saturday. Remarkably, the six-year-old son of Swiss Ace was second-up after a neck cancer that required surgery. That happened after