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Trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney is looking forward to heading home to New Zealand after a highly success Spring Carnival. While Moroney is looking forward to spending some time with his family, he will also take the opportunity to visit is Matamata barn, headed by his New Zealand co-trainer Pam Gerard.
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Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are hoping to achieve more Group One success with Smokin’ Romans as they set their sights towards autumn with the New Zealand-bred six-year-old. The son of Ghibellines was a dominant winners of the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in October and his
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Top-class miler Aegon is off for a break with features across the Tasman in autumn in mind after a great effort for second in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m). Fresh from a fourth-place finish in the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, Aegon started favourite
New Zealand
Impressive Trentham winner Tivaci Princess is on target for a quick return to action in her home track feature this weekend. The Roydon Bergerson-trained filly has breezed through her latest outing to be in the running to back up in the Gr.3 Lawn Master Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni.
New Zealand
Manawatu trainer Stephen Nickalls was overwhelmed with excitement after Chase (NZ) (Zed) ran home for third in the Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. The son of Zed was coming up against some seasoned Group One horses including Aegon, Tiptronic, Prise De Fer, and Vername, and
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Relief was an over-riding emotion in the Dragon Leap (Pierro) camp following the six-year-old’s stunning performance at Pukekohe Park to end a lengthy winless streak. The son of Pierro put a frustrating barren spell behind him in style on Saturday when he powered home from well back in the
Australia
Progressive New Zealand-bred galloper Kissinger (NZ) (Tavistock) provided further evidence of his staying prowess when he produced a sustained home straight burst to comfortably score his first stakes success in Saturday’s Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) Under the guidance of Damien Oliver, the lightly raced seven-year-old sat back in the
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Progressive three-year-old Sacred Satono (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) produced a winning effort that more than honoured the memory of the champion galloper that Saturday’s feature race at Pukekohe was named after when taking out the Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m). The Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley-trained runner was
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Flash Feeling (NZ) (Iffraaj) bounced back from a disappointing effort at his most recent start when he produced a determined finish to take out the John Duff & Co Benchmark 78 (2000m) at Pakenham. The four-year-old Iffraaj entire had run ninth in
New Zealand
It has been a long time in the making but grand galloper Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) finally claimed his first elite level title when he took out the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. In a distinguished career that is littered with black type wins
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Despite a few moments of concern when placed in tight quarters at the top of the Trentham home straight, rugged filly Impendabelle (Impending) maintained her unbeaten record with a dogged performance to win the Gr.2 Mode Technology Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). The Tony Pike-trained filly had been an impressive
Australia
Group One performer Vassilator is set to end a frustrating last few months for his connections when he makes his raceday return at Pakenham on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred seven-year-old has overcome an ulcer to an eye and a severe case of tying-up that had his new trainer Lisa Jones