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New Zealand
A lengthy round trip to Woodville this week successfully served a dual purpose in Janelle Millar’s countdown to a top-flight target with her talented mare Zola Express (NZ) (Shamexpress). The New Plymouth trainer topped off the Shamexpress six-year-old’s preparation for Saturday’s Gr.1 Rydges Captain Cook Stakes
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Stable favourite Justacanta (NZ) (Per Incanto) has returned to the care of his New Zealand trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy after a fruitful time in Australia over the last 18 months. In the care of Patrick Payne, Justacanta won the Gr.2 Linlithgow Stakes (1200m) and Listed Paris Lane Stakes
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Fresh from nearly causing a 78-1 Classic boilover at Riccarton, Alfriston (Jukebox) will be aiming to show on Saturday that the run was no fluke. Alfriston led for much of the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) earlier this month, fighting hard down the straight to finish fourth, just
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Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) has appreciated time between assignments from an early age and that selective approach continues to bring out the best in the five-year-old. He has been sparingly raced throughout his career with six wins from 15 appearances and nearly $1.5 million banked from his efforts for
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Promising filly Impendabelle will have her first test at stakes level when she heads to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Gr.2 Mode Technology Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). The daughter of Impending was impressive when winning by 4-1/2 lengths over 900m when on debut at the Upper Hutt
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Sinarahma exceeded expectations at Te Rapa with a performance that left little doubt she can take full advantage of her remaining opportunities. The multiple stakes winning daughter of Darci Brahma finished a luckless second in Saturday’s Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) in her first appearance since she triumphed
Australia
Expat New Zealand trainer John Sargent says his secret to training stayers is fairly simple: get the right horse, and a lot of long, slow work. Now based in Sydney, Sargent added to his fine record with long distance horses with two major victories in Australia at the weekend: the
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Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston had a super day at Cromwell on Sunday with a trio of wins and two second placings from six runners. The day started with an emotion-charged victory when Bad Flamingo (NZ) (Zacinto), a horse bred and raced by Nigel Babbage who passed away last weekend won
Australia
There were scenes of joy at Warrnambool as the John Sargent-trained galloper Bastida (NZ) (Pierro) claimed the A$288,000 Jericho Cup (4652m) on Sunday in front of enthusiastic connections who travelled from New Zealand. A New Zealand bred four-year-old, Bastida ($4.60), who won his way into the race
Jockey Danny Beasley bid Singapore farewell with a well-timed run in the opener, scoring aboard Lim’s Zoom (NZ) (Zacinto) for his all-time supporters in the Class 5 1200 at Kranji on Saturday. New Zealand breds filled the placings with Per Incrown (NZ) (Per Incanto) closing in on the outside
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Northland trainers Kenny Rae and Krystal Williams had their patience rewarded in more ways than one with a triumphant end to Sunday’s Cromwell Cup meeting. The father-daughter team trekked south from their Ruakaka base and had eight horses entered across the two-day meeting on Friday and Sunday. A solitary
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Five-year-old mare Faithful Feat (NZ) (Per Incanto) will be aimed at black-type assignments this campaign after a dominant victory in an open handicap over 1300m at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Peter Lock-trained daughter of Per Incanto was narrowly beaten when second in the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m) won