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New Zealand
Promising mare Saint Alice (So You Think) demonstrated she will be a force to be reckoned with in her upcoming assignments when she dashed away in the closing stages to record a comprehensive victory at Ellerslie on Sunday. The Peter and Dawn Williams-trained four-year-old has strengthened up considerably this campaign
New Zealand
Leading rider Opie Bosson is putting in the hard yards as he gets set to ride Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) candidate The Perfect Pink (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa on Wednesday. The Perfect Pink will carry just 54.
International
New Zealand-bred five-year-old Zebrowski (NZ) (Savabeel) ran out a gutsy winner of the Gr.3 Centenary Vase (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday to make it back-to-back Group Three victories for the Caspar Fownes trained gelding. The son of Savabeel looked to be in trouble mid-stretch but rallied under a
Australia
Will Clarken has his sights set on the Gr.2 Blue Point Sprint over 1000m on February 18 with Parsifal (NZ) (Darci Brahma) following the first run of his Dubai World Cup Carnival campaign. Parsifal finished sixth in the Listed Dubai Sprint over 1200m on Friday night at Meydan, while
New Zealand
Talented galloper Brando (NZ) (Savabeel) was back in the winner’s circle at Ellerslie on Sunday, taking out the HR Fiskens & Sons Ltd 1400 at his first start since being gelded. The four-year-old son of Savabeel finished runner-up in last season’s Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) but outside
New Zealand
A patient approach taken with promising galloper Mach Schnell (NZ) (Zacinto) paid a winning dividend at Ellerslie on Sunday. The Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained five-year-old has always exhibited plenty of promise but greenness and a lack of maturity had combined to thwart his winning aspirations earlier in his career. Those
New Zealand
A plan that was hatched shortly after progressive galloper Marchand (NZ) (Burgundy) ran second at his two-year-old debut last season looks to be well on track as the three-year-old son of Burgundy sets his sights on a tilt at the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in March. Bred
Breeding
Feature race wins by La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos) in the Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) and Lincoln King (NZ) (Shocking) in the Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham on Saturday, continued a wonderful run for progeny of the resident stallions of Matamata-based Rich Hill Stud. La Crique is
Australia
Five-year-old gelding Wairere Falls (NZ) (Savabeel) landed the sixth win of his career when successful in the Ned Whiskey Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday for trainer Chris Waller after getting conditions to suit. Wairere Falls got the better of favoured stablemate Yiyi when coming with a well-timed run under
Australia
A pair of Kiwi imports combined when jockey Linda Meech gave Zoltan a ten out of ten ride to prevail in the Ascend Trophies Handicap (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday. A four-time winner in New Zealand, Zoltan was having his third start for Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde, and the
New Zealand
It was mission accomplished for underrated galloper Monza Circuito when she led all the way to take out the Listed Speight’s Timaru Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton. The seven-year-old Showcasing mare did her early racing for local trainer Mike McCann but shifted into the care of Stephen Marsh’s Riccarton
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh registered a notable milestone when he saddled the quinella in the Gr.3 NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) with Lincoln King and Starrybeel. Marsh went into the race with a degree of confidence following the midweek scratching of pre-post favourite and last