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Australia
Three horses carrying the NZ suffix saluted at Randwick on Saturday. First to score was Room Number (NZ) (Reliable Man) who had punters looking for the exit door when leading home a New Zealand-bred trifecta at massive odds in the City Tattersalls Group Handicap (1600m). The $71 outsider, trained by
New Zealand
On a night he has made somewhat his own in recent years, trainer Jamie Richards scooped a second $1million prize at Ellerslie on Saturday when Pin Me Up (NZ) (Pins) scored an upset victory in the Karaka Million 3YO (1600m). After snaring a sixth consecutive Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) with
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Speedy mare Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) was at her brilliant front-running best when she led all the way to take out the Gr.3 Brighthill Farm Eminent First Yearlings Concorde Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie. The Ben Foote-trained daughter of All Too Hard went into the race after a third
Breeding
The race that launched the career of 2020 Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside (Extreme Choice) may have unearthed another smart juvenile with Godolphin filly Plymstock scoring an impressive victory on debut at Randwick, crediting her sire Ribchester with his first Southern Hemisphere winner. Trainer James Cummings indicated the youngster would
Australia
Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (Sweet Orange) has booked a ticket to the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival with his fourth straight victory on Saturday. The Phillip Stokes-trained galloper relished the rise in journey when a narrow winner of the Mirasan.com Handicap (2500m) at The Valley. Saturday's victory followed previous
New Zealand
Talented three-year-old colt Sword Of State (Snitzel) shrugged off an indifferent Australian spring campaign to display his true class when he dominated his rivals in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie. Wearing the colours of Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who co-own the colt and sponsored the
New Zealand
The more things change, the more they stay the same was the feeling after the running of the Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. On a night that generates enormous interest throughout New Zealand it was the familiar tangerine and blue racing colours of Te
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The connections of highly talented three-year-old Mackenzie Lad (NZ) (Vespa) went from a stakes-winning high to one of the worst feelings in racing within the space of a few seconds on Saturday afternoon. The Vespa gelding edged out the favourite Ruby’s Lad (NZ) (Ghibellines) by a neck to claim
New Zealand
The third time was the charm for Dragon Queen (NZ) (Sweynesse) at Ellerslie’s Karaka Million twilight meeting on Saturday, landing a career-best victory in the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m). Since her purchase for $50,000 by the New Zealand Chinese Jockey Club and Paul Moroney Bloodstock at Karaka
International
Undistracted by history, Vincent Ho will adopt a trademark conservative approach to the Gr.1 HK$12 million Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 January) when Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) attempts to match Silent Witness’ Hong Kong record of 17 successive victories. Typically understated, Ho
New Zealand
If David Ellis needed any vindication for the quality of yearlings he has bought at Karaka over the past decade, he only needs to look through the past winners' list of the Karaka Million (1200m) and Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m). The Te Akau Racing kingpin has bought the
New Zealand
Katrina and Simon Alexander will be on a scouting mission at Trentham on Saturday with progressive stayer Stopalltheclocks, while stablemate Te Toki’s immediate future will also be locked in after he steps out at Ellerslie. The Matamata trainers have sent Stopalltheclocks south for the Clubs NZ Summer Cup (2400m)