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A revitalised former National winner and a rising star claimed top honours in Wednesday’s rescheduled jumping features at Trentham. The Manawatu ITM Manawatu Hurdles (2500m) went the way of Happy Star (NZ) (Fabulous), a horse that is no stranger to feature success having won the Hawke’s Bay Hurdle
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Memories of a former stable star were rekindled at Trentham on Wednesday for Robbie Patterson when Shamelia Kirk (NZ) (Shamexpress) made short work of her two-year-old rivals. The New Plymouth trainer produced the speedy filly to claim top honours in the Let’s Keep Racing At Trentham Supporters’
Australia
Smokin' Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) has undergone a course of jumping that the Ciaron Maher stable hopes will rejuvenate the Group 1 winner. The rising 10-year-old recently ran second in a hurdle school at Traralgon in preparation for his second-up run of the campaign in the Quayclean
Breeding
Entries are now open for NZB’s Karaka 2027, with the action-packed week of selling set to take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from Sunday 24 January. The 100th National Yearling Sale marked by Karaka 2026 set a new benchmark for the industry with turnover rising by almost
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Queensland hoop Leah Martyn will add some international flavour to the Platinum Homes Apprentice Raceday at New Plymouth on Friday, where she will have seven rides on the eight-race card. Leading Kiwi apprentice Amber Riddell enjoyed competing in Australia’s National Apprentice Race Series (NARS) at Eagle Farm in
Breeding
Waikato Stud stallion Noverre was represented by his first winner when two-year-old gelding Hailstones (NZ) (Noverre) ran out a strong winner of a maiden handicap (1300m) at Scone on Tuesday for Annabel and Rob Archibald. Ridden by Braith Nock, Hailstones sat outside the leader before hitting the front
Racing
Proud Queenslander Peter Moody would love nothing more than to win another Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) and Kiwi gelding Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride Of Dubai) will provide the champion trainer with a solid chance in the state’s greatest race on Saturday. Desert Lightning finished eighth in the Gr.
Breeding
Henrietta, Duchess of Bedford has thrown her support behind emerging stallion Savile Row (NZ) (Makfi) with the Group One performed son of Makfi to relocate to Brighthill Farm this season. The now 12-year-old entire was bred by the late Kevin Hickman and originally retired to stud at his
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Canterbury horseman Jesse O’Flaherty is in his first season of training and he is loving every moment of it. “I just love the training and selling, I love the drive of it,” he said. “Training is quite an addiction, and I don’t feel like it is work because
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Nash Rawiller is confident Hello Captain (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) can make his mark in top company in time. The leading Sydney rider piloted the Chris Waller-trained three-year-old to an impressive victory over 1250m at Canterbury on Monday and was lavish in his praise of the lightly raced
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The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Solid Gold (NZ) (Savabeel) finished a valiant fourth in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) won by Fireball Miss (Bivouac) a week after filling fifth placing in the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m). The daughter of Savabeel jumped from barrier one under Tommy
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Stakes targets are in the offing for promising juvenile filly Shamelia Kirk (NZ) (Shamexpress) if she handles the Heavy going at Trentham on Wednesday when she contests the Let’s Keep Racing At Trentham Supporters Club 2YO Sprint (1000m). Initially set to take place on Saturday, the meeting was postponed