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Benji King has welcomed an influx of horses to his Matamata stable over the last few months, and he is excited about several of their prospects, particularly Waikato Stud mare Convinced. Formerly in the care of the farm’s resident trainer Kris Shailer, the daughter of Super Seth impressed when
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Cody Cole will be holding his breath when the barriers crash open for Saturday’s Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings. The Matamata trainer only needs to see his charge Atmospheric (NZ) (El Roca) break on terms to believe the son of El Roca can make his presence felt
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Trelawney Stud blue hen Sayyida has sadly passed away at the age of 26 and is now laid to rest on the farm she called home, with a special plaque marking her place and the remarkable legacy she leaves behind. Purchased as a yearling and trained by Roger James for
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The South Island’s Inglewood Stud is renowned for the quality of yearling drafts they bring north to Karaka on a regular basis, but next month’s NZB Ready to Run Sale takes the respected nursery into uncharted territory. It will be Inglewood Stud’s first time selling horses at
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An international partnership savoured a top result at Flemington on Saturday when Miss Waititi (NZ) (Circus Maximus) broke her maiden in style in the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m). The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained daughter of Circus Maximus was bred by Windsor Park Stud with the Singapore-
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Palmerston North gelding Platinum Pantheon (Hanseatic) got his Australian campaign off to a pleasing start at Randwick on Saturday when finishing runner-up over 1200m. It was the four-year-old gelding’s fourth consecutive second placing, having been runner-up in his last three outings in Queensland over winter,
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New Zealand Horse of the Year Well Written (Written Tycoon) remains on track for the A$10 million Gr.1 Golden Eagle (1500m) after losing her unbeaten record at Randwick. Well Written finished sixth in the Gr.1 TAB Epsom (1600m) after an eventful run in which she received some
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Windsor Park Stud stallion Circus Maximus is an emerging sire of classic three-year-olds, and another one may have been unveiled at Flemington on Saturday when Miss Waititi (NZ) (Circus Maximus) took out the A$175,000 Listed Howden Super Impose Stakes (1800m). Circus Maximus finished a close second
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Progressive mare Astoria Brooke (NZ) (American Pharaoh) claimed her first victory at black-type level when she burst through the middle of a crowded pack with 100m to run to score in the Listed Fairview Matamata Kaimai Stakes (1600m) at Matamata. New Zealand’s current leading rider Michael McNab took
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Top class mare Qali Al Farrasha (NZ) (Almanzor) added a second stakes victory to her impressive career record when she burst clear in the concluding stages to win the Gr.3 Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders Stakes (1400m) with consummate ease. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-prepared daughter of Almanzor
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Former champion stallion Savabeel, who passed away at his Waikato Stud home base in June this year, showed what a loss he has been to the local breeding industry thanks to two impressive winners early in the day at Matamata. Four-year-old mare Pilates (NZ) (Savabeel) put herself in
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Two years after making his pinhooking debut with a $350,000 profit, Tim Askew is returning to the NZB Ready to Run Sale with his very first draft in his own name. The young horseman will offer four colts at Karaka next month under the banner of Pamina Lodge. Back