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Southern mare Ears Back (NZ) (Jakkalberry) will be seeking to end her season on a high when she heads to Wanganui on Saturday to contest the Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m). Rangiora trainer John Blackadder sent the six-year-old mare north for a two-run campaign, and while things
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Te Akau’s southern arm have a busy week ahead, with a big team at Thursday’s Riccarton Synthetic meeting before talented juvenile Cool Aza Rene treks to Wingatui on Sunday. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained gallopers will be out in force in each of the Rating 75
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Kiwi hoop Wiremu Pinn made an instant impact when trying his hand riding in Melbourne a couple of years ago, and now he is hoping he can do the same in Sydney. The 26-year-old flew across the Tasman last week to commence a winter riding stint in New
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Ace High filly She’s A Dealer (Ace High) will keep ticking over until her Classic aspirations become clear. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained three-year-old was a gallant runner-up at Randwick on Saturday, but her chances of a start in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks
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Beneath The Stars (NZ) (Ten Sovereigns) may have a fair way to go to reach the lofty heights of some of her relatives, but she is heading in the right direction following her maiden victory at Ellerslie on Sunday. Bred and raced by George and Maryanne Simon, Beneath The Stars
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Underthemoonlight (NZ) (El Hermano) was a high-class mare during her racing days and she’s continuing to star during the second phase of her career. The daughter of El Hermano was a multiple black-type winner and placed at the highest level and subsequently made an immediate impact as
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Suzy Gordon was in the spotlight at Awapuni’s first synthetic meeting of the winter on Sunday, with a winning double headlined by surface specialist Doubtful Sound (Not A Single Doubt). The gelding by Not A Single Doubt had four previous wins on the Awapuni and Riccarton Synthetic tracks and
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Jamie Searle, a journalist for 34 years and founder of the Facebook page Southland Thoroughbreds, died in Mosgiel on Thursday. Searle maintained his dedication to those involved with Southland thoroughbred racing despite illness this year. The 61-year-old suffered a stroke late in February and he was diagnosed with
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Conor and Sarah Fahy are making a habit of winning races at Ellerslie for South Island owners Debbie O’Driscoll and Pete Wilson. That formula paid off again for the Pukekohe trainers on Sunday with the lightly raced four-year-old Super Fly (NZ) (Ghibellines), who charged home for an
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Sunday’s Kingmakers Syndication (2200m) at Ellerslie was Ata Rangi’s (NZ) (Haradasun) first raceday appearance in 204 days, but the versatile nine-year-old brought his A-game to Auckland and resumed on a winning note. The Haradasun gelding headed into Sunday’s $25,000 open handicap as a
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Up-and-comer Sense Of Timing (NZ) (Time Test) made a big statement in the final race on the card at Te Rapa on Saturday, leaving her rivals three and a half lengths behind in the Champion Freight (1500m). The four-year-old daughter of Time Test had been runner-