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Expatriate Kiwi trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are hoping for a case of third time lucky with their staying three-year-old Thedoctoroflove. The Cranbourne-based couple have sent the son of So You Think across the Tasman to run in Saturday’s Gr.2 Eagle Technology Avondale Guineas
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The Lance Noble-trained About Time (NZ) (American Pharoah) will be rewarded for her consistent run of form with a tilt at stakes level for the first time in more than a year when she heads to Ellerslie on Saturday. Bred and raced by Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo
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Progressive juvenile Best Rose turned the tables on her key rival at Riccarton Park on Wednesday, scoring an impressive second-up victory in The Tea House At Riccarton Park 2YO (1000m). A filly by Maurice, Best Rose had made two trial appearances for Te Akau Racing’s Matamata stable before
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After going through all stages of life together so far, it would be a fitting result for Meltemi (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and Wild Thyme (NZ) (Darci Brahma) to collect their maiden victories in respective races at Wanganui on Friday. The three-year-old fillies were bred by Richard McKenzie, an
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There are only a few slots to fill in next month’s $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), and Ruakaka filly Vegas Queen (NZ) (Proisir) will be seeking to secure one of them when she heads to Ellerslie on Saturday to contest the Listed Trevor & Coralie Eagle Uncle Remus
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Talented southern filly Miss Ziggy (NZ) (Brazen Beau) will provide trainer Andrew Carston with answers to her immediate program on Saturday. The daughter of Brazen Beau has acquitted herself well in strong company this season and will step out in the TAB 2YO (1100m) at Ellerslie with her performance to
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Gun mare Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) has had plenty of success raiding the northern riches at Ellerslie and she’ll be back to do just that on Saturday, taking on the Gr.1 Sport Nation Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m). A two-time winner of the Gr.1 New Zealand
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Group One performer Qali Al Farrasha (NZ) (Almanzor) will be out to shed her bridesmaid tag when she heads to Ellerslie on Saturday, but she will face a stiff task against a quality line-up in the Gr.1 Sport Nation Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m). The homebred daughter of
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It was an emotional day at Te Akau Racing’s Matamata stables on Sunday when co-trainer Sam Bergerson farewelled Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel) for the final time following her retirement from racing. Bred and raced by Waikato Stud, the daughter of Savabeel recorded Bergerson’s first Group One victory
Australian syndicator OTI Racing have added a $1 million Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) contender to their New Zealand racing arsenal after securing promising filly Twisted Love (NZ) (Vanbrugh) last week. Trained by Waverley horseman Bill Thurlow, the daughter of Vanbrugh scored impressively on debut
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Masa Hashizume had plenty of motivation to get back to race-riding after a fall last month, and on Saturday, he will be back at Ellerslie to partner star three-year-old Willydoit (NZ) (Tarzino) in the Gr.2 Eagle Technology Avondale Guineas (2100m). The Auckland-based hoop is having
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Former champion jockey David Walsh scored his first training success in more than two decades when Leah Hemi saluted aboard Zelia (Fierce Impact) at Riccarton last month, and the local horseman is hoping the same combination can put in a repeat performance at the Christchurch track on Wednesday. While more