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Katrina and Simon Alexander have handled their Show By SkyCity (1400m) contender Aksil with patience and hope to reap the rewards of that later in the season. The Te Awamutu-based trainers purchased Aksil as a yearling and the son of Ace High showed an abundance of promise through the trials
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Group One winner Smokin’ Romans will aim to extend his breeder Brian Anderton’s successful run in the Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he takes his place in the iconic Flemington feature on Tuesday afternoon. Anderton established the Mosgiel thoroughbred nursery White Robe Lodge in 1956, which has
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Local runner Gigi produced a herculean performance to claim an amazing home track victory at Tauranga on Saturday in the Bayleys Tauranga 2100 (2100m). The consistent six-year-old looked to be a forlorn chance when he had to sit three wide for a greater part of the early stages in the
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Awapuni filly War Princess moved a big step closer to a summer target when she ventured to Tauranga on Saturday and scored an impressive come-from-behind victory in the Armory Standing at Mapperley Stud 3YO (1200m). The $40,000 race was the first time War Princess had travelled to the north,
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A rare visit to the Wairarapa on Saturday produced a milestone for Tony Pike, who brought up his 800th winner in New Zealand. The Cambridge trainer, who had saddled only three starters at Tauherenikau in his career before this weekend, made the 500km trek south with four runners and went
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Wonderfully consistent mare Glamour Tycoon showed all her fighting qualities to down a talented field of open class sprinters and capture her fifth career victory in the Bayleys Mount Maunganui (1300m) open handicap at Tauranga. The daughter of Written Tycoon has fashioned an enviable record that has seen her out
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A sensational few weeks for Stephen Marsh’s three-year-olds kept rolling on at Tauranga on Saturday when Swiss Prince led home a quinella for the Cambridge trainer in the Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m). Marsh had previously won the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) with
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Class mare Marotiri Molly showed she will be a force to be reckoned with for the rest of the summer as she overcame some home straight traffic issues to take out the Valley Plumbing Redcraze Bowl (1400m) at Tauherenikau on Saturday. The Matt Dixon-prepared seven-year-old had taken out the corresponding
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The big step up from Rating 65 to open company proved to be no obstacle on Friday for Queen Of Kings, who snatched a thrilling photo-finish victory in the Ashburton Raceway Your Gateway to Entertainment 1600. The five-year-old mare went into Friday’s race with only one previous win to
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Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler holds a strong hand heading into his home meeting on Sunday, where he is hoping to secure several winners’ cheques. “I have got some nice chances and some of the fields aren’t that big and strong, so hopefully we can have a good day,” he
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For the second year in a row, the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) dream has gone unfulfilled for the connections of highly talented Kiwi stayer Mark Twain. The son of Shocking secured a golden ticket into last year’s Melbourne Cup with a stunning last-to-first performance in the Listed Roy
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New Zealand-based syndicators Go Racing will kick off the new month with two big-money contenders at Royal Randwick on Saturday. They’ll be represented by the Chris Waller-trained Lord Penman in the A$10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) and the John O'Shea and Tom Charlton-trained Maison Louis in