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The purchase of two-time stakes winner Live Drama (NZ) (Ghibellines) for $75,000 on gavelhouse.com this week means that breeder Warwick Jeffries is about to enhance his broodmare band with two of the South Island’s best-performed racemares from recent seasons. Jeffries won last season’s New Zealand Small
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Wexford Stables have fond memories at Ellerslie with Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock), and they are hoping to add another when they head to the Auckland track this Saturday to contest the Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m). Asterix is unbeaten on the course in two starts, recording the stable’
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Te Akau Racing’s unbeaten filly Captured By Love (Written Tycoon) is set to face her sternest test to date when she heads to Ellerslie on Saturday to contest the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m). The daughter of Written Tycoon got her career off to the perfect start when winning
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The New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) Board has today regrettably announced the resignation of its Chair, Cameron George, effective 31 July 2024. Under his leadership, George, who has served as Chair since 2020, has played a pivotal role in steering NZTR and the racing industry through various challenges and sizeable
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The connections of short-priced favourite Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) are in for a massive payday following Saturday’s $450,000 Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie, irrespective of the result. The daughter of Proisir is almost assured of taking home the lion’s share of the $650,000
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Tony Pike has tipped Harlow Rocks (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) as the stable’s best chance of stakes success at Taupo on Friday. The Cambridge trainer will be represented by the in-form Roc de Cambes filly and the promising Sign Of Peace (NZ) (Preferment) in take two of the Gr.
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A genuinely run Gr.2 Auckland Cup (3200m) will bring out the best in proven stayer Mahrajaan (Kitten's Joy) on Saturday when he bids to add to his silverware. His depths of stamina were emphasised when he won the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) under 55kg in
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Promising filly Bedtime Story (NZ) (Per Incanto) will get her opportunity at attaining black-type in next week’s Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) following her victory in the Cavallo Farm & Chris Rutten Bloodstock 3YO (1300m) at Otaki on Wednesday. It was the third victory from five starts for the
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Owners Alastair Lawrence and John Rattray, of Bonneval (NZ) (Makfi) fame, have had success sending horses to Waipukurau trainer Simon Wilson over the last few years and they are hoping that continues with their Group Three winner Marroni (NZ) (Makfi). Wilson had previously been entrusted with Scutar (NZ) (O'
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Stephen Marsh’s immediate focus is on Ellerslie this Saturday with stable star Velocious (Written Tycoon), but he’s also got an eye on a following juvenile prize. The Cambridge trainer is upbeat about her chances in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and, all going well, a Central Districts
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Tauranga trainer Antony Fuller is hoping history repeats itself on Saturday when he takes Roger That (NZ) (Shinko King) north to Ellerslie to contest the Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m). The now 11-year-old gelding caused an upset in the race in 2020 when taking out the then
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Australian stallion Pariah is living up to his name across the Tasman, with the former Arrowfield Stud stallion set to have just his third New Zealand runner at Otaki on Wednesday. Andersons Bay (Pariah) will make his debut in the Farmlands Otaki Maiden (1400m) for trainer Harvey Wilson, who came