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Annabelle Johnson had a day to remember at Pukekohe Park on Sunday, saddling two impressive winners from as many starters. Commencing Johnson’s successful afternoon was Rightly So (NZ) (El Roca), the four-year-old contesting the Brighthill Farm Yearling Draft 1300 after a creditable fourth in her first raceday appearance under
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David Benjamin, a noted marketing innovator in the thoroughbred breeding industry, passed away on Friday. Benjamin played a pivotal role in establishing the now iconic hospitality area at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale, and Ray Knight, who worked with him at Fieldhouse Stud, said he was a brilliant
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Westbury Stud has an enviable feature race roll of honour with graduates of the farm excelling to the highest level over a wide range of distances. The Gerry Harvey-owned Karaka nursery has bred, raised or sold multiple New Zealand Horse of the Year winners, complimented by Australasian stakes success from
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An $8,000 purchase in 2003 has continued to pay dividends for Gareth Downey over two decades later, when the filly’s son won the inaugural $350,000 The Oaks Stud Remutaka Classic (2100m) at Trentham last Saturday. Downey, a former General Manager of Valachi Downs Stud, relocated to take
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The future of New Zealand racing is set to ignite next summer, with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), TAB New Zealand and Entain combining forces to launch the Southern Hemisphere’s richest three-year-old race – ‘The NZB Kiwi’. Sponsored by New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB), the inaugural Thoroughbred slot race will headline
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If there were two runners in Wexford Stables deserved of a maiden victory, Smokeshow and Tempest have certainly put their hands up through their recent performances. Andrew Scott, who trains the consistent duo in partnership with Lance O’Sullivan, has the unfortunate scenario that only one can break through at
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Ben Foote never doubted the ability of The Odyssey (NZ) (Zacinto), and his faith in the gelding was rewarded when he claimed the inaugural running of the $350,000 The Oaks Stud Remutaka Classic (2100m). The innovation race was introduced by TAB and Entain last year, aimed at gallopers with
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Local star Humbucker (NZ) (Iffraaj) provided a poignant result on Saturday with a successful defence of his title in the $50,000 MLT Gore Cup (2000m). Winning rider Jasmine Fawcett wore a black armband following the loss of part-owner Alison Hazlett on the morning of the race. Fawcett proceeded to
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Trainer Robbie Patterson has had his New Plymouth stable firing on all cylinders of late but even he couldn’t believe he would pick up the two feature events at Trentham on Saturday. Rider Craig Grylls, a close friend of Patterson, shared in the top drawer double as he guided
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Promising filly Aberlour (NZ) (Mongolian Falcon) added plenty of value to a future breeding career when she won a tooth and nail battle against the heavily supported Hakadecree (NZ) (War Decree) to capture the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m). The daughter of former Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m)
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Te Akau Racing continue to make their presence felt in Australia since opening a Cranbourne stable in the spring and four-year-old mare Sans Doute (Not A Single Doubt) made it back-to-back wins at Flemington when a game winner of the Black Caviar Lightning Race Day, 17 February (1100m). Perfectly ridden