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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 12 February 2024
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Pike fillies show class at Te Rapa
Tony Pike’s classy pair of Harlow Rocks and Vera Rose put their hands up for loftier targets after playing the bridesmaid role at Te Rapa on Saturday. Harlow Rocks, a daughter of Roc De Cambes, had shown early promise including a strong maiden victory in late November, before a
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Master Fay sets sights on Australian riches
Exciting sprinter Master Fay is set to test his talents across the Tasman, with the six-year-old gelding booked to fly to Melbourne next week to chase elite-level targets. The former Hong Kong galloper repaid the faith of owner-trainer Chad Ormsby with his dominant display when winning
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Doubles for Ballymore and Pencarrow at Tauranga
It was a day of doubles for Ballymore Stables and owner Sir Peter Vela, of Pencarrow Stud, at Tauranga on Sunday, with the pair combining to score in the Pure Lighting Maiden (1200m) with debutant Naxos. The three-year-old son of Harry Angel was having her first raceday start
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Emanon win gives Geordie Girl a magical double
It was a magical ten minutes for broodmare Geordie Girl on Saturday as two of her progeny won feature races in succession. Within moments of glamour four-year-old mare Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) taking the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa, her older half-sister Emanon (NZ)
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Mystic Park books Golden Ticket
Promising southern galloper Mystic Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) set himself up for a potentially lucrative payday on his home track at Riccarton in April when bolting home in the TAB Southern Alps Golden Ticket (1400m) qualifier at the venue on Saturday. The victory makes him exempt from ballot for the
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Kingfisher back to winning form at Te Rapa
Progressive intermediate galloper Kingfisher (NZ) (Savabeel) bounced back to winning form with an impressive victory in Rating75 company over 1200m at Te Rapa on Saturday. Sporting the famous Fletcher tartan colours carried with distinction by horses of the calibre of triple Gr.1 Railway Handicap (1200m) winner Mr Tiz, the
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Te Akau get quartet of wins at Riccarton
While the headliners of Te Akau Racing were chasing black-type honours at Te Rapa on Saturday, four of the first six victors at Riccarton Park donned the tangerine silks. Te Akau’s southern contingent, handled by stable foreman Hunter Durrant, got off to a flying start in the opener
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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 11 February 2024
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Wallen victorious in inaugural Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic
Promising galloper Wallen (NZ) (Tarzino) produced one of the standout performances on Legends Day at Te Rapa, claiming the inaugural Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m) in sensational fashion. The Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic was the third of the five newly-instated innovation races worth $350,000 this season,
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Legarto too good in Herbie Dyke Stakes
Matamata trainers Ken and Bev Kelso have long believed Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) had the potential to excel over 2000m, and their stable star proved them right on Saturday with a sparkling performance in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa. Legarto was a Group One superstar on
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Luckless Lass gets her deserved Group One
One of the unluckiest horses in the top echelon of New Zealand racing in recent times, Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy) turned things around with a supreme front-running performance in Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa. The $400,000 weight-for-age feature was