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Promising colt Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) wasn’t purchased with New Zealand’s richest two-year-old event in mind, but it’s emerged as a serious target. The youngster was an effortless winner at his only appearance and another bold showing in Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) will further boost
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Our Alley Cat (NZ) (Atlante) will be out to keep her stakes-winning momentum going when she heads to Pukekohe on Saturday for the Gr.2 Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). The daughter of Atlante was an impressive last start victor in the Gr.3 Spring Sprint (1400m) at
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Luck has never seemed be on the side of talented mare Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy), but co-trainer Graham Richardson is hoping her time in the spotlight nears after a standout performance at the Taupo trials on Wednesday. The lightly-raced five-year-old showed promise early in claiming her first Group victory
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Lance Noble’s Karaka stable has made a fast start to the season and the momentum promises to roll on to Pukekohe on Saturday with an in-form team of five to do battle. The private trainer for Cambridge Stud has sent out eight winners this term with 19 in 2022/
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Christmas at the Races will head to Wanganui on Saturday and Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan is hoping some of the festive spirit comes his way when his in-form gelding Semper Magico (NZ) (Per Incanto) lines-up in the John Turkington Forestry/Waipine Logging Bulls Country Cup 2040. The son of Per
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Group performer Beaudz Well (NZ) (Zed) will make his first appearance for new trainer Debbie Harris when he heads to New Plymouth on Friday to contest the Whitakers Civil Construction 1400. The seven-year-old gelding, who is part-owned by All Black Beauden Barrett and Crusaders assistant coach James Marshall, was previously
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Josh Shaw will head north this weekend in the hope of executing a long-term plan with his in-form mare Faraglioni (NZ) (El Roca). The Levin trainer set the daughter of El Roca for Saturday’s Gr.2 Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe nearly 12 months ago
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Barry Howden has had a number of stakes winners in his barn over his 35-year training career and he is excited to have another in his care in Rhaegar (Pluck). Formerly trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, Rhaegar won the Listed Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) as a juvenile and
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Promising filly Bedtime Story is turning into a dream for her connections. The daughter of Per Incanto was runner-up on debut at Woodville last month and was duly backed into $1.60 favouritism for the DMAK Electrical & Air Condition 3YO Maiden (1200m) at Hastings on Sunday. From her outside
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Auckland Thoroughbred Racing (ATR) has successfully completed the second phase of the Club’s ‘return to racing’ plan for the Ellerslie track on Monday, 20 November. New Zealand’s premier thoroughbred racecourse, Ellerslie, welcomed horses back for the first time in 20 months on Sunday, 12 November to very positive
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Sandy Cunningham had hoped Noble Knight would be contesting the two-mile feature on Cup Day last Saturday at Riccarton Park but was delighted to settle for an impressive victory in the Rating 82 2600m event. New Zealand Cup-winning jockey Sam Weatherley was booked aboard Noble Knight last Saturday and the