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There will be a changing of the guard at Wellfield Lodge, with the Palmerston North thoroughbred nursery being offered to the market for the first time in two decades. The Manawatu farm has undergone a change in direction in recent years, moving away from standing stallions, and farm manager Peter
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Progressive galloper Uderzo (NZ) (Vadamos) made the best possible start to a new campaign when he powered through the heavy underfoot conditions at Tauranga to claim a comfortable victory in the Tauranga Hardware Plumbing Handicap (1200m). Carrying topweight of 59.5kgs, the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding had
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Promising three-year-old Leroy Brown (NZ) (Ace High) sang a winning tune at Tauranga on Saturday as he broke his maiden status despite attempting to throw the victory away with some wayward home straight actions. The Steven Ralph-trained son of Ace High spent most of the last 300m of the 1400m
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Riversley Park are set to offer another bumper Ready To Run Sale draft at Karaka next week. The Waikato farm will have 38 juveniles go under the hammer and farm principal Sam Beatson is looking forward to seeing how his draft are received by the international buying bench. Farm graduates
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Few trainers would attempt to claim three victories with one horse in seven days over New Zealand Cup Week, let alone be successful, but John Wheeler isn’t like every other trainer. The Taranaki horseman saddled five-year-old gelding Lord Donovan (NZ) (Lord) on the opening day of the carnival last
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A close fifth behind Nest Egg (NZ) (Reliable Man) on the first day of the carnival, imported stayer Mahrajaan (Kitten’s Joy) went to a new level a week later and turned the tables on the hot favourite in Saturday’s Gr.3 Martin Collins 160th New Zealand Cup (3200m)
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A year on from Pier’s (NZ) (Proisir) heroics in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), his older half-sister Maria Farina (NZ) (Contributer) has picked up a feature win of her own during the New Zealand Cup Carnival at Riccarton. A last-gasp victory in Saturday’s Listed Lindauer
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Veteran galloper Gino Severini (Fastnet Rock) capped off some consistent form with a determined performance to take out the Gr.2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. In the hands of Central Districts rider Chris Dell the 10-year-old son of Fastnet Rock travelled comfortably on the Heavy9 track surface which
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There has always been a hint of something special about Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High), and that obvious potential turned into breathtaking Group One brilliance in Saturday’s Barneswood Farm 51st New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott had been working backwards
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High-flying mare Express Yourself (NZ) (Shamexpress) took a big step towards the sprinting big time with another dominant performance in the $50,000 Woodridge Homes (1100m) at Trentham on Friday. It was the fourth win in succession for the five-year-old Shamexpress mare, who had previously won in Rating 65 grade
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Chad Ormsby has been preparing two-year-olds for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale for the last decade and he believes he will be offering his best draft at Karaka next week. Ormsby, who operates under his Riverrock Farm banner, has produced some handy graduates out of the sale,