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Roger James and Robert Wellwood unearthed a pair of exciting three-year-old talents in maiden races at Tauranga on Saturday. The Cambridge trainers had some uncertainty about rain-affected ground in the lead-up to the meeting, but on a track that improved from Heavy8 to Soft7, the promise of December and Zabmanzor
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Ascot Park-based trainer Sally McKay is looking forward to the traditional Melbourne Cup raceday at Wingatui on Tuesday with a small but select team of runners engaged. Central amongst those is stable star Henry Hubber (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) who will tackle the main race on the day, the Grand
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Last start Group Three winner Town Cryer (NZ) (Tavistock) is ready to make another bold statement when she tackles the Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m) at Pukekohe on Tuesday. The Roydon Bergerson-trained six-year-old mare upset the applecart somewhat at Hawera last month when defeating hot favourite Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) in
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New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson is looking forward to raising the bar even higher with his exciting five-year-old One Bold Cat (NZ) (The Bold One), who took his career to a new level in Saturday’s $80,000 Mode Technology Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Trentham. The son of The
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Seasoned sprinter Packing Rockstar (Fastnet Rock) has been a long-time performer for trainer Lauren Brennan, and the eight-year-old continued to show his class when scoring in the Flying Mullet Sports Bar 1400 at Tauranga on Saturday. Jumping from the ace draw, Packing Rockstar missed the start by a length allowing
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A stylish come-from-behind win in Saturday’s $50,000 Courtesy Ford Redcraze Bowl (1400m) at Trentham has put talented mare Faraglioni (NZ) (El Roca) firmly on track for a black-type mission in the north later this month. The El Roca mare made good progress through the grades last season with
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Promising filly Tonia’s Dragon (NZ) (Time Test) produced a deserved maiden victory in the testing conditions at Te Aroha on Friday, scoring in the Donaghys Pro-Dairy 1180. Coming off an encouraging fresh-up fifth behind Dazzled (NZ) (Pierro) at Tauranga last month, the daughter of Time Test returned to age-group
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The familiar colours of Lib Petagna will be carried by Kalapour at Flemington on Saturday in a last-gasp bid for a spot in Tuesday’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Kalapour will line up against just six rivals in Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.3 Lexus Archer Stakes (2500m)
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Roger James and Robert Wellwood have some promising three-year-olds entered for Tauranga on Saturday, but the Cambridge trainers are keeping a close eye on the weather in the lead-up to the meeting. The Tauranga track was rated a Soft6 on Friday morning, but a further 20mm of rain was forecast
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Entain, the operator of New Zealand’s TAB, has joined forces with Auckland Thoroughbred Racing (ATR) in an exciting partnership that is set to amplify the racing experience for fans at Ellerslie and Pukekohe Park. The long-term partnership, announced today, includes sponsorship of the New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie, which
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Puntura will head to Trentham on Saturday to help ready him for a trip south to Riccarton later this month to tackle the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m). The six-year-old gelding finished runner-up when first-up at Te Rapa last month and trainer Robbie Patterson believes he has taken