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Evergreen galloper Midnight Runner (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will be looking to end his preparation on a high when he heads to Wingatui on Thursday to contest the Positive Signs + Print (1200m). He has placed in four of his last five starts and trainer John Phillips is hoping the nine-year-old can
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Emerging filly Star Of Justice (Justify) provided Pencarrow Stud with a timely result when she bridged the gap to black type company with aplomb at Ashburton. The chestnut broke her maiden at Riccarton at her second race day appearance before the Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained daughter of Justify claimed
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The Castlepoint Races have been a staple of Wairarapa summers for generations, and it has now been immortalised in book form through the launch of ‘Racing Against The Tide - 150 Years Of Horse Racing At Castlepoint'. Commissioned by the Castlepoint Racing Club, the 200-page coffee table-sized book has
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La Crique’s (NZ) (Vadamos) spring preparation is over. The Group One-winning mare was set to cross the Tasman for a two-race Australian campaign, however, those plans have been foiled by feet issues following her third placing in the Listed Matamata Cup (1600m) earlier this month. “After Matamata we did
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Daren Danis took a gamble when heading to Ashburton’s postponed meeting on Monday, but it paid off big time when taking out the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) aboard Star Of Justice (Justify), bringing up his 100th career riding win and first at Group level. With many of
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Stakes targets are looming for Proserve (NZ) (Proisir) following his win in the Agraforum Growing Innovation (2200m) at Ashburton on Monday. It was the sixth win from 23 starts for the son of Proisir and trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman now have loftier ambitions with the five-year-old gelding. “He’ll
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On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau) claimed his Karaka Million 2YO purse over 1200m, and the now five-year-old may have found his sweet spot back at the sprinting trip when making a winning southern debut at Ashburton. A champion two-year-old, On The Bubbles claimed the million-dollar Ellerslie feature alongside the Gr.
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Day One of NZB’s 2023 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups kicked off today at Te Rapa Racecourse with perfect weather and track conditions for the two-year-olds. 172 expertly prepared two-year-olds breezed down the straight with perfect Soft 5 rated footing and fine weather conditions throughout the day. The
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Riccarton trainer Terri Rae will be looking to New Zealand Cup Week with more confidence following the standout performances of Double O’ Seven and promising filly Lunvwar in the feature events at Ashburton on Monday. Classy five-year-old Double O’ Seven claimed the first of the features on the rescheduled card
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Viva Vienna may have been the fancied runner in Monday’s transferred Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton, but it was stablemate Star Of Justice who took centre stage when winning the three-year-old feature. The daughter of Justify jumped away well in-between favoured runners Illicit Dreams and Viva
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Mark Corcoran savoured a top-flight victory on the racetrack at Hastings and a few hours later the Grangewilliam Stud co-principal had further cause to celebrate. Farm graduate Ladies Man, a son of resident stallion Zed, claimed top honours in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) and a half-brother to the