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Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott aren’t short of talented three-year-olds in their stable this season, and Geriatrix (NZ) (Almanzor) looks to be another promising type after breaking his maiden impressively at Taupo on Wednesday. The Almanzor gelding was near the tail of the field from the jump in
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Another chapter in the rivalry between top fillies Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver) and Viva Vienna (NZ) (All Too Hard) will be written on Saturday when the pair meet once more in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton. The pair have come head-to-head twice this preparation, with the
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The final day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival has been a happy hunting ground for Alby MacGregor and Times Ticking (NZ) (Tavistock), and the Opaki trainer is hoping that continues on Saturday. Times Ticking finished runner-up behind Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) in the Gr.3 Spring Sprint
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Like many trainers around the country, Vicki Prendergast has been frustrated by the wet weather of late, but is welcoming the sunny forecast leading into the final leg of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday. The Matamata trainer is set to head south this weekend with
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Group Three performer Moeraki (NZ) (El Roca) made a pleasing return to his homeland on Tuesday when winning his 800m trial at Matamata. The former Hong Kong galloper was initially trained in New Zealand by Danica Guy, for who he placed in two of his three starts as a juvenile,
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Exciting three-year-old Lupo Solitario (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) is exciting trainer Danica Guy ahead of his first tilt at stakes level next weekend. The son of Satono Aladdin has impressed in his two starts to date, winning on debut over 1200m at Te Rapa in August, before posting the same result
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Enthusiastic’s (NZ) (War Decree) debut run last month was better than it reads on paper and, with a slice of luck this time, is expected to show his true worth on Wednesday when he returns to Taupo. The Ben and Ryan Foote-trained three-year-old will step out in the Placemakers
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New Plymouth trainer Kim Reid is looking at the New Zealand Cup carnival with a fair bit of regret following Hi Yo Sass Bomb’s dominant resuming victory at Hawera on Saturday. Reid had considered nominating her for some loftier targets this spring but was deterred by outside opinion, and
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Sydney is calling La Crique following her placing in last Saturday’s Listed Matamata Cup (1600m), With trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander having withdrawn her from the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) a week prior, the couple elected to give her a hit-out over a mile closer to home
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It’s been a frustrating last few months for the connections of Prowess, but they were relieved to finally see their mare back at the races on Saturday. An abscess ruled the multiple Group One winner out of her first-up target, the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) last month, while
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Petrucci made the perfect start to her preparation at her home track of Matamata on Saturday when taking out the Colchester Engineering LTD (1200m). The daughter of I Am Invincible was resuming following a pleasing three-year-old season where she won two of her four starts and was runner-up in the