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Cambridge Stud mare Joliestar (Zoustar) got the green tick of approval from trainer Chris Waller following her 900m jump out win at Flemington on Friday, her final public appearance before she begins her marathon journey to England next week ahead of competing at Royal Ascot. “She looked to do everything
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Riverton trainers Graham Eade and Brooke Kincaid are excited to get their stable star Riviera Rebel (NZ) (Pure Champion) back on a Heavy track when they head to Wingatui on Sunday for the AB Lime & Hyde Landscaping Wairio Cup (2200m). It will be take two for the southern feature,
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Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta will be chasing stakes success on both sides of the Tasman on Saturday, starting close to home at Wanganui where she will have a two-pronged attack in the Listed AGC Training Stakes WFA (1600m). Seasoned gelding Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) is used to lumbering topweight,
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Mike Breslin couldn’t be any happier with Crouch ahead of Sunday’s Listed Sandown Cup (3200m), with his only concern being his 60-kilogram impost. The six-year-old gelding finished eighth in his Australian debut in the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington a fortnight ago, and Breslin
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The Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) will always have special meaning to Cambridge horseman Robert Wellwood, who won his first Derby in the 2022 edition of the race with Pinarello (NZ) (Tavistock), and he is hoping to double his tally in the Classic this weekend. Derbys were top of mind
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The New Zealand Thoroughbred industry is mourning the loss of another member of its community this week with the passing of Group One-winning trainer Anne Herbert, aged 68. Herbert had a lifelong passion for horses, taking the well-worn path of riding at pony club as a child before
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Accomplished winter galloper Dusty Road (NZ) (Shamexpress) is making all the right moves ahead of a new campaign with sights already set on a stakes target. The six-year-old has been a reliable performer for Cambridge trainer Graeme Cameron with multiple wins to his credit and third placings in
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Waikato Thoroughbred Racing (WTR) today announced that Chief Executive Andrew ‘Butch’ Castles will retire from his role for health reasons after a six-year tenure, with his final day with the Club to be 30 June 2026. Castles departs following a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years in the
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Retired superstar jumper The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) is enjoying the next phase of his career as a sporthorse, fittingly with former co-trainer Corrina McDougal. The Mastercraftsman 12-year-old, known as ‘Crafty’, was a cult horse of the jumping scene, winning a total of 19 races - 15 of those
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Quality jumper Leaderboard (Street Cry) is set to return to New Zealand where he will have his career swansong in the Signature Homes Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) at Te Rapa on June 13. The rising 12-year-old has been a standout over fences in Australia over the last couple of
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I am saddened by the passing of my uncle and childhood hero, former jockey and trainer Raymond James (Buzz) Leggett, aged 83. It was Buzz's notable Great Northern Hurdles-Steeplechase double over the 1965 Queen's Birthday weekend on Smoke Ring (pictured) which piqued my and brother
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Chris Wood may have lost two of his stable flagbearers in That’s Gold (Lucky Vega) and Canheroc (NZ) (El Roca), but he is hoping two recent stable additions in Sassy Lass (NZ) (Staphanos) and Son Of Sun (NZ) (Tavistock) can be worthy replacements. The Cambridge horseman has enjoyed a