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Sam Spratt was both delighted and relieved to post a winning double at Matamata on Sunday to reach a notable personal milestone. The affable jockey enjoyed success aboard Phillip Stevens’ Thermoregulate and then closed out her day with victory on the Michael Rogers-trained Con Artist to reach 1000 domestic victories.
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Allan Sharrock is setting his sights on bigger things with promising filly Crickets Chirping following her maiden win at Awapuni on Saturday. The Taranaki trainer took plenty of confidence into The Pavemasters 1100 following her runner-up effort at the Palmerston North track when on debut as a juvenile and fourth
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It was a case of déjà vu with Good Oil (NZ) (Dalghar) at Te Rapa on Saturday, with the five-year-old gelding taking out the Super Seth Mile (1600m) for the second consecutive year. The son of Dalghar was pushed forward early under the urgings of apprentice jockey Donovan Cooper and
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Bringing up milestones is nothing new to Jim Collett, but scoring his 100th training win at Matamata on Sunday proved more sentimental than most. Collett’s daughter, jockey Samantha Collett, was back in the country on a working holiday and he was delighted she was able to pilot Red Sniper
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Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is contemplating a tilt at next month’s Peter Kelly – Bayleys Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) with English Gambler (Casino Prince) following his win at Te Rapa on Saturday. The nine-year-old gelding belied his $10.60 winning odds in the Bridges Insurance Services Hurdle (3200m) and looked
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Graeme Rogerson can’t wait to tackle spring racing with his star galloper Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood) following his pleasing exhibition gallop at Te Rapa on Saturday. The multiple Group One winner is resuming from a standout three-year-old term where he won the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m)
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The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) reminded racegoers just what a class jumper he is when he strode away from his rivals carrying the topweight of 71.5kgs to capture the CLC Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m) at Te Rapa. Given a blowout on the flat over 2200m at Rotorua on Tuesday, the
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Trainer Stephen Marsh looks to be in for a good spring with a pair of promising gallopers after Burn To Shine (So You Think) and Financier (NZ) (Tavistock) provided the quinella in the Ardrossan 1200 (1200m) at Te Rapa. Both horses had looked good in their brief careers to date
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Punters got it spot on in the feature event at Te Rapa on Saturday, as favourite Dragon Leap defeated second elect Skew Wiff in a thrilling finish to the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m). The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott trained seven-year-old had looked to be peaking
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Te Akau made their presence known in the south on Thursday, with the Matamata operation’s southern-based horses claiming a hat-trick on the seven-race card at Riccarton Park Synthetic. Sam Bergerson, who trains in partnership with Mark Walker, travelled to Christchurch to oversee the Te Akau runners which are among
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Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are hoping an improved track and an impressive first-up victory will see their classy galloper Dragon Leap (Pierro) add the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (100m) to his record on Saturday at Te Rapa. The O’Sullivan/Scott partnership have made a scorching