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A close fifth behind Nest Egg (NZ) (Reliable Man) on the first day of the carnival, imported stayer Mahrajaan (Kitten’s Joy) went to a new level a week later and turned the tables on the hot favourite in Saturday’s Gr.3 Martin Collins 160th New Zealand Cup (3200m)
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A year on from Pier’s (NZ) (Proisir) heroics in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), his older half-sister Maria Farina (NZ) (Contributer) has picked up a feature win of her own during the New Zealand Cup Carnival at Riccarton. A last-gasp victory in Saturday’s
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Veteran galloper Gino Severini (Fastnet Rock) capped off some consistent form with a determined performance to take out the Gr.2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. In the hands of Central Districts rider Chris Dell the 10-year-old son of Fastnet Rock travelled comfortably on the Heavy9 track
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There has always been a hint of something special about Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High), and that obvious potential turned into breathtaking Group One brilliance in Saturday’s Barneswood Farm 51st New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott had been working backwards
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High-flying mare Express Yourself (NZ) (Shamexpress) took a big step towards the sprinting big time with another dominant performance in the $50,000 Woodridge Homes (1100m) at Trentham on Friday. It was the fourth win in succession for the five-year-old Shamexpress mare, who had previously won in
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Chad Ormsby has been preparing two-year-olds for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale for the last decade and he believes he will be offering his best draft at Karaka next week. Ormsby, who operates under his Riverrock Farm banner, has produced some handy graduates out of
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The two-mile distance is a step into unknown territory for most Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) contenders every year, but Nest Egg’s trainer Stephen Marsh has more confidence than most that his runner’s stamina will shine through at Riccarton on Saturday. An impressive winner
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Visits to Christchurch have been few and far between for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott during their decade-long training partnership, but the Matamata pair have two strong reasons for venturing south this weekend. The Wexford Stables trainers have combined for just nine runners at Riccarton since they went
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Tony Pike doesn’t have any concerns about Impendabelle’s (Impending) ability to cope with a step up in trip in Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The Cambridge trainer is confident his in-form charge will produce another strong performance against the best of
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Group One-winning trainer Nikki Hurdle will swap out horsepower for horses when she heads to Trentham on Friday. The Awapuni horsewoman will take time away from her job at Manawatu Toyota to line-up her in-form mare Express Yourself in the Woodridge Homes 1100. The daughter of Shamexpress
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Cambridge trainer Sam Mynott has enjoyed her first New Zealand Cup Week with stable star Imwonderfultonight (I Am Invincible) and is hoping she can finish it with a bang at Riccarton on Saturday. “I have stayed with her the whole time and it has been great. I haven’t done
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Entain Australia and New Zealand has joined forces with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) to introduce the New Zealand Summer Series Bonus - a move to further elevate New Zealand’s pinnacle race days over the summer racing season. The inaugural Series provides an incentive for New Zealand and Australia’s