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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
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Trainer Robbie Patterson and jockey Craig Grylls were again to the fore at Riccarton where they combined with Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) to claim the major prize on Wednesday’s program. They have proven to be a formidable pairing in recent seasons and joined forces on the middle day of the
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The Riccarton Park crowd is getting all too used to the masterful tactics of Warren Kennedy, and the premiership-leading hoop produced another black-type winning ride in guiding Fashion Shoot (NZ) (Savabeel) to victory in the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). Kennedy arrived back in
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A tilt at Group One level could be in the offing for Lady Telena (NZ) (Vespa) following her upset victory in the Amicus Insurance Brokers Premier (2000m) at Riccarton on Wednesday. The daughter of Vespa was rated an $18.70 winning chance for the Open Handicap but defied those odds
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Stakes targets could be looming for Dream Of The Moon (All Too Hard) following her dominant victory in the Halls Refrigerated Transport Two-Year-Old Premier (1000m) at Riccarton on Wednesday. The daughter of All Too Hard settled midfield for jockey Michael McNab before he pulled her wide and into
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Christmas has come early for Lance Robinson with the arrival of New Zealand Cup Week. The Riccarton trainer looks forward to the Carnival every year and aims to give his owners something to barrack for. “We concentrate on this week all winter. We try and get as many horses to
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Mali Ston (NZ) (El Roca) will have several factors in his favour when he chases a comeback victory at Riccarton in the feature event on Wednesday’s card. The six-year-old son of El Roca will make his fourth appearance since suffering a major injury when he takes aim
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Hunter Durrant is enjoying being back at the helm of Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton barn as the tangerine and blue army descend on New Zealand Cup Week. Durrant led Te Akau’s South Island operation last spring and has rejoined their Riccarton arm on a permanent basis following a
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Pride of Jenni did something last week that hasn’t been achieved in nearly a quarter of a century – record a Group One double during Melbourne Cup Week – and breeders Brent and Cherry Taylor of Trelawney Stud couldn’t be prouder. Rogan Josh was the last horse to record the
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Rex Cochrane will forever be remembered as an outstanding horseman and one of the racing industry’s true gentlemen. The champion trainer recently passed away at the age of 93 and following his hugely successful career had retired in 1994 to Alexandra with his late wife Betty. The highly respected