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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
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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
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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following her placing in last Saturday’s Listed Matamata Cup (1600m), With trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander having withdrawn her from the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) a week prior, the couple elected to give her a hit-out over a mile closer to
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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,
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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-
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A journey down to Invercargill’s Ascot Park Racecourse paid off for Bruce Tapper on Sunday, with the Timaru horseman claiming the Washrite & Hyde Landscaping Winton Cup (1400m) with Redford (NZ) (Raise The Flag). Redford jumped from the ace draw and travelled comfortably midfield along the fence under leading
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The Gavin Sharrock-trained galloper Stipulator (NZ) (Darci Brahma) announced her candidacy for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month with a stylish performance to break her maiden status in the Metcalfe Real Estate 3YO (1200m) at Hawera. Having just her fourth start
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Two weeks after a luckless run over the same course and distance, well-related local mare Candyflip (NZ) (Kermadec) turned her fortunes around in style in Saturday’s Fairview Motors Matamata Maiden (1400m). Trained by Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard, the Kermadec mare has tended to get back in the
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Foxton trainer Chrissy Bambry admits to having a few doubts about Kingfisher Lad (Unencumbered) when she took him to Hawera for Saturday’s NZ Farmers Livestock Ltd Egmont Cup (2100m), but he came out on top with one of the toughest performances of his 26-start, six-win career. The
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