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Rick Wells added plenty of local flavour to Ruakaka’s meeting on Saturday, with the Northland trainer scoring success in the Mathias Currie Insurance (1200m) with Patricia. The four-year-old mare was pushed forward from her outside gate by jockey Ashvin Goindasamy to take an early lead. The pair controlled the
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Consistent campaigner Paisley Park rewarded trainer Graham Richardson’s decision to head north to Ruakaka on Saturday with victory in the Marsden Metals Bream Bay Sprint (1400m). Jockey Warren Kennedy settled the eight-year-old at the tail of the seven-horse field where he bided his time before finding a gap between
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Fabian Hawk’s star continued to rise at Awapuni on Saturday when he comfortably took out the Manawatu ITM Frame & Truss 2100. The son of Turn Me Loose jumped away well from his ace barrier for jockey Johnathan Parkes, who took his charge straight to the lead where he
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An opportunity to race on a better surface has convinced Matamata trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall to head north on a rare excursion to Ruakaka this weekend. The Matamata stable has only had eight runners at Ruakaka over the past three seasons but the prospect of racing on decent
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Trainer Kurtis Pertab is hoping to keep his winning momentum going when he heads to Ruakaka on Saturday. The Matamata horseman currently sits on eight wins from 24 starts this season, highlighted by Poser’s (NZ) (Ocean Park) last start heroics in the Listed Rotorua Cup (2200m) last month. The
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Following the approval of the TAB NZ Entain strategic partnering arrangement by Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing intends to announce its planned initiatives and stakes funding for the 2023-24 racing season to the wider industry on Thursday 15 June. NZTR Board and management will release a
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Graeme Rogerson is confident of a bold showing from Solidify (NZ) (Redwood) at Eagle Farm on Saturday and he’s also looking forward to the longer-term benefits from the Queensland venture. The Tuhikaramea conditioner co-trains the son of Redwood with wife Debbie and also shares in the ownership group of
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Timaru trainer Leonard Stewart has his sights set on a third straight Dunstan Feeds Waimate Cup (1600m) on his home track on Sunday. The 90-year-old horseman produced Take The Deel (Dundeel) to win the 2021 edition and Vague (NZ) (Tobique) to win the Phar Lap Raceway feature last year. He
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Allan Sharrock will take full advantage of apprentice jockey Jim Chung’s four-kilogram claim at Awapuni on Saturday. The New Plymouth trainer will head to the Palmerston North meeting with Group performers Butler (NZ) (Showcasing) and Librarsi (NZ) (Reliable Man), where the pair have been lumbered with big weights. Butler
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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s 2023 Thoroughbred Welfare Forum took place at Cambridge Stud last week, an event well attended by different racing industry sectors, government representatives, partnering organisations, researchers and the wider equine community at large. The Forum was validated by New Zealand’s Minister for Racing, Kieran McAnulty,
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Former Hong Kong galloper Not Ideal (NZ) (Nicconi) will make a return to New Zealand racing when he heads to Ruakaka on Saturday to contest the Marsden Metals Group Bream Bay Sprint (1400m). Initially trained in his homeland by Tony Pike, Not Ideal won both of his starts for the
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It has been a season to remember for young trainer Kurtis Pertab, but he hasn’t finished winning just yet. The Matamata horseman extended his season’s winning tally to eight from 23 starts when he welcomed back Rhapsody Chic following their victory in the Colin West Panelbeaters 1400 at