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Elsdon Park have pledged their support to the TAB Karaka Million night, with the Matamata farm announced as the inaugural sponsor of the newly established $1 million open 4YO race. To be known as the Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic, the race will be run over 1600m for $1 million under
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Clinton Isdale was delighted to see the form of his talented sprinter Is That So (NZ) (Sufficient) stack up nicely over the weekend and hopes to see the best of the seven-year-old on Saturday at Wanganui. Is That So commenced his career as a five-year-old in
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Te Akau apprentice Niranjan Parmar didn’t have to travel far to celebrate his winning treble on Sunday, scoring a hat-trick in successive races at the Matamata stable’s home track. Originally hailing from Mumbai, Parmar joined the riding ranks in New Zealand in the 2020/21 season, gaining
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Lupo Solitario made the perfect start to his career when taking out the Banquo 3YO 1200 at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Danica Guy-trained gelding settled midfield on the fence for jockey Ryan Elliot, who was able to navigate his charge to the outside with 500m to go to
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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