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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 21 August 2023
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Nelson/McDougal team head to Rotorua
Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal are making the most of Rotorua’s meeting postponement to prepare for Te Rapa on Saturday where they will have several of their talented team featuring in the iconic Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m). Inclement weather conditions in the Bay of Plenty region over the weekend
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Cambridge duo aim for Jericho
Cambridge trainer Ken Harrison is dreaming of bigger things with Husk and King Khan following their quinella in the PSP 2000 at New Plymouth on Saturday. The trip was a scouting mission ahead of Road To The Jericho (3210m) at the Taranaki venue next month, with qualification for the A$
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Collett returns home for working holiday
Sam Collett will brave New Zealand’s winter for a fortnight to catch up with family and friends and will be available for rides this weekend. The expatriate Kiwi jockey has firmly established herself in Queensland and is taking time out to return home today (Monday) to also take care
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Wewillrock ready to make some noise
Guy Lowry is hoping fitness will be on Wewillrock’s side when he heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m). The five-year-old gelding has been campaigning in Sydney over winter in the care of Randwick trainer John O’Shea,
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Ian Sham Appointed NZB Representative in Hong Kong
New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Sham as the latest addition to the international agents representing the premier New Zealand auction house and its brands around the world. Sham who is well known in the industry for multiple roles as an editor, bloodstock agent and
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Fahy trains first winner
Sarah Fahy was delighted to record her first winner as a trainer at Ruakaka on Saturday, when Let Fly (NZ) (Raise The Flag) produced a determined victory in the Harcourts Supporting North Haven Hospice (1600m). A daughter of Raise The Flag, Let Fly was positioned one off the rail in
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Strong group of three-year-olds for Rae
Ken Rae has introduced another promising three-year-old to the winner’s circle, with Bezique (NZ) (Ace High) breaking his maiden in style against the older horses in the Harcourts Bream Bay and Waipu (1200m) on Saturday at Ruakaka. A son of young Rich Hill-based stallion Ace High,
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Hawke's Bay colours win Interprovincial
Underrated mare Shelbyrock’n (NZ) (Rock 'N' Pop) carried the colours of her home province to an upset victory in the main event at New Plymouth on Saturday, the ITM New Plymouth Interprovincial (1600m). The Shane Brown-prepared mare has come of age during her current campaign with
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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 20 August 2023
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First winning trick for Ace High
Rich Hill Stud is celebrating a first success for young resident sire Ace High following Bezique’s (NZ) dashing victory on his home track at Ruakaka on Saturday. A son of the influential High Chaparral, Ace High was an Australian star during his racing career with a brace of top-
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Crocetti claims Group Three win
Exciting three-year-old Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) displayed his classic credentials once again with another front-running demolition of his rivals to take out the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. After winning with ridiculous ease at the venue a fortnight again, punters were