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Former stakes-winning apprentice jockey Ashley Frye will be back in the saddle at Riccarton on Wednesday, but this time in the amateur ranks. Frye loved her time as an apprentice, winning 75 races in her two-year stint, including two at stakes level, before a race fall brought an
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Promising mare Watch Out (NZ) (Highly Recommended) will face the sternest test of her brief career when she steps out in Rating 80 company at Riccarton on Wednesday. The John and Karen Parsons-bred, owned and trained daughter of Highly Recommended has won three of her four starts and will
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Oaks heroine Pennyweka (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) has returned a bigger and stronger animal in the eyes of trainer Jim Wallace and he is looking forward to tackling some big spring assignments with the now four-year-old. The daughter of Satono Aladdin was a standout filly last season, winning three
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Local trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman made a pleasing start to the Grand National Festival of Racing on Saturday with Makabar taking out the Winter Fashions Here 12 August Open Handicap (1200m). The son of Swiss Ace was given a beautiful run by in-form southern hoop Tina Comignaghi, trailing
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Small teams can still make a big impact in the New Zealand racing industry, with the finalists for Trainer of the Year – sponsored by Dunstan, being a prime example of this. Premiership winner Mark Walker, who heads Te Akau Racing, and Lisa Latta, who finished third equal in the Premiership,
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Sarah Hurrell took out her trainer’s license to continue Half Of Nothing’s racing career, and the grey mare rewarded her efforts when recording her first training win at Hawera on Sunday. “I was hopeful,” Hurrell said. “Her first run back was okay and at Awapuni the track was
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Matamata mare Cork is on her way home after a pleasing hit-and-run mission on Saturday’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton where she finished runner-up to Belardo Boy. Pam Gerard, who trains the six-year-old in partnership with Michael Moroney, was pleased with her
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A fortunate encounter at Karaka led Chris Gibbs the way of Warsaw, who is proving himself to be a sound investment. The son of Vadamos finished third in last season’s Gr.3 Avondale Guineas (2100m) off the back of a maiden success, and on his home track at Ruakaka
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Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan has quickly turned his attention to next weekend’s Grand National meeting following West Coast’s (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) disappointing third placing in the Koral Steeplechase (4250m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The eight-year-old gelding was a short-priced $1.30 favourite to make
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Wexford Stables have locked in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) as Dragon Leap’s next major target following his convincing win at Ruakaka on Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding was first-up in the 9 Sep Alibaba’s Flying Carpets KeriKeri (1100m), with his spring plans resting on
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Taranaki mare The Dutch Dame (NZ) (Redwood) broke through for a deserved maiden victory at Hawera on Sunday when taking out the Racing Again Sunday Sept 3rd (2100m). The daughter of Redwood had been runner-up in her two prior outings and trainer Robbie Patterson believes a gear change assisted