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The race for the South Island Trainers’ Premiership is starting to heat up. Michael and Matthew Pitman headed into Riccarton’s Synthetic meeting on Thursday one win ahead of Andrew Carston, but the rivals left the meeting on level terms. The Pitmans started off the day well when $1.30
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Leading jumps rider Shaun Fannin is enjoying another top season in the saddle and is also making his mark as a trainer from his Awapuni base. Fannin is currently setting the pace in the race for the Jumping Jockeys’ Premiership, a title he has claimed on multiple occasions, with 12
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Kelly Coe (NZ) (Proisir) has already gained some valuable black-type this term, but trainer Ashley Meadows is hoping to capture an elusive stakes win with his mare before season’s end. The Proisir five-year-old was third in the Gr.2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) in April before
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Ken Kelso is a bit overwhelmed by the number of options ahead of his Group One winner Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) this spring, but one thing is assured, she’s returning to Australia. The Matamata horseman, who trains in partnership with his wife Bev, enjoyed one of the highlights of his
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Local filly Orgullo (Pride of Dubai) continued her strong polytrack form at Cambridge on Wednesday when taking out the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Maiden 2YO (1300m). In-form senior hoop Sam Spratt had the Pride of Dubai filly tracking runner-up Heading to Noosa one off the fence throughout and
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Local trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman are hoping they can put some breathing room between themselves and Andrew Carston in the race to the South Island Trainers’ Premiership when they head to Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Thursday. “We are one in front of Andrew Carston, but whether we can
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Trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy have called time on their outstanding money-spinner Justacanta (NZ) (Per Incanto). “He’s been retired, he’s getting on a bit now and he’s done a great job for us and wasn’t an expensive buy off gavelhouse.com,” Shaun Clotworthy said. The
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Abu Dhabi (NZ) (Haradasun) will be back doing what he does best when he steps out at Te Rapa on Saturday. The seven-year-old has been extensively tried without success as a flat proposition, but last year he found fame and fortune over the smaller fences for Byerley Park
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New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock will escape New Zealand’s winter chill for a couple of weeks as he heads to North America for a well-deserved break, and he is looking forward to welcoming back some of his stable stars on his return. “I’m heading to America and
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Hawera trainer Anna Clement is having a season to remember. The Taranaki horsewoman is just one win shy of her previous best season’s tally of 10, following a winning double at Awapuni last Saturday, but that is the only statistic she hasn’t bested this term. With nearly $250,
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Classy three-year-old Devastate returned to winning form at Ruakaka on Saturday when taking out the One Tree Point 3YO (1400m) for trainer Andrew Forsman. The Group Three-winning son of Vadamos was pushed forward out of the gates by jockey Ashvin Goindasamy to settle close to the speed