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Having shown a glimpse of real promise in his first preparation, a bigger and better Cognito announced his arrival among New Zealand’s three-year-old ranks in Saturday’s Gr.2 Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham – aided by an extraordinary ride from Opie Bosson. The son of So You
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Champion sprinting mare Levante returned to the scene of her inaugural Group One victory on Saturday and made it back-to-back triumphs in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) after another titanic struggle in the home straight. Last year its was subsequent dual Australian Group One winner Roch
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Progressive galloper Ladies Man cemented his claims to start favourite in the Gr.3 NZ Campus for Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) in a fortnight with a solid staying effort to take out Saturday’s Gr.3 Mode Technology Trentham Stakes (2100m). The Allan Sharrock-trained five-year-old turned the tables
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Te Akau trainer Mark Walker made history at Tauranga on Friday when recording the fastest ever century of winners in a season. Heading into the meeting with 98 wins to date this season, Walker quickly added to his tally when securing the quinella in the Ray White Tauranga 1200 courtesy
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Smart three-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart is out of Saturday’s Gr.2 Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham with a stone bruise. “I couldn’t have been happier with his gallop yesterday morning, but before the truck left this morning he had a bit of heat in one foot,
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Codigo is bidding to kick-start what Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is hoping can be a memorable week for his two-year-olds. Marsh will produce the Ardrossan gelding in Saturday's Listed IRT Wellesley Stakes (1100m) at Trentham at just his second start after an all-the-way debut win at Matamata this
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Guy Lowry will be represented by a quartet of black-type contenders on Saturday with two of them bidding to add to his collection of titles in Trentham’s most prestigious short course event. The Hastings trainer has twice tasted success the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) and
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Wingatui trainer Terry Kennedy is a patient man - and with good reason. Kennedy will produce seven-year-old Gallant Guru mare Sadler's Lass (NZ) in Saturday's WAE Waikouaiti Cup (2200m) at Wingatui, happy his charge is only getting better with age. In fact, Kennedy believes Sadler'
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Ken Kelso isn’t looking too far ahead with Levante (NZ) (Proisir) with his focus firmly centred on the star mare’s bid for back-to-back feature sprint titles at Trentham. The Matamata conditioner and training partner and wife Bev can’t fault their daughter of Proisir ahead of Saturday’s
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Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) will be looking to snare his first stakes success when he heads to Trentham on Saturday. The five-year-old gelding finished runner-up in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Trentham last month before finishing fourth in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at the Hamilton
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A winter trip to Queensland could be on the cards for Cambridge sprinter Is That So (NZ) (Sufficient) if he measures up to some of the best sprinters in the land at Trentham on Saturday. Less than 14 months after his first start and eight months after his first victory,
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A more developed and powerful version of Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood) will be unveiled on Saturday when the top three-year-old resumes at Trentham. The high-class son of Redwood will open his campaign in the Gr.2 Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) ahead of Group One targets at home and