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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 09 January 2023
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Sharrock’s Cup contenders thriving
Allan Sharrock will have quality and quantity on his side when he bids to regain the stable’s Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) title at Trentham. The New Plymouth trainer won the New Zealand Campus For Sport & Innovation-sponsored staying feature in 2021 with Waisake (NZ) (Zed), who will form
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<strong>Hannan fulfils owner’s dream with Nuggets victory</strong>
Kelsey Hannan was highly emotional when she won the Kumara Gold Nuggets (1800m) on Saturday – but not because it was her 50th winning ride. The in-form 19-year-old apprentice reached her milestone within a year of her first race ride when she took out the time-honoured West Coast feature aboard The
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<strong>Maven Belle makes scintillating return</strong>
Last season’s Champion two-year-old Maven Belle (NZ) (Burgundy) made a stunning return to the racetrack when cruising to victory in the HR Fisken & Sons 1200 at Pukekohe on Sunday. The Mark Walker-trained daughter of Burgundy won four of her five starts as a juvenile including the Gr.1
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Cruz Missile adds to Marsh’s Salver collection
The Listed Barfoot & Thompson Gingernuts Salver (2100m) has become one of Stephen Marsh’s favourite stops along the road to the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and a last-gasp triumph by Cruz Missile (NZ) (Savabeel) at Pukekohe on Sunday gave the Cambridge trainer his third win in the
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Dapper puts best foot forward
Strapping two-year-old colt Dapper (NZ) (Shooting To Win) has confirmed his place in the Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe on January 21 with a comfortable victory in the Norwegian Park 1200 at the same venue on Sunday. Dapper has now won two of his five starts
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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 08 January 2023
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Soldier Boy justifies Cup confidence
Gavin Sharrock was confident of a winning run from Soldier Boy (NZ) (Proisir) at Trentham and his judgment proved on the money with the four-year-old producing a strong staying performance to claim Saturday’s Listed Marton Cup (2200m). The Stratford trainer had been forgiving of the son of Proisir’s
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The Buffer puts margin on Nuggets rivals
Rejuvenated galloper The Buffer (NZ) (Reliable Man) extended his run of winning form when he galloped his rivals into submission at Kumara to carry an emotional Kelsey Hannan to a milestone victory in her fledgling career. The Kenny Rae and Krystal Williams-trained six-year-old made all the running in the time-honoured
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Rocababy makes strong winning return
Hawera trainer Anna Clement will be scouring the summer three-year-old programs with renewed interest following the resuming victory of her talented filly Rocababy (NZ) (El Roca) at Trentham. Clement has no immediate plans for the daughter of El Roca and will wait and see how her charge comes through Saturday’
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<strong>Kelly Coe to make the most of her chances</strong>
The clock is running down on Kelly Coe’s (NZ) (Proisir) current campaign and she is in the right order to take advantage of favourable conditions at Trentham on Saturday. The Proisir mare will head a trio of in-form representatives for trainer Ashley Meadows when she takes her place in
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<strong>Latta looks for strong start to Trentham carnival</strong>
An unusually long Wellington Cup carnival gets underway at Trentham on Saturday, and Lisa Latta is looking to get the four-week sequence off to a winning start. This weekend’s Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) meeting was originally scheduled to be held at Latta’s home track of Awapuni,