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The superlatives being used about the riding of ex-pat South African Warren Kennedy went to a new level at Te Rapa on Sunday when he picked up a winning treble that included taking the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2400m) aboard Dionysus (NZ) (Ocean Park). Kennedy
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Just like in so many other showpiece racedays in New Zealand in the last few seasons, Te Akau Racing ran rampant through the black-type features on New Year’s Day at Te Rapa. Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer) and Belle En Rouge (NZ) (Burgundy) capped the gold rush with a quinella in
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New Zealand’s syndication powerhouse Te Akau Racing landed their third consecutive victory in the iconic Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on New Year’s Day, but this one was a little different. While the tangerine army had won the sprint feature at Ellerslie in each of the last two
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A powerful late sprint carried progressive filly Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended) to an impressive victory at Te Rapa on Sunday when she destroyed her rivals in to take the Gr.2 Elsdon Park Royal Stakes (2000m). Fresh off another comprehensive win in the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at the
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After losing her undefeated record to the superstar Legarto in the spring, quality filly Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) has set the stage for a high-stakes rematch with a superb win in Sunday’s Gr.2 Jamieson Park Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Te Rapa. Prowess was a nine-length winner of her only
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A convincing victory in the first stakes race on the card at Te Rapa has provided rider Opie Bosson with a tough decision leading into the Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) later this month. Bosson stuck with the unbeaten Trobriand (Kermadec) in Sunday’s Gr.2 Carlaw Park
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Enigmatic galloper Hail Damage brought the pain to her six rivals when she out-toughed them all in a rugged staying display to run out the winner of the feature race at Hastings on Saturday. The Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained six-year-old daughter of Westbury Stud resident sire Reliable Man was
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Cambridge trainer Ben Foote finished off the 2022 calendar year in fine style as he picked up a winning double at Hastings on Saturday with a pair of promising three-year-olds. The victories couldn’t have come in more contrasting fashion as Wrote filly Nancy She Wrote came from a clear
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A solid hit out by classy three-year-old filly Best Seller (NZ) (Wrote) during an exhibition gallop on her home track at Hastings on Saturday has trainer John Bary more than satisfied ahead of her racetrack return at Trentham next week. The Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) runner-up covered
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Tony Pike will press on with increased confidence toward loftier goals with Tutukaka after the son of Tavistock returned to winning ways in fine style on Friday. The Cambridge trainer had expected the four-year-old to prove a hard nut to crack in the Harcourts Taupo Cup (2000m) and he wasn’
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Finding talented galloper Zac Black's happy place has given Riverton trainer Aimee Tyler confidence the enigmatic five-year-old can secure back-to-back wins for the first time in his career. Tyler and her father Kelvin will produce five-year-old Dalghar gelding Zac Black in the Dave Hegarty & Ross Malcom @ Harcourts/
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Premiership pacemaker Mark Walker is poised to dominate next month's DoubleTree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) as he bids to stretch Te Akau Racing's winning streak in the two-year-old feature to seven straight years. Walker will continue to build into the Pukekohe showpiece on January