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Smart staying three-year-old Kovalica (NZ) (Ocean Park) gave favourite punters few concerns when he cruised to victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) at Eagle Farm. Sent out $1.45 favourite, the Chris Waller-trained son of Ocean Park was allowed to find his feet by jockey James
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Lightly raced three-year-old Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended) took the step up to stakes company in her stride as she dashed home to take out the feature race at Te Rapa on Saturday, the Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m). The Group Three contest was transferred to the Waikato venue after
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Pocket rocket Darci La Bella (NZ) (Darci Brahma) added another present under the Christmas tree for her connections when she proved too strong in the closing stages when taking out the Gr.2 Bramco Granite and Marble Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. The Allan Sharrock-trained mare made it four
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A day that started in perfect fashion for trainer Peter McKay when Purrfect Puss (NZ) (Sacred Falls) saluted in the second race got even better for the Matamata mentor as Sagunto (NZ) (O’Reilly) landed his biggest victory with an all-the-way win in the Gr.3 Humphries Construction Manawatu Cup
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Ben Foote has Group One targets for two members of his stable who will be in action at Te Rapa, although one of them won’t be in the hunt on Saturday for any prizemoney. The Cambridge trainer will give his well-performed sprinter Babylon Berlin an exhibition gallop to further
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Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock is hoping to end Darci La Bella’s preparation on a high when he treks south to Trentham on Saturday. The daughter of Darci Brahma has continued her rich vein of form in her five-year-old season, winning her last three starts, including the Gr.3 Taranaki
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The New Zealand racing community is in mourning after the passing of apprentice jockey Megan Taylor following a race fall at Ashburton on Thursday. Taylor was among four jockeys that fell during the incident which occurred soon after straightening in race two, with her fellow riders being assessed for non-life-threatening
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Sunday's Dynes Transport Tapanui Cup (1335m) might be an unconventional lead-up to a Group One target but that's of little concern to Gore trainer Ellis Winsloe. Winsloe will produce in-form Iffraaj gelding Humbucker in the Tapanui Cup on his home track as a likely precursor to
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Robbie Patterson is expecting dramatic improvement from his stable star Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) at Trentham on Saturday. The Taranaki horseman is confident the seven-year-old will show her true form in the Gr.2 Bramco Granite & Marble Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) following an unplaced first-up effort in an open
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Lisa Latta has the distance bases covered in this Saturday’s feature events at Trentham where she has multiple representation in the stable’s quest for black-type success. The Awapuni trainer will first attack the Gr.2 Bramco Granite & Marble Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) with Old Town Road and
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Stable apprentice Diego Montes de Oca is hoping his favourite horse Rock Sensation (NZ) (Rock 'N' Pop) can show his rivals a clean pair of heels in Thursday's Agraforum Growing Innovation 1300 at Ashburton. Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman have engaged Montes de Oca for
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Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock) returns to the races at Te Rapa on Saturday. The four-year-old will race for the first time since his Derby success in the open 1600m handicap after a long build-up necessitated by remedial work on his feet. Co-trainer Andrew Scott