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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 27 March 2023
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<strong>Goldman helps boost profile of young stallion</strong>
Joe Smithies is hoping the rise to prominence of leading Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) hope Goldman can be a boost for his young South Island-based sire Verdi. Smithies is one of the principals of Monovale Holdings, which bred Goldman and co-owns Verdi with Long Acres Stud near
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Collett hoping for winning homecoming
Expat New Zealand jockey Sam Collett will make a fleeting return to New Zealand this weekend to ride at Awapuni’s feature meeting on Saturday. Collett has answered the call of Taranaki trainer Bill Thurlow, who she has a great association with, having recorded her first Group One success aboard
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Entain announced as TAB NZ preferred partner
TAB NZ have announced Entain as the preferred partner for a 25-year strategic arrangement subject to Ministerial approval. The statutory entity and sole holder of a betting licence in New Zealand, TAB NZ has faced increasing competition, rising costs, capital constraints as well as other challenges, which have impacted
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Tulsi heads Benner-Wynyard Awapuni charge
Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard pride themselves on their strike rate and they are enjoying another successful season on that score. The Otaki trainers’ focus is very much on quality over quantity and they are sitting on 19 winners from 91 starters for the current term and looking to a
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Where there is a will there is a Weka
Just seven days after outstanding three-year-old stayer Pennyweka captured the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) for her seventy strong syndicate of owners known as the Galloping Wekas Jazweka Syndicate, another branch of the successful syndication platform picked up their own triumph with Maryweka (NZ) (Time Test) at
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Richardson runner ready for Group One assault
Trainer Graham Richardson believes the step up to 1400m for Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) is the key to promising two-year-old To Catch A Thief (US Navy Flag) finding his way to the top of the podium for the first time in
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Marsh eyes trans-Tasman Group One double
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is preparing for an attack on a Group One double on both sides of the Tasman this weekend. Marsh is hoping Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) runner-up Andalus (NZ) (Almanzor) can go one better in the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick, while
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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 26 March 2023
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No drama for leading southern mare
Live Drama (NZ) (Ghibellines) gave a flawless performance on the main stage at Riccarton on Saturday to post the second black type victory of her career. With 55.5kg, the mare was ideally suited to the set weights and penalties conditions of the Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred
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Brando in the spotlight at Tauranga
Good-looking gelding Brando (NZ) (Savabeel) notched his eighth career victory when proving a class above his rivals in the Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga on Saturday The five-year-old son of Savabeel has previously competed at the highest level, placing in the Gr.1
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Champagne Stakes option for Cu Chulainn
Two-year-old gelding Cu Chulainn (NZ) (Burgundy) backed-up his debut four-length victory at Wingatui earlier in the month with another good performance to land the Petersens Jewellers Ladies Bracelet Two-Year-Old (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday, albeit with a much narrower margin. The Mark Walker-trained