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With Hawke’s Bay ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle, the decision has been made to abandon Wairoa’s meeting at Hastings on Sunday with the AFFCO NZ LTD Wairoa Cup (1900m) transferred to New Plymouth Raceway’s meeting on Friday. Former Hawke’s Bay local Tony Pike will have two runners
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Group One performer Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride of Dubai) is unlikely to get his preferred footing at Pukekohe in Saturday’s Gr.2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2000m), but will start regardless with his future grand final in mind. The talented three-year-old’s preparation revolves around the Gr.1
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Smart stayer Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) will back up in consecutive weeks in his attempt to win the Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 11. Ladies Man started a hot favourite for the Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) last month after winning the Gr.
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Increased opportunities for Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended) to add to her stakes record have encouraged her connections to lock in an autumn campaign in Australia. The Cambridge Stud-bred and raced filly has been in grand form this preparation and bypassing the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) due to a
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After a dazzling performance in winning Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, connections of star four-year-old Imperatriz have decided to raise the bar. The Mark Walker-trained mare will now contest the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 11, aiming
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Veteran trainer Alby MacGregor got to savour a three-generational triumph when Times Ticking won at Riccarton on Saturday. Running for the first time past 1600m, Times Ticking defied 62kg to wear down Bully Boy to win the C S Stevens Memorial Banks Peninsula Cup (1800m). It was a special
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Roger James and Robert Wellwood have one confirmed Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) contender and will take their time before deciding if they double their hand. The Cambridge trainers have the progressive Mark Twain locked in for the March 4 three-year-old feature, but have yet to make
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Cambridge trainer Ben Foote was pondering a raft of options for his bonny mare Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) on Sunday after yet another game performance with a familiar result. The five-year-old was runner-up to a white-hot Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in the Gr.1 BCD
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Matamata trainer Darryn Weatherley was in Sydney on Sunday awaiting the impending arrival of stable star Pier (NZ) (Proisir) who will contest the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The winner of three of his five starts, including the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and
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In a field that oozed quality from top to bottom with half of the twelve runners boasting wins at Group One level it was flying four-year-old Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) who proved best on the day when she took out the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at