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Shaun Phelan will gain an extra dose of satisfaction if he can guide the in-form Kajino (NZ) (Raise The Flag) to victory in Sunday’s Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) at Te Rapa. The top jumps jockey played a significant role in owner-trainer Diana Kennedy securing the eight-year-old, who will face
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Three weeks on from a spectacular debut on Riccarton’s synthetic track, exciting local filly Miss Take is switching to the turf and stepping up to stakes class for Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m). The Terri Rae-trained filly headed into her first start on August
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A number of unique and collectable items will be up for auction at The Ellie Stokes Trust Fundraising Dinner on Thursday 22 September 2022. The Dinner features six-time super rugby winning coach Scott Robertson as guest speaker. The Ellie Stokes Trust Fundraising dinner will be held at The Show Gate,
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After two years of logistical restraints due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the dream of trans-Tasman competition in the Jericho Cup (4600m) is alive again – and Saturday’s $30,000 NZB Airfreight Road to Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth is a crucial step along that road. Saturday’s race is the
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Former Champion New Zealand jumps jockey Aaron Kuru has enjoyed being home for the last couple of weeks, and the Melbourne-based hoop is hoping to end his trip with a couple of feature jumping scalps at Te Rapa on Sunday. Kuru will team-up once again with his good friends, trainers
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Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong are well-served in the three-year-old fillies’ ranks and will attack Saturday’s feature age group event at Riccarton with an enviable mix of quality and quantity. They will provide more than a third of the field in the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes
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Belle of the Ball (NZ) (Savabeel) justified her $1.50 favouritism in her 1400m contest at Riccarton on Wednesday when running out a clear 2-1/4 length victor in the hands of Joe Kamaruddin. The Mark Walker-trained mare had a pleasing three-year-old season when fourth in the Listed NZB Insurance
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The Roger James and Robert Wellwood trained three-year-old Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) made a winning start to her classic campaign when running out an impressive winner of the Cambridge Equine Hospital (1300m) on Wednesday. The daughter of Proisir won on debut in her only two-year-old outing back in April and on
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Allan Sharrock acknowledges Tavi Mac (NZ) (Tavistock) and Justaskme (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) are victims of their own success and hasn’t hesitated to utilise apprentice claims to lighten their loads on their home track on Saturday. The New Plymouth trainer has always been willing to give young riders opportunities
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Cambridge Stud stallion Embellish was represented by his first trial winner on Tuesday when home-bred and raced filly Luberon (NZ) gave a professional display to claim her two-year-old heat on the synthetic track at Cambridge. The Group One winner’s daughter was quickly into stride for Vinnie Colgan and coasted
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Trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are confident their promising filly Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) can make a winning start to her spring preparation at Cambridge on Wednesday. The daughter of Proisir won on debut in her only two-year-old outing in April and will have her first hit-out of her three-year-old
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Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston is leaning to the softer option for promising filly Seven Eleven (NZ) (Proisir), an entrant for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) on her home track in November. Carston has accepted with Seven Eleven in Wednesday's Celebrating The 50th NZ