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Secret Amour (NZ) (Niagara) has fashioned a tidy record with five wins from limited opportunities and trainer Robbie Patterson is on a mission to guide the black-type placegetter to major stakes success this preparation. The six-year-old daughter of Niagara will kick off her spring campaign at Wanganui on Saturday, and
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Mark Walker might yet turn his back on a $A1 million bonus with his superstar mare Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in favour of an even more lucrative Australian prize. The Matamata trainer was in awe of his star mare's 5-3/4 length win in last Saturday's
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Graeme Rogerson has lavished praise on the Te Awamutu track and thrown his support behind the rejuvenation of the Waikato venue. The Tuhikaramea horseman, who trains with wife Debbie, was well-represented at a set of jump-outs there on Thursday morning with his Australian-bound Group One contender Sharp ‘N’ Smart among
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The respective distances of the feature age group events at Wanganui on Saturday made it an easy call for trainer Allan Sharrock to split his pair of gifted fillies. He looks to have strong prospects of a black-type double with his only representatives on the card with Sophmaze to take
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Shaun McKay is on the board as a trainer after guiding Wolfgang (NZ) (Puccini) to a 3-1/4 length victory in the Enigma Farm 1300 on the Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday. While it was McKay’s fourth start as a trainer, the Group One-winning jockey needs no introduction to punters,
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Matamata trainer Mark Walker has doubled his team in Christchurch as he builds to lucrative spring targets in the south. To that end, Walker will produce 11 runners at Riccarton this week, four at Thursday's polytrack meeting and seven on the turf on Saturday. Among those stepping out
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Cambridge three-year-old Mr Mojo Risin’ (NZ) (Deep Field) has performed well enough at home and in recent trial outings to warrant a first-up crack at black-type company on Saturday, according to trainer Andrew Forsman. The son of Deep Field will debut in the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1340m) for
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A couple of first season sires made an immediate impact with their progeny at the Ruakaka trials on Tuesday. The Oaks Stud stallion U S Navy Flag recorded his first New Zealand trial win courtesy of an unnamed filly out of Pins mare Stitch, who was victorious in her 750m
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A rematch between stablemates Live Drama (NZ) (Ghibellines) and Khimar War (NZ) (Sweet Orange) may be put on ice for the time being. The pair finished first and second respectively in the Listed Great Easter Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton in May, and while they are both entered for the 1000m
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Defibrillate (NZ) (Shocking) and Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) are progressing well toward Group One spring targets for trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall, who are also blessed with depth in the younger ranks of their Matamata stable. The proven duo have the Hawke’s Bay carnival on their programs
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Group One winner Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) will be offered on plusgavelhouse.com later this week following her retirement from racing. Following her sub-par first-up run in the Kerikeri Cup (1100m) earlier this month, the daughter of Tavistock underwent a veterinary examination and the decision was made to retire the six-year-old
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