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A familiar Australian face has re-joined the New Zealand riding ranks with the arrival this week of multiple Group One-winning jockey Jake Bayliss. He will kick off his third stint in New Zealand at Matamata on Friday with the 28-year-old coming off a rewarding 12-month
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If every race meeting in New Zealand was at Trentham Shaun McKay would probably be thrilled. McKay, who joined his father Peter in a training partnership this season, earned his first Group race success as a trainer on Saturday when Sagunto won the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) at Trentham,
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The funeral for Megan Taylor will be held in the Show Gate Lounge at Riccarton Park Racecourse (165 Racecourse Road) on Thursday, December 22, at 2.00pm. The 26-year-old jockey passed away following a race fall at Ashburton last Thursday.
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Group One winner I’m Thunderstruck is being set once more towards the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at The Valley on March 18. The son of Shocking finished runner-up to Zaaki in the rich feature at Flemington earlier this year, and his connections are keen to
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The Gr.2 Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) is the likely target for The Racketeer after his gutsy victory at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Racketeer, one of two winners for the day for the Cambridge partnership of Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray, led most of the way for in-
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Prestige winner Hinepara delivered exactly the Te Rapa performance trainer Josh Shaw was hoping for and an effort that has fuelled further feature staying race ambitions. The reigning Gr.2 Avondale Cup (2400m) champion made her first appearance for six weeks in Saturday’s open 1600m event and the Darci
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A varied training regime is proving the perfect formula for in-form galloper Encierro (NZ) (El Roca) who continued his rich vein of form when successful in the Nationwide Livestock Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-trained five-year-old has been rehabilitated from a serious
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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
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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
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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