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A trans-Tasman association dating back 15 years has come up trumps with another promising three-year-old prospect in Matter Of Honour (Pride of Dubai), who will chase his fourth win on the bounce at Te Rapa on Saturday. The son of Pride Of Dubai has been in fine
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High-class jockey Jonathan Riddell is keen to get a proper raceday ride aboard speedy five-year-old mare Babylon Berlin. Riddell has ridden Bablyon Berlin a fair bit in training, but hadn’t been aboard her on raceday until the Gr.3 Counties Bowl (1100m) last Saturday. Unfortunately, his
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Major summer sprint targets lie in wait for the talented Dragon Leap, who will head south this week to kick off a new preparation. The lightly raced six-year-old is making all the right moves ahead of his resuming run in the Gr.3 Levin Stakes (1200m) at Otaki
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With a series of spring racetrack successes followed by a blockbuster Ready to Run Sale, the New Zealand thoroughbred industry has been on a high in recent weeks, and now New Zealand Bloodstock is keen to keep that momentum rolling right through to its main event – Karaka 2023. A star-
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New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson knew from the outset he had a smart filly on his hands in three-year-old filly Terziere (NZ) (Complacent). The daughter of Complacent has been to the races on two occasions for two easy wins, the latest coming when winning the Wenham Grain &
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On a day where Auckland’s enigmatic weather produced plenty of sunshine combined with heavy showers, stablemates Aromatic (NZ) (Sacred Falls) and Self Obsession (NZ) (Shocking) fought out a thrilling finish in trying conditions to the Gr.3 Pukekohe Traders Counties Cup (2100m). A sharp downpour before the race saw
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What a difference 30 minutes made for jockey Jonathan Riddell on Saturday. Fresh from being dumped at the start aboard the well-favoured Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) in the previous race, the Cambridge hoop came out and produced a picture-perfect ride aboard class mare Darci La Bella (NZ)
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The heavily backed Letzbeglam (Snitzel) justified an avalanche of late money to win an incident-packed Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe. The Lance Noble-trained daughter of Snitzel was having her first start since a Brisbane winter campaign and had finalised her preparation with a win
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The winning roll by runners from the Andrew Forsman stable continued at Pukekohe on Saturday when promising filly Ethereal Star (Snitzel) collected the first feature race on the day, the Listed Barfoot & Thompson Challenge Stakes (1100m). The daughter of Snitzel and Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) placegetter Eleonora (NZ)
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There's no doubt about the sentiment that Casey Lock attaches to Saturday's Gr.3 Pukekohe Traders Counties Cup (2100m) candidate Viktor Vegas (NZ) (Tavistock) but even accounting for that, she's adamant he can win. It's clear the Matamata trainer adores Tavistock nine-