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Although leading New Zealand racehorse syndicator David Ellis has plenty to celebrate through the success of his Te Akau Racing operation during the 2021/2022 season, one of the lesser known strings to his bow are the numerous achievements he and wife Karyn have secured on the thoroughbred breeding front
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New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock made the most of a five-and-a-half-hour road trip to Hastings on Saturday when he secured a one hundred percent winning strike rate with his three runners on the day. Sharrock left home at 3am on Saturday morning, arrived in Hastings at 8:30am and put
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Local father and daughter training partnership Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro picked up a special winning double at Ruakaka on Saturday. The pair sponsored the first race on the card and collected the thick end of the prizemoney on offer when speedy filly Deploy made it back-to-back victories with a
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The local training partnership of Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal dominated proceedings at Hastings on Saturday, winning all four jumping races on the card including the two feature events. After promising hurdler Noess kicked off the day with a gritty win for rider Shaun Phelan, it was champion jumper The
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Entries for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds are now open, with the Sale set to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on 16 and 17 November. This year’s Breeze Ups will take place on Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 October at Te
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First-year Apprentice jockey Jim Chung is heading south to add to the somewhat diminished South Island riding ranks over the next month, with a number of senior riders either on holiday or side-lined by injury. Apprenticed to Waikato trainers Tim and Margaret Carter, Chung rode his first winner for the
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Southland trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler will have five runners at Wingatui on Sunday but the more pressing focus is on two feature races on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Dalghar five-year-old mare Kitty Power will spearhead the Wingatui team in the feature Positive Signs 1600, with the Tylers hoping
With a speedy two-year-old filly shooting for back-to-back wins, the sponsors of the first race at Ruakaka on Saturday have a prime opportunity to win their money back. Local trainers Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro will saddle the warm favourite Deploy (NZ) (Sepoy) in the Rae Racing Prom Queen Dash
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For all of Allan Sharrock’s three runners at Hastings on Saturday, potential black-type targets are looming large on the horizon – including a shot at the season-opening Group One feature that holds a special place in Sharrock’s heart. From 2014 to 2016, the New Plymouth trainer celebrated three consecutive
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Course specialist Cleverconversation (NZ) (Thewayyouare) will take another step at Ruakaka on Saturday toward his season’s goal on a return trip to the Far North later this month. The well-related son of Thewayyouare will step out in the Northpine Waipu Cup – ITM/GIB Sprinters’ Winter Championship Qualifying Race (1400m)
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A fitter Choisia Prince (Choisir) will spearhead a trio of Riccarton all-weather track runners for Fraser Auret on Thursday as the trainer continues to broaden his knowledge of polytrack racing. Choisia Prince couldn't have been any more impressive when he cleared maiden grade by 6-1/2 lengths over