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Timaru trainer Leonard Stewart, who will turn 90 this week, got the perfect early birthday present when his stable runner Vague (NZ) (Tobique) took out the Dunstan Feeds Waimate Cup (2200m) on his home track on Sunday. Given a peach of a ride by northern jockey Lisa Allpress, the six-year-old
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Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh moved to within four wins of his best ever seasonal tally when he produced a winning treble at Ruakaka. Marsh achieved a career high of 97 victories in the 2018/19 season and has now accrued 93 for the current season to date after Masetto (NZ)
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A top performance to kick off his winter campaign with a win at Randwick over 1200m on Saturday has Hastings trainer Guy Lowry excited about the future prospects of progressive galloper Waihaha Falls (NZ) (Sacred Falls). Lowry co-bred and owns the four-year-old son of Sacred Falls with good friend Mark
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Local trainer Chris Gibbs was left with a large smile on his face at the conclusion of racing at Ruakaka on Saturday after securing a winning double with promising gallopers Diamond Girl and Cakebytheocean. Lightly raced five-year-old mare Diamond Girl hadn’t been seen since running a brave fifth at
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With her grandparents Graeme and Debbie in Brisbane putting the final touches on promising two-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart ahead of his assignment in the Gr.1 JJ Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday afternoon it was left to granddaughter Bailey to manage the Rogerson racing team at Ruakaka and
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Local filly Deploy showed her rivals a clean pair of heels as she sped away with the Marsden Cove Dental (1200m) juvenile contest at Ruakaka. Prepared on the course by Ken Rae and his daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, the daughter of Sepoy had been unbeaten in two trials before making her
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With extreme weather being experienced in the region, the Trentham track was inspected at 1pm on Friday by the RIB and Club representatives. The track is waterlogged and with more rain and high winds forecast, the early decision to abandon Saturday’s race meeting has been made. Where possible, NZTR
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Renowned Australian Veterinarian Dr Chris Lawler admits to initially being reluctant to venture into the breeding game though after breeding Group One-winning filly Gypsy Goddess, he is enjoying the ride. Since her debut last October, Gypsy Goddess has been beautifully managed by David Vandyke to race nine times for six
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Timaru trainer Len Stewart has no interest in paying any attention to any notion that he should be slowing down as he gets older. On the contrary as he prepares to take the biggest team he has ever taken to the races for Sunday's Waimate Cup meeting at
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Buoyed by this week’s announcement of increased prize-money in New Zealand racing, accomplished horseman Howie Mathews is eager to return to New Zealand’s public training ranks. In a career spanning more than four decades, Mathews has trained hundreds of winners including the likes of dual Group One winner
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A summer holiday in Spain is beckoning champion jockey Opie Bosson but he's not letting himself think about that too much until after Saturday's Q22 at Eagle Farm. Bosson admitted he was really looking forward to reuniting with his family in Barcelona on Sunday but said