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Promising filly Legarto has put herself firmly into Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) calculations with her first-up victory at Te Rapa on Friday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained filly won impressively by 3-1/4 lengths on debut in June and started a $2.
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Waikato Stud stallion Tivaci has the chance of recording back-to-back wins in the Gr.1 Flight Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. A Group One winner himself, Tivaci secured his first elite-level victory as a sire in last year’s edition of the race courtesy of Never
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Three-time champion jumps jockey Shaun Fannin has made a sizzling start to the new jumps season and will aim to head for the summer break as the clubhouse leader when the curtain falls on 2022 jumps racing at Woodville on Sunday. Fannin has won six of his 13 jumping
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Mark Walker prepared three winners of the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) in his first stint as head trainer for Te Akau’s Matamata barn and holds pole position to add to his classic tally. His top seed Dynastic (NZ) (Almanzor) is the clear $4 pre-post favourite
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Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray believe they may have unearthed their next Cups horse in Regazzo (NZ) (Tavistock). The four-year-old gelding was impressive when winning his maiden by 5-1/2 lengths at Te Rapa earlier this month and his conditioners believe big things may be instore for
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Connections of exciting Vespa three-year-old Charbano (NZ) have turned down offers that have dwarfed his purchase price as they chase their shot at a Group One dream this spring. A $16,000 two-year-old purchase from the Valachi Downs dispersal sale conducted via Gavelhouse Plus, Charbano followed
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Sheez Dominant (NZ) (Vanbrugh) lived up to her name when beating the boys in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m) earlier this month and trainer Fraser Auret is hoping for a repeat dose this weekend. The Marton filly will head to Hastings on Saturday to target the Gr.2 AHD Hawke’
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John Bary is confident Spring Tide (NZ) (Darci Brahma) won’t find the distance beyond him when he contests the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Saturday. Runner-up in the last two editions of the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), Spring Tide has only raced once
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Connections of the capable Amusez Moi (NZ) (Dalghar) have erred on the side of caution and resisted the temptation to deviate from their original Hastings plan with the proven wet ground performer. They deliberated on a late change for a crack at Saturday’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m)
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Graham Richardson is hoping for the perfect homecoming for Defibrillate (NZ) (Shocking) when he contests the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Saturday. After a successful career in Melbourne in which he earned more than A$750,000, Defibrillate is set to have his first run in
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Stephen Marsh will have multiple runners on the middle day of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival, including a dual assault on the feature event on the program. The Cambridge trainer will be represented in the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Saturday by Vernanme and Masetto,