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Former successful apprentice jockey Alex Forbes now wears a number of hats within the thoroughbred industry and has successfully added to his variety of roles with his first winner as a trainer. The 26-year-old prepared Mandalo to score at Waverley on Sunday with the four-year-old’s
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Given time to reflect, Rich Hill Stud boss John Thompson is getting immense satisfaction from Saturday's red-letter day for the Matamata farm. Rich Hill Stud stallions sired the winners of both Group One races run in Australasia on Saturday: Shocking's son I'm Thunderstruck
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Challenge Syndications’ Adrian Clark looks like he has done it again. The bloodstock agent and syndicator is quickly making a name for himself for being able to find future Group-winning fillies at the lower-end of the market at Karaka. Clark purchased subsequent Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m)
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Jockey Craig Grylls joined a select group of riders on Saturday when piloting Mustang Valley (NZ) (Vanbrugh) to victory in the last at Hastings. It brought up Grylls’ 1000th win in the saddle in New Zealand, joining his father Gary and 35 other jockeys in reaching the milestone. “I am
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Dark Destroyer, one of last season’s top three-year-olds showed he has come back as a spring four-year-old in fine fettle as he produced a resolute finish to take out the first Group One of the New Zealand season, the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at
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Local filly Best Seller showed she had taken plenty of benefit out of her first up victory at Taupo last month when she produced a resolute finish to win the Gr.3 HB/PB Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings. The John Bary-trained three-year-old
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Last season’s Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner Dynastic made a successful return to racing when he displayed a touch of class in taking out the Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m). The Mark Walker-trained son of Almanzor had opened a well favoured $2.70 chance for
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The Thoroughbred Racing industry will acknowledge Her Majesty The Queen’s passing at its two race meetings on Saturday. A moment’s silence will be observed at 11.30am at both Ruakaka and Hastings, with jockeys wearing black armbands throughout both meetings as a further mark of respect. Queen Elizabeth
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Verry Flash will continue to show his diverse skillset when he heads to Waverley on Sunday to contest the Wanganui Steel Formers Waverley Cup (2000m). The winner of 10 races on the flat, including the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m), Verry Flash won his maiden hurdle at Te Rapa last
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is looking forward to round five of an engaging battle between his in-form stayer River Run and his arch-nemesis Hit The Road Jack in Saturday's Harcourts Tai Tokerau Cup (2200m) at Ruakaka. River Run and Hit The Road have met on four
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Racing followers will welcome the new-look RaceForm weekly edition released ahead of the new season’s first day of Group One racing at Hawke’s Bay this weekend. In response to reader feedback, combined with the desire to enhance the content of New Zealand’s only printed weekly racing