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A return to stakes racing awaits Benefactor (NZ) (Contributer) after she returned to winning form in impressive fashion when taking out the Canton Fair Tour Handicap (1600m) at Otaki on Thursday. Dropping back from stakes company when eighth in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth a fortnight ago,
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Lisa Allpress is back in the stakes-winning groove, steering the Tony Pike-trained Back Of The Bus (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) to victory in Thursday's Listed Phils Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki, less than three weeks after returning from an 18-month injury-enforced
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As the new racing season is just days away, trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray are optimistic they have the depth to make an impact across all levels, with proven performers Tuxedo (NZ) (Tivaci) and Tajana (NZ) (Darci Brahma) heading the stable. With New Zealand's feature racing now
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Te Akau Racing continued their reign as New Zealand’s leading stable when winning their seventh consecutive National Trainers’ Premiership this season. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson recorded 135 wins in New Zealand this term, including 19 stakes wins, three of those at Group One level, including Quintessa in
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With well over 800 rides to her name this season, Amber Riddell has been the country’s most active jockey, and her hard work has been rewarded by taking out the National Apprentice Jockeys’ Premiership. While there are still two days left to go in the season, Riddell’s 18-
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Per Incanto's remarkable stud career reached another milestone on Saturday night when the Little Avondale Stud stallion claimed both the Dewar Award and the Centaine Award at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Awards. The son of Street Cry secured the Dewar Award as the New Zealand-based
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Rising 10-year-old gelding Bradman (NZ) (Pins) has been a stable stalwart for Roydon Bergerson, and the Awapuni trainer is hoping he can end his career on a high when he heads to Riccarton on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m). Bred by
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Words of advice from one of the country’s leading riders may have a winning outcome for Daniel Miller at Otaki on Thursday. The Matamata trainer will be represented in the Canton Fair Tours Handicap (1600m) by Loch Katrine (NZ) (Ardrossan), who is expected to give another strong account of
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Trentham has been earmarked for eventual closure as a racing venue, while Matamata would transition into a dedicated training and trialling centre under the independent Project Stamina Masterplan released on Monday. Prepared by consultancy firm RCP and commissioned by New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ)
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Suzy Gordon struck a dream result when she quinellaed the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth earlier this month with Prioress (NZ) (Proisir) and Turn The Ace (NZ) (Turn Me Loose), and this weekend she is hoping the pair can replicate that result in the Gr.3 Winning Edge
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Promising two-year-old Sonar (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) has black-type on his radar and he could attain it this week when he heads to Otaki on Thursday to contest the Listed Phils Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m). Bred by The Oaks Stud, Sonar is raced
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It’s a return home of sorts for trainer Joe Waldron, who has moved north to establish a stable in Cambridge. The former Wingatui-based horseman began his racing career working for Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, and in a full-circle moment he will train at the