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New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock will have a two-pronged attack on Saturday’s Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) headed by last-start stakes winner Sophmaze (NZ) (Derryn) and impressive debut winner Librarsi (NZ) (Reliable Man). The juvenile feature has been added to the Te Rapa card following the
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Joe Kamaruddin thought he made a grave mistake when he moved to New Zealand several years ago, but the Malaysian native is thankful he stuck to his guns and is now bearing the fruits of his labour, soon to be crowned Champion Apprentice Jockey for the 2021/22 season. Used
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Wingatui has been a great source of quality jumpers to Australian trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace over the years, and they are quickly becoming fans of the local horsemanship as well. The stable has enjoyed the services of Georgia Lowry over the last few years and she has recently
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An early call has been made to cancel the Levin RC meeting at Otaki on Saturday. The RIB and club officials inspected the track on Tuesday. The track is sodden having received 109mm of rainfall in the last seven days on an already heavy surface. A NIWA report commissioned specifically
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The final opportunity to enter a yearling filly in the 2022 NZB Insurance Pearl Series closes on Sunday 31st July, with entry $1,500 plus GST. A bonus scheme for Southern Hemisphere bred fillies and mares, offering bonuses of $2.8 million, the scheme includes up to 200 individual races
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After one of the most dominant seasons by a jumps jockey in New Zealand history, Shaun Phelan is now looking to conquer Australia. With one day of jumps racing to go in New Zealand, the Cambridge horseman has an unassailable lead in the jumps jockey premiership. He has won 19
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The new owners of Pensardo (NZ) (Belardo) will recoup their purchase price in double quick time if the filly can continue her winning form on the synthetic course at Cambridge on Wednesday. The daughter of Belardo was bought out of the recent Valachi Downs Dispersal Sale on the Gavelhouse Plus
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Cambridge trainer Graham Thomas admits he’s slowed down a bit since hitting “retirement” age, but he’s still going strong training horses for, among others, owner-breeder John Wood. The pair were to the fore again at New Plymouth on Saturday when Turnmeon won a special conditions maiden over
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Sam Spratt has already set a simple goal for the new racing season with a wish for a spring and summer of non-stop action. The Pukekohe jockey’s dream of an uninterrupted spell in the saddle is understandable, given the frustrations of recent years. “I’m just hoping to
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Trainer Anna Clement is happy to forgive progressive galloper Stallone (NZ) (Savabeel) for an indiscretion that saw him contribute to her breaking her right femur in a paddock accident recently. The popular Hawera horsewoman was walking with the Savabeel three-year-old when Stallone spooked at something which saw him
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Trainer Stephen Marsh had three major goals for the 2021/22 racing season and he claimed the third of them at Oamaru when the well-travelled Summer Festival (Poet’s Voice) took out Sunday’s Crombie And Price Ltd Oamaru Cup (1600m). Marsh recently went past the 100-win mark