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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 24 July 2022
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Helena Baby captures second Opunake Cup
Imposing grey galloper Helena Baby returned to his best form when he produced a gritty front-running effort to take out the Listed Powerworx Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth. The seven-year-old son of Guillotine made a barnstorming start to his racing career in New Zealand when he
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Establishment going from strength to strength for Thurlow
Handy winter stayer Establishment has provided his syndicate of owners with plenty of excitement in recent months and did so again on Saturday when he produced another tough effort to take out his third career victory when successful over 2000m at New Plymouth The lightly raced five-year-old son
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Wheeler produces local quinella
New Plymouth trainer John Wheeler was light on numbers with just three runners for his home meeting on Saturday but still managed to saddle up a quinella in the third race of the day. Wheeler produced honest performer Zeefa Zed as one of the favourites for the rating 65 1800m
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Lord Darci on trial for Winter Cup
Bevan Wilson is treading carefully ahead of Lord Darci's biggest test to date in Sunday's Crombie And Price Oamaru Cup (1600m). The Ashburton trainer will assess the Darci Brahma four-year-old's performance at Oamaru with a view to a possible late nomination for
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Sharrock holds strong hand in home cup
Saturday’s big race at New Plymouth will play a big part in letting local trainer Allan Sharrock know if he can get three horses into the field for the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on August 27. Sharrock starts Justaskme and Darci La Bella in the
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A new era for Hanui as Shannon Taylor bids farewell
At the end of July, Haunui Farm will farewell long time Sales & Marketing Manager, Shannon Taylor, as she embarks on a new chapter in her career. After just over 17 years as an integral member of the Haunui Farm team, Shannon will be taking up a new challenge as
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Multiple Group winner progressing well
Dragon Leap is on target to resume at Ruakaka next month before he chases further black-type titles. The multiple Group-winning son of Pierro delighted connections this week with his effort for fourth in a 950m trial under jockey Craig Grylls on the synthetic track at Cambridge. “The team
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Casey Locks in training return
Waikato horsewoman Casey Lock will make a return to the training ranks at Rotorua on Saturday where she will line-up Viktor Vegas in the Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua 1215. Formerly trained by her father, Te Aroha horseman Peter Lock, the gelding came into Casey’s care two years ago
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Elusive hometown Cup win in Walker’s sights
Mark Walker has lived most of his last 35 years between Waikato and Singapore but talented mare Aromatic gives the star trainer a golden chance of winning his old hometown Cup. A five-time New Zealand champion trainer with Te Akau Racing, Walker grew up in coastal Taranaki and attended
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Group One winner retired
High-class filly Never Been Kissed has been retired to join Waikato Stud’s elite broodmare band. Bred and raced by the premier Matamata farm, the daughter of resident stallion Tivaci is booked to visit Arrowfield Stud shuttle stallion Maurice later this year. Never Been Kissed was trained by Gai
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Imperatriz dazzles at Cambridge trials
Imperatriz provided the star turn at Tuesday's Cambridge trials, getting the nod of approval from both Matamata trainer Mark Walker and jockey Opie Bosson. The winner of the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) and Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m) in the autumn, I Am