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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 13 March 2022
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Australia in the offing for Eyesonlyonme
A future across the Tasman could be in the offing for Eyesonlyonme (Free Eagle) after her maiden win in the Haunui Farm 1400 at Pukekohe on Saturday. The daughter of Free Eagle was having just her third start, having finished runner-up in her first two starts from wide gates. Punters
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Turn Me Loose filly gets the Cream at Pukekohe
The persistence of local trainer Rudy Liefting paid dividends when Stars 'N' Cream (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) edged out the Nigel Tiley-trained pair of Midnight Mass (NZ) (Proisir) and Quicken Away (Vancouver) in the Sonia Macfarlane Memorial (1400m). An all-the-way winner on debut, Stars 'N' Cream
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Gucci Belt doubles up at Trentham
While Gucci Belt (NZ) (Burgundy) is living in the shadow of her well-credentialled half-sister Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock), she is doing something her sibling failed to do, win at three. The Kevin Gray bred and trained filly posted her second victory from four starts at Trentham on Saturday when winning the
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Coventina Bay on song for Bonecrusher
Trainer Robbie Patterson couldn’t be any happier with Coventina Bay ahead of the Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. The six-year-old mare was successful over the same distance in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa last month and Patterson said she
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Marsh looking for repeat delight in Auckland Cup
Trainer Stephen Marsh is hoping lightning can strike twice when he lines up Lincoln King and Starrybeel in Sunday’s Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie. The pair quinellaed the Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham in January and after impressing Marsh with their final
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Levante to make Australian debut
Group One winner Levante (NZ) (Proisir) has touched down in Melbourne ahead of her debut run on Australian soil this Saturday in the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Fresh off wins in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) and Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m), trainers Ken and Bev
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New Zealand track ratings to align with Australia
Punters on both sides of the Tasman will benefit from a change being made to the New Zealand Track Ratings early next month. From Monday, 4 April the New Zealand Track Ratings will once again align with those introduced to Australia in 2014. While this move is part of NZTR’
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Williams looking to maintain recent momentum at Ellerslie
Trainer Peter Williams is pleased with the success he and wife Dawn have had with their Byerley Park stable in recent weeks and is looking to his five runners at Ellerslie on Sunday to carry on their good work of late. Their challenge will be headed by progressive mares Saint
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Des Riordan’s passing marks the end of a dynasty
A New Zealand racing dynasty has come to an end with the death last Sunday of popular Te Awamutu identity Des Riordan just weeks short of his 90th birthday. At age 15, Des and his younger brothers Noel (13) and John (11) left their New Plymouth home to take up
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Weight the query for The Gift
Trainer Robert Dennis has only one concern with The Gift (NZ) (Power) ahead of the MLT/Three Rivers Hotel/Pioneer Tavern Fireside Cup (1335mm) at Gore on Friday – weight. The four-year-old mare has been lumbered with 60kg in her final lead-up race to the Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island
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Field Of Gold to come of age
Tony Pike feels the time is right to take on older horses at weight-for-age with his top three-year-old Field Of Gold (Starspangledbanner). The Cambridge trainer bypassed the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) last week in favour of Sunday’s Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m), where he will