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Wet track specialist Shoshone (NZ) (Sacred Falls) will attempt to get her winter campaign back on track at Tauranga on Saturday following a below-par performance at her most recent appearance. The daughter of Sacred Falls will step out in iLine Project Managers’ Handicap (1200m), in which she has the
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Happy Star (NZ) (Fabulous) cemented Kevin Myers at the top of the Grand National Hurdles (4200m) ladder when winning the Wanganui trainer’s fifth title in the race at Riccarton on Wednesday. With Myers training the four fancied runners in the seven-horse field, he was odds on to take
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Life as a jockey may not have been the career choice Kayano Yanagida saw for her son Taiki, but she has taken comfort from the fact the 28-year-old never doubted his path. This was reiterated in the statement issued by Kayano earlier today following the popular jockey’s
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The racing industry is in mourning following the death of popular jockey Taiki Yanagida, who passed away in Waikato Hospital on Tuesday evening surrounded by friends and family. Yanagida had been in intensive care with serious head and spinal injuries he suffered in a race fall at Cambridge last Wednesday.
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The Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings next month is the likely starting point for Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) runner-up La Crique’s (NZ) (Vadamos) spring preparation after she pleased with her 950m trial win at Cambridge on Tuesday. The daughter of Vadamos was sent forward
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Turakina trainer Kevin Myers has received only positive news from Christchurch as he pushes for a fifth win in Wednesday's Hospitality NZ Canterbury Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Riccarton. Myers could have as many as six runners in the jumping feature after He's Ric (NZ) (Zed)
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After a long time between victories, four in quick succession have helped improve things for Matamata trainer Mark Brosnan, but the horse he’s most excited about is still a maiden. Brosnan scored a double at Ruakaka on Saturday, bookending the card with victories by Fly My Wey (NZ) (Sweynesse)
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Sunday’s Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown was billed as a match race between topweights Saunter Boy (Myboycharlie) and Kiwi raider The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman), but the race proved to be anything but. The 71kg impost didn’t prove a problem for the former, scoring a three-quarter of
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Texas (NZ) (Rubick) didn’t disgrace himself in strong company as a two-year-old and will be given early black-type opportunities this season to fully realise his stakes potential. The son of Rubick has been held in high regard by Nick Bishara for some time and the Ardmore
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Promising three-year-old Accidental Tourist (NZ) (Telperion) may have set himself up for a shot at the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m) next month after he broke his maiden status in fine fashion at Hawera on Sunday. The Mark Walker-trained son of Westbury Stud stallion Telperion had finished third
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Local trainer Ken Rae and his daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro enjoyed another outstanding day on their local Ruakaka track on Saturday where they bagged a winning treble. Follow Your Dreams (NZ) (Contributer) kicked off proceedings when he returned to the form that saw him win two of his first three