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Tony Pike’s two big hopes for New Zealand’s premier three-year-old classic will clash for the second time in the Gr.2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) ($6) and Field Of Gold (Starspangledbanner) ($8) should be hard to topple in the final major
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Four-time New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership winner Lisa Allpress is poised to return to the saddle this week following an enforced spell on the side-line. Allpress has been out of action since she suffered multiple injuries in an accident at the Stratford jump-outs in mid-January and has tagged Friday’s meeting
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John O’Shea will chase Group One glory in Sydney rather than head to Melbourne with Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto), following his win in Saturday's Gr.3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m). The son of Per Incanto was a dominant winner of the 1200m contest and provided
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As preparations ramp up for the 2022 edition of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka in March, Curraghmore principal Gordon Cunningham was once again celebrating the success of a past graduate of his Te Awamutu-based operation. The popular Irishman bred outstanding Ocean Park mare Tofane (NZ) who
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Trainer Ken Kelso is content to sit back and savour the thrill of winning a second consecutive Group One with star mare Levante (NZ), before any decisions on her immediate future are made. The daughter of Proisir delighted her connections and multitude of fans when she held out the challenge
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The long trip home to New Plymouth from Hamilton on Saturday evening flew by for trainer Robbie Patterson as he reflected on what had happened just a few hours earlier at Te Rapa. Relishing the damp underfoot conditions, classy mare Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) out-finished Vernanme (NZ) (O’Reilly) to
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Despite the limited crowd on course due to COVID protocols, there were still plenty of joyous scenes in the Te Rapa grandstand as the connections of outstanding racemare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) celebrated her second consecutive Group One win with victory in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m). Touted as
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Giant filly Self Obsession (NZ) (Shocking) showed she has a heart to match her imposing frame when she triumphed in a torrid finish to the Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa. The Jamie Richards-trained three-year-old had things all her own way out in front
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An emotional Robbie Patterson was holding back the tears as he reflected on one of the biggest thrills of his life that had occurred just minutes earlier at Te Rapa. Patterson prepares talented mare Coventina Bay (NZ), the pint-sized daughter of Shamexpress who has provided him with some of his
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Race favourite Maven Belle (NZ) (Burgundy) showed she has a touch of class about her as she eased clear in the final 100m to take out the Gr.3 Platinum Homes 2YO Classic (1200m) at Te Rapa. The daughter of Burgundy had been slated to start at short odds in