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This weekend is brewing to be an exciting one for jumps fans, with top-class hurdlers The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) and Dr Hank (NZ) (Redwood) going head-to-head in the Te Whangai Romney’s Hawke’s Bay Hurdle (3100m) at Hastings on Saturday. Leading jumps jockey Shaun Phelan regularly
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The Labour Government’s support of the racing industry was firmly signalled after its landslide election victory in 2020 and its commitment is ongoing, new Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has emphasised. McAnulty achieved a personal goal when he recently took over the role and dismissed any concern that racing
English jumps jockey Charlie Case hadn’t even considered the possibility of riding in New Zealand two months ago. But he hasn’t taken long to take advantage of his surprise opportunity. Case arrived less than two weeks ago after leading trainer Paul Nelson started looking for a jockey to
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Catherine Cameron’s main spring hopes will rest on the shoulders of the lightly raced Group winner Bellatrix Black (NZ) (Redwood) following the retirement of the highest-rated horse in her stable. The Cambridge trainer has called time on talented import Cheval Prometteur, an English-bred son of Declaration Of
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Taranaki trainer Robbie Patterson is enjoying being back in his homeland after campaigning a trio of his team in Queensland. It was Patterson’s second trip across the Tasman to compete at the Queensland Winter Carnival and he was met by a wet reception in the Sunshine State. “It was
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While it may have taken two years for enigmatic galloper Frankie The Fox (NZ) (Ego) to make a return to the winner’s enclosure at Riccarton, trainer Mike McCann never lost faith in his charge. A winner on debut as a three-year-old on his home track at Riccarton,
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Wet track specialist She’s A Maneater (NZ) (Reliable Man) showed her class on a testing winter surface when she produced a powerful performance to win fresh-up over 1200m at Tauranga on Saturday. Trainer Peter Lock rolled the dice on starting the five-year-old daughter of Reliable Man
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Underrated mare Sanibel (NZ) (Shamexpress) upset the applecart when she took out the Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m) at Tauranga on Saturday. The Shane Brown-trained Woodville visitor went into the fillies and mares feature as a last start winner at Trentham over the same distance and produced a
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Two-year-old filly Rhonda Wood (NZ) (Redwood) overcame some unplanned travel and a rush to get her barrier certificate in the last seven days to run out a gritty winner on debut over 1000m at Riccarton. Bred and raced by co-trainer Bruce Tapper and his wife Karen, the
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Trainer Ben Foote was blissfully unaware that his impressive Tauranga winner Musigny Lass (NZ) (Iffraaj) had nearly blown her chances at the start of Saturday’s 1300m three-year-old contest. The daughter of Iffraaj had overcome some buffeting at the top of the Tauranga straight to charge home and