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Promising filly Hanalei showed she had taken plenty from her runner-up performance on debut at Te Aroha at the start of the month, when she dominated her two-year-old rivals in the Listed IRT Wellesley Stakes (1100m) at Trentham. The Jamie Richards trained daughter of Darci Brahma had been heavily backed
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Exciting galloper Bankers Choice showed he is well on his way to becoming a star of New Zealand racing with a last to first performance to take out the Gr.3 Dixon & Dunlop Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Trainer Stephen Marsh had been in two minds about
New Zealand
Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have timed their run to the DoubleTree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie next week to perfection with promising juvenile Time Ruler. The gelding ran away to a comfortable 5-1/2 length victory in the Ray White Mount Maunganui Juvenile (1200m)
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Hazel Schofer can't wait for her dream ride at Trentham on Saturday, partnering her favourite horse Tavi Mac in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m). The reigning champion apprentice rode Tavi Mac to her first raceday win and seldom misses riding him in trackwork. "
New Zealand
Robbie Patterson will head to Trentham buoyed by a winning midweek double and even a hefty impost for his star performer Coventina Bay on Saturday hasn’t dimmed his confidence in the mare’s prospects. The New Plymouth trainer was successful with Bold Bette and Eddie Wood at Otaki on
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Two-year-old gelding Zaher may only be having his second start at Trentham on Saturday but he is already becoming a seasoned traveller. The Cambridge juvenile made the long trek down to Otaki in November to score on debut and he will add on another couple of hours to that journey
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Local filly Glory Bound (NZ) (Tavistock) scored an impressive maiden victory at Matamata on Wednesday when taking out the Waikato Branch NZ Farriers Association (1400m) by 4-1/2 lengths. The three-year-old daughter of Tavistock was fresh-up after her fifth-placed run in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton
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It’s been a whirlwind last couple of months for John Blackadder. Last year the Rangiora trainer elected to take a chance on a formerly retired Hong Kong galloper and on Saturday he will have his biggest thrill in racing when he lines that horse up in the Gr.1
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Terri Rae has opted for plan B for emerging stayer Southern Ocean's (NZ) (Ocean Park) final lead-up to this month's Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham. The Riccarton trainer had initially planned on tackling Saturday's Gr.3
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Stephen Marsh is confident the addition of headgear on All Saints’ Eve (NZ) (Sacred Falls) at Tauranga on Friday can set the mare on a path to significantly add to her future broodmare value. The Cambridge trainer has welcomed the daughter of Sacred Falls into his stable for her current
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Matamata trainer Graham Richardson left his local meeting a happy man on Wednesday after witnessing two of his runners quinella a star-studded trial. Last start Group One winner Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) beat out stablemate, Group One performer Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy), to win his sedately run 1050m
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Australian punters can once again look forward to welcoming the Emma-Lee and David Browne Zoo to their shores in the coming months. David Browne was in Victoria over spring with a handful of stable runners, including Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) and Rhinoceros (NZ) (Vadamos), with the former winning the Gr.3