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The Ben & JD Hayes-trained Excelida (Exceed And Excel) is racing for a potential trip to New Zealand when she lines up at Caulfield on Boxing Day. The well-bred daughter of Exceed And Excel runs in the Allan Wicks Handicap (1400m) on Sunday and her performance will determine her immediate
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It was a fitting result in the Congratulations Hong Kong Bound Jamie Richards Maiden (1400m) at Matamata on Thursday, with Richards taking out the quinella. Felicienne finally broke through for her maiden win at the ninth time of asking, after previously finishing runner-up in for of her eight starts, and
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Top-class jockey Vinnie Colgan will be reunited with quality mare Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) in the Gr.1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Sunday and should the Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained five-year-old salute, no one would begrudge the veteran hoop success. Two Illicit enters the Ellerslie contest
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Bold Mac (NZ) (The Bold One) has required patient handling and the waiting tactics are being rewarded with the progressive four-year-old having made an encouraging start to his career. Trained by Colin Cromarty, he has won two of his five starts over 1200m and will attempt to add to his
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Woodlands trainer Robert Dennis will take a handful of runners to Wingatui’s annual Boxing Day meeting on Sunday, including Ocean Point (NZ) (Ocean Park) who will tackle the Listed Alleviate Administration Hazlett Stakes (1200m). The four-year-old mare heads into the race in good form, winning her first two starts
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The death occurred recently of successful owner-trainer John Mason. Mason, who was in his mid-70s, was a great nephew of legendary horseman Dick Mason, who in 2006 was inducted to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame in recognition of his training achievements in the early years of last century
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Te Akau are once again set to hold a strong hand in next month’s Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) with Lord Cosmos (Pierro) adding his name to the contenders with victory at New Plymouth on Wednesday. Race rival Alabama Gold (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) looked to have
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Following a pleasing Melbourne spring campaign, Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) has returned to work in good fettle ahead of a return trip across the Tasman. The David and Emma-Lee Browne-trained gelding is being set for a tilt at the A$5million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19. The son
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Wexford Stables has been going through a rebuilding phase following the loss of a number of proven performers and the Matamata operation is now looking to the younger members of the line-up to fly the flag. Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have several progressive three-year-olds to step out
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Matamata trainer Peter McKay is heading to Awapuni on Boxing Day with a quartet of runners and he is hoping he can snag the meeting’s feature with his Group One winner The Mitigator (Master of Design). The seven-year-old gelding has been lumbered with 62kg in the Manawatu Standard Summer
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With the retirement of Stephen McKee as a full-time trainer, there has been a changing of the guard at Sunline Lodge, his South Auckland thoroughbred training facility. Sophia Orting and Derek Nolan of Lilywhites Lodge have taken up occupancy of the facility, where they will continue their breaking-in and pre-training
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Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard will have numbers and class in their favour for the Gr.1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. The Matamata training partnership is set to have three runners in the weight-for-age contest at Ellerslie, with two of them – Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and