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Wayne Hillis didn’t have to Think Twice (NZ) (Alamosa) about backing up his promising juvenile of the same name in the Gr.2 Hiddenbed Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Think Twice had made the long trek down to Trentham for the two-year-old feature last weekend,
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Saturday’s Te Rapa meeting was always intended to be the career starting point for well-named Time Test filly Delorean (NZ), but it was only this week that it became a debut at Group Two level. Following last Saturday’s Trentham abandonment, the Gr.2 Hiddenbed Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m)
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Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) will continue his hunt for an elusive Group One win in Saturday's Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The Jamie Richards-trained Savabeel six-year-old gelding has won seven of his 26 starts but in eight starts at Group One level, three
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Kelvin Tyler has a big opinion of undefeated gelding Tyler Eight (NZ) (Pure Champion) and he is confident he will extend his winning streak to three when he lines-up in the Choppa’s Tyres Handicap (1200m) at Ascot Park on Saturday. The four-year-old son of Pure Champion has impressed his
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High-priced youngster Andalus (NZ) (Almanzor) hasn’t been troubled by the unexpected rigours of the past week and trainer Stephen Marsh can’t fault the colt ahead of his delayed debut on Saturday. The son of Almanzor was dispatched to Trentham for the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) last
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Trainers Leon and Troy Corstens are hoping Ranting (NZ) (Zoustar) can break his winless drought when he lines-up in the Des Gleeson Handicap (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday following his placing at Pakenham last weekend. The Kiwi-bred four-year-old hasn’t appeared in the winner’s stall since the Gr.3
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It will be something of a 'girls day out' for star members of the Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable on Saturday. The Cambridge training duo will produce mares in three Te Rapa features on Saturday and tackle the Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni with
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The New Zealand thoroughbred industry was saddened this week to hear of the passing of young apprentice jockey Yong Chew in his native Malaysia. The news rocked his friends and colleagues in New Zealand, particularly the Robinson family, with Chew apprenticed to Riccarton trainer Lance Robinson over the last two
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Team Rogerson will be represented by a quartet of black-type contenders at Te Rapa on Saturday and among them are two of the stable’s leading staying hopes for the summer. Beauden (NZ) (Bullbars) and Lowry (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) hold nominations for major distance events at both the Wellington
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Michael Pitman won’t be bringing his classy mare Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon) north for the rescheduled Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa, deciding to chase some features closer to home instead. Pitman, who trains at Riccarton with his son Matthew, wasn’t upset
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Ballymore Stables will double their attack on the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday after its transfer from Trentham last weekend. Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) was originally the stable’s only entrant, however, with the race now on their backdoor step, the Matamata
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Chelsea Burdan is closing in on a return to race day riding from a new base following an extended time on the side-line due to injury. The promising apprentice’s career has been on hold for more than a year following complications after she suffered a broken collarbone in a