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The Lisa Latta-trained Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) made the most of an abbreviated race meeting at Trentham on Saturday when he stormed to victory in the opening event. The Lisa Latta-trained three-year-old took advantage of a rails-hugging ride by Danielle Johnson to produce a powerful home straight sprint which saw
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Aegon delivered three of last season’s biggest wins for leading jockey Leith Innes, and the unbeaten combination will team up again on Saturday for the first time in 10 months. Freshly crowned New Zealand’s champion three-year-old of 2020-21, the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aegon will have his
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Following a stellar season from horses carrying the iconic WS brand, Waikato Stud has been announced as the Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan Breeder of the Year for the 2020-21 season. It is the eighth time the Chittick family operation has received the prestigious award. “Obviously we are very
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Stephen Marsh will have a strong contingent in the Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Matamata on Saturday. Initially set to have six runners, the Cambridge trainer will be represented by a quartet of three-year-olds. Dubai Diva bypassed last week’s Gr.3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) with a
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In-form Matamata stablemates Sagunto (NZ) (O'Reilly) and Giacomo (NZ) (Puccini) have Group targets on their programs and will bid to add further momentum on their home track on Saturday to trainer and part-owner Peter McKay’s plans. The former’s short-term goal is the Gr.3 Humphries Construction
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New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson has elected to skip a trip to Wellington this weekend with his dual Group Three winner Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress). The daughter of Shamexpress is readying for her raceday resumption and after winning a 1000m heat at the Foxton trials on November 16, she put
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Quality mare Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) is building towards the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day after a quick turnaround from a successful three-start spring campaign in Sydney. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old has won six of her 10 lifetime starts, and enhanced her value significantly
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Promising Sweynesse mare Petty's Legacy (NZ) will spearhead a strong team for Riccarton trainers Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong at their home-track meeting on Friday. The training partnership will produce four runners at the twilight meeting but most interest will centre on three-win four-year-old Petty's Legacy
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Already Group One performed in Australia, Alamosa mare House of Cartier will be out to add an elite-level victory to her resume in her next two starts. The six-year-old mare is flying at the moment, having won two of her last three races, including the Gr.3 Metric Mile (1600m)
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A tendon injury has forced the retirement of Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) winner Savy Yong Blonk (NZ) (Savabeel), diluting the potency of Matamata trainer Jamie Richards' hand for Saturday's Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Savy Yong Blonk was one of four
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The racing career of exciting mare Sakura Blossom (Vancouver) is over. The daughter of Vancouver had won two of her three starts and was set for an exciting summer with nominations for both the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) and Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m). However, injury has taken its toll on
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Roger James and Robert Wellwood believe there is a positive sense of timing around Two Illicit’s (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) bid for Group One glory at Trentham on Saturday. The Cambridge trainers are confident the daughter of Jimmy Choux will relish the step up in distance on a roomy track