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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Five-win gelding Super Pursuit will have his first tilt at stakes level when he contests the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. The Richard Collett-trained five-year-old has yet to finish outside the top five in his 12 career starts and he has
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There could be a significant change for New Plymouth trainers in the coming years with the proposed development of a $91 million multi-sport hub. Originally set to be constructed in the middle of the racecourse, at the behest of Taranaki Racing Inc. the decision has been made to build
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Juvenile filly Pacific Dragon (NZ) (Charm Spirit) broke through for her maiden win in the Dunstan Recovery Mash 1000 at Pukekohe on Monday, cementing her path towards the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie next month. The daughter of Charm Spirit jumped well for jockey Michael McNab but was pressured
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Three-year-old gelding Horace (NZ) (Preferment) broke maiden ranks in good style on Monday for trainer Chad Ormsby when landing the Premier Horse Transport 1200 at Pukekohe and looks a promising stayer in the making. The son of Preferment became the second winner for his sire, with the Brighthill