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Taranaki mare Coventina Bay reminded racegoers of her undoubted class when she came from last at the turn to down a small but quality field in the Gr.2 Carters Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni. Unsighted since completing a somewhat disappointing three-race campaign during the Queensland Winter carnival
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Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh will take a strong hand into one of the features at Ellerslie on New Year’s day after producing a winning double midway through the meeting at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Marsh-trained Oneoutofthebox proved too tough in a slogging finish to the Lodge Commercial
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Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta heads to her local meeting on Saturday with some trepidation as the heavy rain that has lashed much of New Zealand this week hasn’t missed the Palmerston North venue. 122mm of rain has fallen on the track over the last five days, which unsurprisingly has
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It was a memorable day for Thomas Russell on Friday when he recorded his first training win in a solo capacity at Otaki courtesy of King Of Hearts (NZ) (Jakkalberry) in the Ribbons Plus (1600m). The Wanganui horseman had previously won 11 races when training in partnership with Ken Kelso
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New Zealand’s leading trainer Jamie Richards will move to Hong Kong in the new year to take up an invitation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club to join their training ranks next season. The 32-year-old has been a revelation since commencing training in 2015 in partnership with
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Former northerner Humbucker (NZ) (Iffraaj) has thrived since joining Ellis Winsloe’s Gore barn a few months ago. The five-year-old gelding has won two of his three southern starts and placed in the other. He continues his good run of form established by former trainers Peter and Dawn
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Exciting three-year-old Te Toki (NZ) (Tarzino) will be sporting a new look when he resumes on Saturday at Te Rapa where he will attempt to maintain his unbeaten record for a changed ownership group. The son of Tarzino was an effortless debut winner at Taupo in September and
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An overkill of rain might yet foil Awapuni trainer Peter Didham’s cunning plan. Didham had planned to use last Saturday’s Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa as a lead-up to the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day for his smart
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Buyers have been circling around emerging three-year-old Wewillrock (NZ) (El Roca) and interest is sure to intensify if he continues the strong start he has made to his career at Te Rapa on Saturday. The son of El Roca will step out for the fourth time when he
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The Ashburton races scheduled for Thursday have been postponed until Tuesday 21 December. The RIB (Racing Integrity Board) inspected the track at 3.30pm on Wednesday along with the track manager and found water pooling. There has been approximately 30mm of rain on Thursday. The forecast through to mid-morning
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This week’s announcement that Northland will be the only region in the country that will be left in the red traffic light setting after December 30 will see the Whangarei Racing Club abstain from hosting their usually popular January 6 meeting. Given the COVID event crowd restrictions applicable for
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New Zealand-bred mare Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) is recovering well after being injured during the running of the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) last month. The Symon Wilde-trained five-year-old was galloped on in the Cup, where she finished ninth, and subsequently underwent treatment at Werribee Equine