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An afternoon watching Australian racing during the first COVID-19 lockdown last year paid a winning dividend for trainer Stephen McKee when three-year-old filly Joey’s Gift (Pluck) won impressively over 1200m at Ruakaka on Saturday. McKee was sitting on his couch at home when he saw the daughter of Pluck
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Kaharau provides special moment for Rae The emotion in Ken Rae’s voice says it all when discussing the stylish jumping win at Hastings on Saturday by durable galloper Kaharau (Ad Valorem). The rising ten-year-old is more than just a horse to Rae, he is a family pet who has
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The Toby Autridge-trained Tommyra returned to his best form over fences when he sprang a minor upset in taking out the Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’s Bay Hurdle (3100m) at Hastings. The 2020 Waikato Hurdle (3200m) winner had been overlooked by many as punters gravitated towards topweight Tallyho Twinkletoe and
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Trainer Anthony Burton made a successful return to the Ruakaka racing ranks when he produced exciting two-year-old colt Tsunami Sam to win on debut at his local meeting on Saturday. Burton, who spent 17 years working for former Ruakaka and now Singapore-based trainer Donna Logan, took up his own license
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A sparkling win at the Te Rapa trials back in late May indicated that promising three-year-old All About You would be hard to beat when he made his raceday debut and that proved correct as he bolted away with the first race on the card at Ruakaka on Saturday. The
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Timaru trainer Leonard Stewart took a bit of convincing by his granddaughter, Lacy Stewart, to take Miss Harley Quinn (NZ) (Natural Destiny) south to Wingatui on Friday, but her insistence paid off. The four-year-old mare was backed into $2.60 favouritism in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1400m) following
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Leith Innes is looking forward to heading north to Ruakaka on Saturday where he will have a handful of quality rides, including a couple of debutants. He will don the yellow and black chequered silks of Cambridge Stud Principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay aboard Tavirock (NZ) (Tavistock) in the 17
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Alan Coles has rarely been far from a horse, either in work time or leisure time. The Auckland horseman served his final day as a stipendiary steward at Wednesday’s Cambridge meeting. It marked the end of almost 30 years in the role, mainly in the Auckland area. Coles was
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Expat New Zealand jockey Michael Walker is set to undergo more surgery following a fall at Pakenham in May. He developed Compartment Syndrome, a painful condition that is caused by a build-up of pressure due to internal bleeding and swelling, and he has subsequently undergone a number of surgeries on
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Terry Moseley isn't looking forward to the travel he's facing in the coming days but he says it will all be worth it if he can guide Gigolo George (NZ) (Swiss Ace) to success for an old friend at Ruakaka on Saturday. The Kenny Rae and
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An elusive win in either Hastings jumping feature on Saturday would give leading jumps jockey Shaun Fannin a great deal of satisfaction and finally provide something for his family to cheer about. Fannin, who looks on track to defend his national jumps riders' premiership crown, has ridden in the