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Underrated winter galloper Collinstreet went one better than his trainer expected when he powered to a narrow but convincing victory over 1400m at Trentham. The Allan Sharrock-trained six-year-old thrives on heavy winter footing and got conditions to suit when the Trentham surface came up a Heavy10 for Saturday’s racemeeting.
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Promising galloper Dawn Parade showed he will be a force to be reckoned with next season when he downed a handy field of three-year-olds over 1400m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Tony Pike-trained son of Dawn Approach has taken his time to get his head around the racing game but
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Strapping two-year-old Atullibigeal gained revenge on his last start conqueror when he strode clear in the closing stages to take out the Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. The Carl Henderson-trained son of Street Boss had been narrowly defeated by talented filly Lady Maroal when the pair clashed
The Racing Integrity Unit investigation has exonerated trainer Alan Sharrock from any fault in the two drug positives for methamphetamine returned by horses who won at Awapuni on ANZAC day. The cause of the positives has been identified as contamination of the race day accommodation the horses occupied on the
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Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are poised for further late-season juvenile success as they take a dual-pronged attack on Saturday’s Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie with Mustang Valley and Samarkand. The stable has already sent out impressive back-end two-year-old Turn The Ace to win
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Roger James and Robert Wellwood are set for a quiet Saturday on the home front with no runners in New Zealand, but the Cambridge trainers will have plenty on their plate on the other side of the Tasman. They are keeping a watchful eye on the evolving COVID-19 situation in
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Leaving the husband at home to look after the kids while you head to Queensland for a few weeks probably sounds enticing to a lot of Kiwi women at the moment. That dream has turned into a reality for Emma Clotworthy, who has been enjoying the warmer climate of the
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Agey Babe (NZ) (Sacred Falls) broke maiden ranks at Pukekohe on Thursday when winning the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m). She settled back early for jockey Masa Hashizume, who waited patiently on the mare before steering her five-wide turning for home where she was able to reel in the
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An enhanced stake and a favourable heavy track has convinced North Canterbury trainer John Blackadder to trek north with impressive last-start winner Tellyawhat (NZ) (Dalghar) for Saturday's US Navy Flag Autumn Sprint Championship Final (1200m) at Trentham. Blackadder, who will first travel to Wingatui for racing on Friday,
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A trainer-owner combination in its infancy will look to continue a roaring start when Lady Maroal (NZ) (Power) contests the Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Lady Maroal is the first horse 61-year-old Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley has prepared for 94-year-old owner Ron Saunders and already
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Highview Stud stallion Wrote recorded his first New Zealand win as a sire when And We Danced (NZ) was victorious in the Yara Fertiliser 1100 at Hastings on Wednesday. The Bill Thurlow-trained two-year-old got back early after only being fair away for jockey Sarah Macnab. Turning for home they were
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It’s not a misprint in your racebook, former top jumps jockey Clayton Chipperfield is dusting off his saddle and making his raceday riding return at Pukekohe on Thursday. The 41-year-old has been absent from the jockeys’ room for nearly 15 years, but a change in career trajectory earlier this