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A pair of New Zealand’s leading breeding operations would have been delighted with the finishes of their respective charges in the Roll The Dice Racing Plate (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Sporting the black and gold checks of Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Zouzarella made an eye-catching debut
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All things being equal, last season’s Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ocean Billy will step out for his first raceday assignment at Te Rapa next Saturday as he begins a campaign that could see him contest both the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) and Gr.1 Melbourne Cup
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While getting ready to enjoy a far more relaxing Saturday than he normally would at this time of the year, trainer Jamie Richards still had his eye firmly on the prize as he looked ahead to what’s coming up for the Australian-based members of the Te Akau Racing
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Following a Government announcement that New Zealand’s nation-wide COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown would be extended until 11:59pm on Tuesday, all race meetings, trials and jumpouts scheduled up to and including Tuesday have been abandoned. Race meetings had been scheduled at Cambridge and New Plymouth on
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There is to be less use of the whip in New Zealand Thoroughbred racing. From 1 September 2021, the whip must not be used in consecutive strides of the horse at any stage of the race. This change will have most effect at the end of the race, since at
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Tivaci filly Never Been Kissed made the perfect start to her career when winning on debut over 1000m at Hawkesbury on Thursday. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced filly had been given two trials by trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to fit her for her first trip to the
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Matamata trainer Graham Richardson may not have any horses in New Zealand racing this weekend as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, but his colours will still be seen. Richardson is the co-breeder and part-owner of smart galloper Defibrillate, who will don his colours at Moonee Valley on
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The spring pathway of exciting Savabeel mare Atishu (NZ) will become clearer when she tackles Saturday's Darwin Turf Club Trophy (1400m) at Randwick at her Australian debut. The Go Racing-owned four-year-old has transferred from Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh to Sydney-based Kiwi Chris Waller, having
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike's confidence is growing that Saturday's meeting on his home track will go ahead. Under the Government's Level 4 Covid-19 protocols, Saturday's meeting could not proceed but if the alert level is dropped to Level 3, the meeting
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Andrew Campbell has become the second high-profile trainer in the past week to announce his retirement. Last week Stephen McKee, famous as the co-trainer of champion racemare Sunline, went public on his intention to pull stumps at his South Auckland operation, and it can now be confirmed that
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Like many trainers in New Zealand, New Plymouth horseman Allan Sharrock has his fingers crossed that the country drops back to Alert Level 3 on Saturday so racing can resume. Racing ceased upon New Zealand’s entry into COVID-19 Alert Level 4 at 11:59pm on Tuesday and will
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While racing has temporarily ceased in New Zealand as a result of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown restrictions, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has put in a contingency plan for its resumption this weekend. On Tuesday evening New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the nation would enter COVID-