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Aero De Paris continued his purple patch of form at Rotorua on Saturday when winning the RG & CM Donaldson Memorial 1215. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding has now won two of his four starts this preparation, and finished runner-up in his other two starts.
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Trainer Stephen Marsh cut a relieved figure after gritty mare El Noir (NZ) (El Roca) finally broke through for the win she had been promising of late, when taking out a rating 65 1200m contest at Te Aroha on Sunday. The five-year-old daughter of El Roca had finished
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Central Districts racegoers would have recognized a familiar surname amongst the winners at Otaki on Saturday as 22-year-old apprentice Liam Kauri registered his first winning ride aboard the Gail Temperton-trained Candy Cross (NZ) (St Reims) in the opening event on the card. Kauri is the son of
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It’s been a foregone conclusion for several months, but as August 1 ushers in a new racing season, Jamie Richards’ name goes into the record books as the champion trainer for season 2020/21 in New Zealand. The 31-year-old finishes the domestic season with 160 wins to
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Talented filly Ima Roca Bee produced an undeniable finish in testing conditions to take out the final stakes race of the 2020/21 racing season, the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder (1200m) at Otaki. The two-year-old daughter of El Roca had looked to be rounding into some useful form
Consistent mare So Wicked (NZ) (Street Cry) has brought up a significant milestone for trainer Chris Waller. The Kiwi expat has broken his own record for number of wins in a season with So Wicked's Randwick victory bettering the mark of 339 Waller set in the 2018-19
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Trainer Allan Sharrock rounded off arguably his best season with a winning double at Otaki, where the successful return of popular equine personality Tavi Mac was one of the highlights of the day. The pint-sized warrior, who is affectionately known as Frodo, provided five of Sharrock’s 56 victories
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Enigmatic galloper Suliman may have put a proposed jumping career on hold for the time being as he produced a superior staying effort in testing conditions to take out the Taumarunui RSA Gold Cup (2200m) at Rotorua on Saturday. The rising eight-year-old Redwood gelding had done his early
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Breeders have until Saturday to nominate their yearling filly for the lucrative Pearl Series. The series carries three levels of bonuses of $8,000, $11,500 and $20,000 over their two, three, and four-year-old seasons. The series is open to all fillies of the 2019 foal crop.
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There is still one stakes race up for grabs this season and Karyn McQuade is hoping to get her hands on it. The Matamata trainer will contest the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki on Saturday with Ima Roca Bee and she believes her filly is a leading