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Australian Grand National Steeplechase day at Ballarat on Sunday got off to the perfect start for supporters of the Kiwi-bred jumping contenders with sons of White Robe Lodge stallion Raise The Flag winning the first two races. Useful flat galloper Raise You Ten (NZ) led all-the-way in
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Fresh off his best year ever trading thoroughbreds to key Asian racing jurisdictions, trainer Glenn Old is keen to continue the momentum he has created. Along with preparing a boutique local racing team from his Matamata base, Old spends the majority of his time working with younger horses sourced from
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One of the stars of last season’s New Zealand three-year-old crop made a bold return to racing at Caufield on Saturday. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) swept all before him on the local scene, winning all four of his starts including
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Friday’s announcement that New Zealand will remain in Alert Level 4 until 11:59pm on Tuesday has required New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing to reshuffle the deck when it comes to racing programs in the coming weeks. All regions except Auckland and Northland will move to Alert Level 3 on
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The Industry is still finalising dates and venues after the announcement at 3pm. What NZTR can confirm at the moment is that Waikato will run next Saturday 4th September, including The Foxbridge Plate and Northland Breeders’ Stakes, as will Wanganui (2 x black-type races). Saturday 11 September will see
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Group One winner Sword Of State (Snitzel) has been scratched from Saturday’s first-up assignment in the Gr.3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m). The Jamie Richards-trained three-year-old was ruled out for reasons beyond just the rain-affected conditions. “He’s not going to run. We are
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Flemington trainer Michael Moroney admits he is in unchartered waters with triple Group One winning mare Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park), who is set to contest the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) fresh-up at Caulfield on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred daughter of Ocean Park has never won first-up
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The New Zealand racing industry’s collective anticipation ahead of this afternoon’s Government edict on COVID lockdown status is being shared by TAB odds-setters in Petone. Soon after 3pm the country will know whether regions other than Auckland will have at least some lockdown relief. While Aucklanders already
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Following on from last year’s successful Series, New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce a further eleven NZB Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series race sponsorships, with incentivised prize packages awarded to domestic trainers over the next three months. NZB introduced the Series last year to support New Zealand
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An explosive gallop along Southland's Oreti Beach was enough to convince Invercargill trainer Sabin Kirkland that in Zacinto gelding Sea Shepherd (NZ), he might have something special on his hands. Sea Shepherd had already won an Ashburton trial in late July but it was the training gallop at
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Star jumper Tallyho Twinkletoe (NZ) (St Reims) was not amongst the nominations for Sunday’s Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat, with connections of the Kevin Myers-trained 11-year-old opting against a trip across the Tasman. Coming off a successful week in Christchurch where he dominated his rivals