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A pair of sisters recorded their respective maiden wins on Easter Monday, but at opposite ends of the country. The Jamie Richards-trained Charmaine’s Dream (NZ) (Charm Spirit) was the first sister on the board, winning over 1200m at Tauranga. Two hours later her year older full-sister, Sacred
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Group Two winning Savabeel mare Yearn (NZ) has been retired and is likely to be sold as a broodmare prospect in the coming months. Prepared by Karen Fursdon for the majority of her career, Yearn’s biggest win came when landing the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in
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What initially proved to be a massive headache for Robbie Patterson has proven to be one of the highlights of his training career. Exciting mare Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) came into the Taranaki conditioner’s care with a few quirky traits, but she has matured with time and is now
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Classy filly Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon) looked close to a good thing when resuming after a long break at Riverton on Monday and that was how it played out despite a mid-race scare. The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained Written Tycoon three-year-old was having her first
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A chance conversation one evening with good mate and former New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum saw trainer Graeme Richardson put his money where his mouth was, taking a share in a Per Incanto colt bred by McCullum, that he liked the look of. Richardson’s faith in the now
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Another cool, calm and collected effort aboard star juvenile On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau) at Awapuni on Saturday saw jockey Johnathan Parkes register his second Group One victory for the season, as the pair combined to take out the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). The elite level success
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Promising filly Sacred Option (NZ) (Sacred Falls) may have booked a place in the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa next month after she produced a whirlwind finish to claim her second career victory at Awapuni on Saturday. The daughter of Sacred Falls looked likely to run
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Although he playfully describes the talented two-year-old with the hard to pronounce name as “a bit of a clown”, trainer Carl Henderson knows he has some serious horsepower on his hands with impressive Ellerslie winner, Atullibigeal (Street Boss). The rangy son of Street Boss provided a glimpse of
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Despite an eventful start to his day where his first runner at Awapuni was late scratched following an incident at the barrier, trainer Jamie Richards more than made up for that upset as he produced his fifth Group One quinella of the season. Along with On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau)
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Trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler enjoyed a red-letter day on their home track at Riverton on Saturday, winning three races including the day’s feature, the Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup (2147m), with Our Boy Ritchie (NZ) (He’s Remarkable). The father and daughter partnership kicked their day