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The significance of riding 1000 New Zealand winners is dawning on Cambridge jockey Danielle Johnson. Johnson sits on 999 wins in New Zealand and has a gilt-edged opportunity to become the 34th jockey to achieve the feat with a book of nine rides at Te Aroha on Wednesday. "
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A spring resumption is likely for talented galloper Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma). The son of Darci Brama had two interrupted preparations in Australia last year, with trainer Clayton Chipperfield citing joint issues as the main culprit. Owner Dick Karreman, owner of The Oaks Stud in Cambridge, and his racing manager
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Group One winner Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel) is still being aimed towards an Australian campaign, but her connections are just figuring out which path to take. The Joan Egan bred and owned six-year-old has gone from strength-to-strength this campaign, winning three of her five starts and
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Group Three-winning mare Aimee’s Jewel (NZ) (Proisir) has joined the stable of Kyneton trainer Charles Cassar as she looks to add Australian black-type to her CV. The daughter of Proisir won three of her seven starts for Stratford trainer Trudy Keegan, including a memorable victory in the
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Jonathan Riddell didn’t have a great start at Te Rapa on Saturday, failing to make the weight for two of his six booked rides. But by the end of the day, he’d recorded a surprise Group One victory aboard Royal Performer (Medicean), finished second in another, and guided
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Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes had an exciting spring with stakes-winning three-year-old Matchmaker (NZ) (Makfi), and now promising two-year-old Mozzarella (NZ) (Capitalist) is giving the Rangiora trainers something to look forward to in the autumn. The two-year-old daughter of Capitalist ran away to
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NZTR is presently working through the implications of the announcement that for three days from midnight 14 February 2021, the Auckland region will be placed in Alert Level 3 and the remainder of the country in Alert Level 2. In terms of immediate updates, the following applies: The trials meeting
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Former champion jockey Bob Vance got to experience the thrill of winning a Group One race from the other side of the fence on Saturday and he loved every minute of it. Vance was one of the world’s leading riders in his heyday, winning four New Zealand Derbys, two
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Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso left Te Rapa racecourse on Saturday evening with mixed emotions after contrasting performances from their two runners on the day. Two hours after quality mare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) had shocked pundits with a tardy beginning that cost her all chance in the Gr.1 BCD
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On a day that promised much, Te Akau Racing trainer Jamie Richards was left wondering what might have been when racing concluded on Saturday evening. The Te Akau stable had been firing on all cylinders midway through the action at Te Rapa with successive feature races wins with Avantage (Fastnet
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