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Sampson (NZ) (Dubai Destination) may be 11-years-old but trainer Howie Mathews said he doesn’t know it. The son of Dubai Destination recorded his 12th career victory in the Egmont Cup at Hawera earlier this month and Mathews said he is on song ahead of the Listed Ricoh Feilding Gold
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Three-year-old feature races now beckon the Jamie Richards-trained Brando (NZ) (Savabeel) after his maiden victory in the Mainfreight 1400 at Te Aroha on Wednesday. The son of Savabeel had a picket fence form line at the trials prior to finishing runner-up behind $2.60 Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand
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Only a matter of days ago, trainer Kenny Rae had resigned himself to missing the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) with Zoltan (NZ) (Iffraaj) at Riccarton on Saturday week. On Thursday at Ashburton, Rae will saddle the talented three-year-old in the Thank You Barneswood
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Horses stepped out onto New Zealand’s first synthetic surface last week with construction of the Polytrack completed at the Cambridge Jockey Club. Construction began in January this year and nearly 10 months on, Cambridge Jockey Club chief executive Mark Fraser-Campin is more than happy with the result and enthusiastic
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Windsor Park Stud stallion Turn Me Loose recorded his first trial victory as a sire when his two-year-old colt out of Group Three performer Angel del Dinero (NZ) won his 800m heat at Taupo on Tuesday. Trainers David and Emma-Lee Browne were pleased with his first hit-out on the track
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Getting Sam Spratt to sit still for more than a few minutes is a tough task at the best of times but the bubbly 35-year-old is having to take a few deep breaths and slow herself down thanks to a broken collarbone that she suffered at the Avondale trials two
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Quality mare Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) will be coming home to New Zealand to take a well-earned break in some lush New Zealand pasture after a gritty effort in Saturday’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m). The Savabeel four-year-old’s Cox Plate bid was ultimately undone by the fickle Melbourne weather
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Less than nine weeks after undergoing major surgery, leading jockey Lisa Allpress was back in business at Trentham on Sunday riding winners. The effervescent fourty-five-year-old had a full replacement procedure carried out on her right hip back in August to correct a nagging problem that saw her suffer severe pain
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Progressive three-year-old Hold The Press (Press Statement) maintained her unbeaten raceday record with a slick front-running performance at Trentham on Sunday. In the hands of runaway Jockeys’ premiership leader Danielle Johnson, the Press Statement filly began quickly from an inside barrier and never really looked like being headed as she
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It may have taken nearly all of the Trentham straight to get her head in front but class performer Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel) delivered when it counted as she took out the Gr.3 Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors Thompson Handicap (1600m) on Sunday. Sent out a warm favourite after
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A comprehensive five-length victory over 3000m by Dragon Storm (NZ) (Shocking) at Riccarton on Saturday has created an interesting conundrum for his trainer Chris Gibbs. Gibbs, who prepares the six-year-old in partnership with Michelle Bradley, sent his charge south with an eye on a start in the Gr.3 Christchurch