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Matamata trainer Karen Fursdon is hoping her stable star Yearn (NZ) (Savabeel) will cop a bit more luck in this year’s running of the Gr.3 Wyndspelle Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera on Saturday. “Two years ago we had a bit of bad luck in the
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The Jamie Richards-trained juvenile Sophisticardo (NZ) (Burgundy) proved too good for his rivals when winning over 800m at Avondale on Wednesday. Sent out the $1.40 favourite in a small field of four, Sophisticardo, a son of Burgundy, will derive good benefit from the outing after being slow into stride
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Peter and Dawn Williams unleashed a three-year-old filly of promise when Il Affare (NZ) (Dundeel) broke maiden ranks over 1600m at Avondale on Wednesday. The daughter of Dundeel had bumped into a couple of smart gallopers previously, having finished second to Vamos Bebe two starts back before closing well for
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Group One performer Dawn Patrol (NZ) (Dawn Approach) will be out to add a second stakes victory to his record at Matamata on Saturday when he contests the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup, a race which will be run over 1400m this year, having previously been contested at 1600m. The
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Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae has always been partial to a trip to the South Island. The northern horseman, who trains in partnership with his daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, has been venturing south for more than a dozen years, principally with runners around New Zealand Cup week and in support of summer
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Big-race jockey Leith Innes believes Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) could be the horse to help him complete the Hawke’s Bay Group One Triple Crown. Innes has won the first two legs of Hastings’ spring attraction, taking the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) on three occasions (Starcraft (NZ) (Soviet
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Trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray were left scratching their heads after their high-class mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) finished a disappointing 13th in Saturday’s Gr. 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m), 10 lengths in arrears of winner Melody Belle. Subsequent veterinary tests have failed to reveal any
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Andrew Forsman and the Zame Partnership look to have unearthed another exciting galloper in Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls). The three-year-old son of Sacred Falls won the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday and he looks to be following in the same footsteps as his ownership
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Chad Ormsby knows he was unlucky not to return from Hastings with a Guineas win on the board as a trainer, but he was thrilled to see Moana (NZ) (Ocean Park) live up to his expectations. Having just her third start, Moana followed an encouraging second at Matamata with a
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The colours of Kevin and Joanne Hickman’s Valachi Downs were to the fore at the Riccarton meeting on Saturday, headed by smart mare Communique (NZ) (Redwood) who won the Waimakariri Businesses North Canterbury Cup (1800m). The mare will be aimed at staying features over the coming months, including the
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The final field for the last Group One event of the Hastings spring carnival, the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) is likely to have a markedly different look to it than the one that lined up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m). While the three Jamie Richards-trained