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Three-year-old colt Rocket Spade made the perfect start to his racing career when taking out the One Agency Matamata 1400 on debut at Matamata on Wednesday. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding jumped well from barrier 10 and settled midfield for jockey Craig Grylls. They improved four-wide turning
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Te Akau pair Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) and Need I Say More (No Nay Never) had an exhibition gallop between races at Matamata on Wednesday ahead of their upcoming assignments at Hastings next week. Group One performer Prise De Fer produced an eye-catching third in the Gr.2 Foxbridge
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Spring prospects for a group of promising Dean Wiles-trained youngsters will become clearer with racing at Ellerslie on Saturday. Wiles, these days training out of Cambridge, has five runners slated for the two and three-year-old races alone at Ellerslie on Saturday and has big targets for the youngsters should they
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Team Tyler will take a strong contingent to Ascot Park on Friday where they hope to bag a few wins. The father-daughter training partnership of Kelvin and Aimee Tyler will line-up 11 runners at the Southland meeting, led by 13-win mare Flying Sardine. The daughter of Flying Spur has returned
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Trainer Pam Gerard was delighted with the return of Tokorangi (NZ) (Redwood) and Pinmedown (NZ) (Pins) at Hawke’s Bay on Saturday. Three-year-old filly Tokorangi was one of the runs of the day when finishing fourth in the Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m), while Pinmedown was beaten only four
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The Chrissy Bambry-trained Deerfield (NZ) (Falkirk) will be back at Hastings on the third day of the spring carnival after a brave performance when fifth in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) on Saturday. Bambry was delighted with the run of the seven-year-old, who led the quality field after crossing
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Talented galloper Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting To Win) was back in the winner’s circle at Hawke’s Bay on Saturday when winning over 1200m and the four-year-old is likely to remain at sprint distances in the near future. “It was a terrific win and he will go to an Open
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Star mare Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) is back in New Zealand and will be seen at the Rotorua trials on Tuesday in a 1215m heat as she builds towards a raceday return. The Jamie Richards-trained 10-time Group One winner returned from Sydney after an inconclusive run when a luckless 11th
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Catalyst’s (NZ) (Darci Brahma) spring campaign is over, but trainer Clayton Chipperfield admits he breathed a sigh of relief when hearing the result of Monday morning’s Sydney veterinary inspection on his stable star. Catalyst is booked to return to New Zealand on Sunday for a three-month spell after
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Callsign Mav’s (NZ) (Atlante) victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) was one of the biggest Group One upsets in the history of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival, but Emily Holmes was less surprised than most. Trained by John Bary for a group of owners based
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Top jockey Vinnie Colgan is feeling frustrated counting down the weeks until his return to raceday competition, but that’s a far cry from his outlook on his riding future earlier this year. A couple of months after his last raceday ride at Tauranga last March, Colgan underwent an operation
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