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Team Rogerson will have a solid team of runners at Te Rapa on Saturday including smart four-year-old Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting To Win) in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m). The last-start Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) winner at Te Rapa has been allotted just 53kgs in
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Trainer Richard Collett sent out a pair of winners at Ellerslie’s twilight meeting on Thursday with Super Pursuit (NZ) (Proisir) successful in the Stella Artois 1500 Championship Qualifier 1300m, while Super Strike (NZ) (Super Easy) justified a short quote to win the First Global Logistics – Asendia 1400m. The progressive
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Ken and Bev Kelso would love nothing more than for classy mare Supera (NZ) (Savabeel) to sign off her career with a win. The Sir Peter Vela-bred and raced Savabeel mare contests Saturday's Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa at what shapes as the
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Kirsty Lawrence’s $2,600 gavelhouse.com buy Pep Torque (NZ) (Nadeem) took his earnings to just shy of $120,000 with a determined victory over the Hawke’s Bay mile yesterday. Looking set to be a force to be reckoned with again this summer holiday racing season, a time
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The New Zealand thoroughbred racing industry has more than 34,000 participants, employs over 9,500 people and contributes around $1.1 billion dollars to the New Zealand economy annually. It’s an industry that doesn’t stop with the horses requiring constant care, resulting in early mornings, late nights,
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Group Three features at Te Rapa on Saturday could be the starting point of a special summer for Lauren Brennan. The Cambridge trainer has strong contenders for both the Gr.3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) and Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m), while proven Group One performer Vadavar (Redoute&
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Local trainers Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen produced a smart 1200m maiden winner in Dark Alley (NZ) (Per Incanto) at the Hawke’s Bay meeting on Wednesday. The four-year-old son of Per Incanto covered plenty of ground after drawing barrier 14, but won with a bit in hand
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High-class nine-year-old Julius (NZ) (Swiss Ace) will present in excellent order in Saturday’s Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa where he will shoulder 60.5kgs. The injury-plagued sprinter is following a similar path to last year, where he finished fourth in the
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On-course patrons can expect the vibes to be good at Ellerslie’s twilight meeting on Thursday as Aucklanders enjoy some pre-Christmas cheer across an abbreviated six-race card. With the first race at 4:15pm and the last race less than three-hours later, the meeting provides a
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In-form hoop Lisa Allpress has a good handle on the leading contenders in the Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday, where she will ride last-start Gr.3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) runner-up Key (Exceed and Excel). Allpress guided the Stephen Marsh-trained Zee Falls
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Cambridge and Matamata may be the epicentre of thoroughbred training in Waikato, but David Greene hasn’t regretted his decision to base himself at Te Rapa for a minute. Greene, who seeks a second consecutive Gr.3 SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) victory with Justamaiz (NZ) (Guillotine) on Saturday, was
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The old firm of Zac Purton and New Zealand bred galloper Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) will join forces once again in Sunday’s Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m). Hong Kong’s two-time Horse of The Year joined the David Hayes yard in the off-season following