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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 26 April 2020
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Gosford assignment for Killin
Former New Zealand galloper Killin will be out to secure his first win in Australia when he contests the Lest We Forget 3YO Maiden Plate (1200m) at Gosford on Sarturday. The three-year-old son of Snitzel had two starts as a juvenile for Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh, including a runner-up effort
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Industry to return under Alert Level 3
The racing industry has received government approval for a return to training, trialling and racing under Covid-19 alert level 3. There are a range of protocols which must be followed to allow this to happen and they can be found here. The NZTR Directive released on Friday has been sent
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Grylls itching to get back in the saddle
Like many other Kiwis, Craig Grylls’ dogs have been a welcome distraction over the Covid-19 lockdown period, getting the Matamata jockey out and about in what has been a testing few weeks. “It’s been very boring,” he said. “I haven’t been doing a lot, just watching a lot
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Re-charged Campbell ready for fresh start
Rejuvenation is the name of the game for Cambridge trainer Andrew Campbell. The Group One-winning trainer has relished the five-week break enforced in New Zealand, care of the Covid-19 lockdown, and is raring to get back to training as soon as the Government gives the green light. “It’s been
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Horse road transport set to resume
Horse transport by road is set to resume when the country moves into Covid-19 Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm next Monday. Leading horse transport business Majestic Horse Floats said they are now taking bookings for next week. “We will have strict protocols in place to keep both clients and
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Ritchie calls for track additions to calendar
Ruakaka and Taupo have been a staple of winter and spring racing for many years and Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is hoping racing administrators reconsider adding them to this year’s proposed racing calendar. On Tuesday, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) released a proposed racing calendar for the months July-November,
Breeding
Record gavelhouse.com catalogue online
Gavelhouse.com has reached a new milestone and is offering their largest ever catalogue of 132 lots. The catalogue includes 66 broodmares, one of which is a stakes-placed half-sister to Group One winner First Seal. Entered as lot 68, Best Command is in foal to Sacred Falls. Bidding will close
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Australian targets beckon Jennifer Eccles
An Australian spring campaign is beckoning Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle). The classy filly conquered all before her in her three-year-old term, recording four victories and four placings from just nine starts, including wins in the Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m)
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Draft racing calendar released
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has released a proposed calendar for August through to early November to give owners, trainers and racing participants some certainty for the next six months. This follows the RITA announcement for consultation of the revised racing calendar for the balance of the 2019/20 racing
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Unsung horseman played his part
Les Jarvis, a former jockey and trainer who died last Saturday, can take credit for paving the way for two of New Zealand’s most courageous gallopers, the little champ McGinty and the iron horse sprinter Oranmore. Jarvis (87) passed away in Tauranga Hospital, just down the road from the
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Foote finds positives from lockdown period
Cambridge trainer Ben Foote is finding a silver lining to New Zealand’s strict lockdown measures under Covid-19 Alert level 4. With the nation poised to ease restrictions next week, which will likely enable a return to full-training, Foote has said there have been some benefits from the down time.