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Group One winning miler The Mitigator (Master of Design) will be back in action at Tauranga this weekend where he contests the Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m) in what will likely be his final run for the season. The honest five-year-old has been a model of consistency throughout
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The racing industry is taking steps to reduce the potential for the spread of the COVID-19 virus among participants and public by closing its meetings to all but essential personnel. Race meetings will be conducted as “closed door” events commencing on Wednesday, March 18. The only people permitted to attend
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The racing career of Group One winner Glory Days (NZ) (Red Giant) has come to an end. The daughter of Red Giant won 10 of her 32 starts and gave trainer Bill Thurlow some of his biggest moments in racing. Glory Days had a standout 2018-19 season, recording seven wins,
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Group One performed mare Supera (NZ) (Savabeel) may be joined in next month’s Gr.1 Fiber Fresh NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Te Aroha by emerging stablemate Levante (NZ) (Proisir), giving Matamata trainers Ken and Bev Kelso a two-pronged attack on the fillies and mares feature. Levante suffered
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A new online thoroughbred auction record was set on Monday night when the China Horse Club secured New Zealand Group One winning mare Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel) for $670,000 on gavelhouse.com. The daughter of Savabeel won the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) for trainer Stephen McKee and
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Manawatu trainer Chrissy Bambry has a small but select team and maintained the stable’s rich vein of form when sending out talented three-year-old Lord Bouzeron to win the Murray Contractors (2200m) at Woodville on Sunday. Bambry’s last three runners have all won and Lord Bouzeron will now step
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Riverton trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler are now eyeing some potential Australian targets with two of their runners after their solid performances at Trentham on Saturday. Dual stakes winner Lightning Jack placed in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m), while Feel The Rush finished third in the Gr.1 New
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Leading New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson has made a quick turnaround to get back to Australia to ride the high-profile Te Akau team at the Sydney carnival. Bosson rode Melody Belle to third in Saturday's All-Star Mile in Melbourne and returned to New Zealand with trainer Jamie Richards.
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A barnstorming finish that carried her into the runner-up position in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) could see promising filly Vancooga (NZ) (Proisir) set for an Australian raid in the near future. The Gavin Sharrock-trained three-year-old was one of the outsiders for Saturday’
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Wellington lawyer John Grant was shocked to win a VIP trip for two to Dubai, courtesy of Al Basti Equiworld Dubai at the Wellington Races on Saturday. Grant had entered the draw on Wellington Cup Day and had forgotten about it until he received the call to say he was
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Despite being prohibited from attending Caulfield on Saturday, members of the large ownership group behind star New Zealand mare Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) still had the time of their lives on All Star Mile Day. Measures put in place by the Melbourne Racing Club and the Australian government in response