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The Michael Moroney-trained Sound is on track to head across the Tasman to target the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7. The seven-year-old entire finished fifth fresh-up over 2000m at Caulfield last Saturday and Moroney said he was able to get a good
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Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards has experienced a whirlwind week. It all kicked-off at Ellerslie on Saturday where Cool Aza Beel secured Te Akau’s fourth successive Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) before Probabeel became the first horse to win the 2YO and Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) double. It continued
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Canterbury trainers Tony and Lyn Prendergast wish they had 10 more horses like Who Dares Wins in their stable. The consistent galloper took his stakes tally to three when victorious in the Listed Timaru Cup (1600m) last start and will attempt to add another at Wingatui on Saturday when he
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Ngaire Fraser reckons she'll never lose her association with grand galloper Westminster, even as she prepares to saddle a two-year-old in a stakes race some 30 years later. The Cambridge trainer will produce Il Cavallo filly Alice Tinker in Saturday's Gr.3 Woburn Farm Classic (1200m)
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New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame has announced their intention to induct Sir Peter Vela, principal of New Zealand Bloodstock and Pencarrow Stud, into the Racing Hall of Fame. “Inducting Sir Peter Vela into the Racing Hall of Fame is an honour,” Racing Hall of Fame Chairman Cherry Taylor said.
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Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh still has five fillies in contention for March's Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham and will have a better line on two of them after racing at New Plymouth on Saturday. Marsh will produce Elisa Carolina (NZ) (Makfi) and
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Owner-trainer duo Nikki and Barrie Blatch are eyeing black type with their $4,750 gavelhouse.com purchase Mr Intelligence, who was dominant when stepping out against open company for the first time on Saturday. The son of Niagara was sold in March 2018 as a two-year-old and in two seasons
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Exciting juvenile Play That Song (NZ) (Showcasing) gave trainer Nigel Tiley the clear message that she is ready to tackle her next assignment when he went to see her in her paddock on Monday morning. The Showcasing two-year-old filly tried her heart out when finishing second to quality colt Cool
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Platinum Invador (NZ) (Redwood) will take a step closer to his Gr.1 Barfoot and Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) aspirations when he lines-up in the Gr.3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (1800m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. The Central Districts stayer put in an eye-catching run to win the Gr.3
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Balcairn trainers John and Karen Parsons are hoping their North Island luck holds two-fold at the Te Rapa premier meeting on Saturday week. The North Canterbury couple have struck three times on end on their latest northern raid on features, with Kiwi Ida (Squamosa) winning the Gr.2 Manawatu Challenge
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A new addition to the Matamata Breeders Stakes meeting will be the next step on a path to a further Group One assignment for consistent Matamata mare Yearn. A second-up winner of the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe in November, Yearn continued her solid form with
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Consistent three-year-old Harlech has been sent for a small break after his fourth-placing in the Karaka Million 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. It was the first time the consistent colt finished outside the top three this season, having won the Gr.2 Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) and placed in