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Exciting kiwi gallopers Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) and Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) had their first hit-out of the year at the Matamata trials on Tuesday and they pleased their connections with their efforts in their 1000m heat. Catalyst jumped well and settled in the one-one for jockey
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Enzo’s Lad (Testa Rossa) will attempt to become the third horse in history to win three Gr.1 Telegraph’s (1200m) at Trentham on Saturday. The son of Testa Rossa has won the last two editions of the JR & N Berkett-sponsored race and trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman
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Tiptronic (NZ) (O'Reilly) secured his fifth career win at Ellerslie on Sunday when victorious in the Monstavison 2100. Trainer Graham Richardson was pleased with the 5-1/4 length winning performance and is now eyeing Group One targets for the son of O’Reilly. “He’s a good horse,
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Cambridge horseman Ben Foote savoured a special day on Saturday with his star filly Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) helping him get the Group One monkey off his back when successful in the Levin Classic (1600m). The jumps jockey-turned trainer is generally only associated with a handful of raceday runners
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Howie Mathews is hoping “the old boys” will be the toast of Trentham on Saturday. The 66-year-old Otaki trainer will saddle up 10-year-old Sampson (NZ) (Dubai Destination), the oldest horse in the Gr.3 NZ Campus of Innovation and Sport Wellington Cup (3200m), in a bid to notch his second
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Indecision with Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and a rest for Riodini (NZ) (Proisir) is the outcome following their defeat at the hands of Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) at Trentham on Saturday. With Travelling Light clearly showing her class when winning the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m), Harlech fought strongly
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Upstanding juvenile filly Vernazza (NZ) (More Than Ready) showed she had taken plenty of benefit from her debut run for third at Matamata last month when she fought doggedly to claim the winning prize in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. The impeccably-bred younger half-sister
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Promising three-year-old Run To Perfection (Sepoy) got his timing spot on when he lunged late to score in age group company over 1200m in the first race at Ellerslie on Sunday. The Stephen Marsh-trained galloper hadn’t been sighted since finishing a gritty fourth behind Catalyst in the Gr.1
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As he puts the finishing touches on star juvenile Not An Option's (Not A Single Doubt) bid for the $1m Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie later this month, Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is already well into the operational requirements for the second phase of his Colts Syndicate
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Class filly Travelling Light displayed a brilliant turn of foot to down her male rivals as she left no excuses for the beaten brigade in the Gr.1 Woodridge Homes Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham. The El Roca three-year-old had gone close to Group One glory when finishing third in