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Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley heads into Ellerslie’s New Year’s Day race meeting with a trio of runners that he believes are all capable of success in their chosen events. First up will be unbeaten two-year-old filly Play That Song (NZ) (Showcasing) who will tackle the Gr.2 Barneswood
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There were emotional scenes in the Timaru birdcage following the running of the Listed Craigmore Sustainable Holdings Ltd Timaru Cup (1600m) on Saturday as the connections of Who Dares Wins waited for their pride and joy to return to the winner’s enclosure. The rugged Iffraaj gelding gave weight and
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A dashing last-to-first victory by exciting prospect Levante on Saturday may force co-trainer Ken Kelso to raise his sights with the Proisir filly. Kelso, who prepares the three-year-old with wife Bev from their Matamata base, has been careful to play down the hype around their charge after she caught the
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Trainer Jamie Richard’s pre-race comments were spot on the mark at Matamata on Saturday when speaking about debutant runner Yourpoint. Richards revealed the stable had plenty of time for the Bull Point gelding and was confident of a bold performance despite the reputations of several of his two-year-old rivals
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A brief let up after two educational runs in the spring has worked the oracle for promising filly Love Struck who broke through for her maiden success at Rotorua on Friday. The three-year-old daughter of the ill-fated Waikato Stud stallion Sacred Falls had shown plenty of promise for trainers Roger
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An impressive front-running performance to win on debut by the well-related Massiff Princess at New Plymouth on Friday brought up a significant milestone for trainer Fraser Auret and jockey Johnathan Parkes. Sent forward to dispute the pace by Parkes, Massiff Princess was keen in her work and soon had the
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What a difference a year makes. Expat New Zealand jockey James McDonald rode True Enough (NZ) (Nom du Jeu) to victory in the Thames Cup (1600m) in January and nearly a year later he reunited with the six-year-old gelding to record a Group One victory in the Cambridge Stud Zabeel
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In what has proved to be a tumultuous and tragic week for Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay, the victory of two-year-old filly Taroni (NZ) (Showcasing) and then underrated mare Pretty To Sea (NZ) (Ocean Park) in the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie has brought a small
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Wingatui trainer Claire Anderton got the Christmas present she wanted this year, it was just a day late. Stable star The Precious One (NZ) (Darci Brahma) had been knocking on the door at stakes level for some time and the five-year-old mare was able to deliver for her connections on
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The tag of New Zealand’s best maiden was emphatically stripped from the shoulders of exciting three-year-old Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) when she stormed past her female age group rivals to take out the Gr.2 SKYCITY Eight Carat Classic (1600m) in the hands of visiting rider James
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Exciting filly Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) bounced back to winning form when she took out the Listed Shaw’s Wires Ropes Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. The El Roca three-year-old was having her first run since finishing third in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000