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Co-trainer Graeme Rogerson admits he still hasn’t worked out whether enigmatic three-year-old Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting To Win) has a sprinting or staying future ahead of him, but what he does know is that he has an exciting prospect on his hands whichever way the cards fall. The Shooting To
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As she waited to board a plane home from Wellington airport on Sunday afternoon, well-known bloodstock agent and racing identity Jen Campin was trying to work out just how she was going to answer the hundreds of congratulatory messages she had received after her favourite ‘cruisy dude’, Wyndspelle (NZ) (Iffraaj)
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A perennial bridesmaid at the highest level, consistent galloper Wyndspelle (NZ) (Iffraaj) finally cracked a maiden Group One triumph when he took out the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) in fine style at Trentham. No-one could deny the six-year-old Iffraaj entire deserved a second win in stakes
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Race favourite Riodini (NZ) (Proisir) provided another example of his burgeoning talent when he comfortably accounted for his three-year-old rivals in the Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. Unbeaten in three starts leading into Saturday’s contest, the Proisir gelding handled the step up to stakes grade
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Cambridge visitor Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) showed he will be a force to be reckoned with in the juvenile features this season when he produced a powerful finishing burst to take out the Gr.2 Platinum Homes Taranaki Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Trentham. The regally bred
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Riccarton trainers Daniel Champion and Kezia Murphy have unearthed yet another bargain buy off gavelhouse.com, with Niagara gelding Panzer running away to a dominant victory at their home track on Friday. The $5,250 yearling purchase went straight to the lead in the Royal Ascot With George and Wheels
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Leading thoroughbred nursery Waikato Stud has strengthened its relationship with the Matamata Racing Club in the creation of a fillies and mares’ race with special meaning. Appropriately, the race is named in honour of the late Lisa Chittick and will be contested at the MRC’s annual Premier meeting, Matamata
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New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson has experienced one of his best weeks in racing, recording a treble at his home track on Thursday after picking up a double at Otaki last Friday. Patterson was delighted with the results, particularly at his home meeting where he was able to enjoy the
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Jo Surgeonor has leapt at an opportunity to snare her first Group win with Showoroses (NZ) (Showcasing) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Auckland trainer hadn’t planned on backing up the Showcasing filly after her all-the-way win at Ellerslie last weekend but when entries for Saturday's Gr.3
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Ellerslie Racecourse will play home to the third annual Barfoot & Thompson Jockeys’ World Cup (JWC), with the competition taking place at their December 12 meeting. Four teams of three riders will be competing to accumulate points throughout the meeting, with the winning team and individual presented with an award
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The recently established association between Valachi Downs and newly retained rider Craig Grylls got off to a winning start at New Plymouth on Thursday, courtesy of Zareeba (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) in the Epsom & Ascot With George & Wheels Maiden (2000m). “Craig Grylls has been contracted to ride for