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Talented three-year-old galloper Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) is set to remain in the care of Te Awamutu trainer Clayton Chipperfield after his victory in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. With Australian targets forthcoming, speculation was rife that Catalyst would be transferred to an
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Melbourne-based jockey Michael Dee is happy to be able to help out a long-time friend when he makes a fleeting trip back to New Zealand for Wednesday’s Riccarton meeting. The former prominent Kiwi apprentice will ride three of the four runners for Matamata trainer and former jumps jockey Daniel
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Promising two-year-old De La Terre (NZ) (Reliable Man) will look to improve on the family record in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) after she looked to have cemented her place in the million dollar feature with a comfortable victory over 1000m at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Reliable Man filly’
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Former jockey Michelle Cameron was the lucky winner at Riccarton Park Racecourse of the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai-sponsored trip for two to Dubai on Saturday. Cameron, who rode over 70 winners before hanging up the boots to start a family, was thrilled to draw the New Zealand 2000 Guineas favourite
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Central Districts stayer Duplicity (NZ) (Duporth) showed he is ready to go one better in next Saturday’s Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) when he ground out a tough victory in the traditional lead-up event, the Listed Redwood Metropolitan Trophy Handicap (2500m). A storming run for second
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Touted as a near racecourse certainty, excitement machine Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) lived up to all the pre-race hype when he scorched to a stunning victory in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. The Darci Brahma three-year-old had been backed into microscopic odds
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Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner, Media Sensation (I Am Invincible) made a successful start to her four-year-old campaign when she eased clear of race favourite Ferrando (NZ) (Fast 'n' Famous) to take out the Listed Legacy Lodge Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa.
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Enigmatic sprinter Sensei (Dream Ahead) was on his best behaviour as he dashed away from his rivals to win the Listed Yesberg Insurance Services Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Dream Ahead five-year-old entire has always shown that he could become a force as a top-level sprinter but
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Father and son training duo Michael and Matthew Pitman will begin what will be a massive New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton on Saturday. They have 16 horses entered for the first day of the carnival and they expect to feature prominently with a number of their runners. The Riccarton
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Trainer Graeme Rogerson says his star sprinter Ferrando (NZ) (Fast 'n' Famous) has some unfinished business with the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham this season. Ferrando went down by a computer pixel at the hands of Enzo's Lad (Testa Rosa) in
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The Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan-bred and owned Romantic Lady (NZ) (Power) secured her maiden victory at Otaki on Wednesday when winning the Sunrans Spa 1200. The daughter of Power jumped from gate six and secured an early one-one position for jockey Rosie Myers before being asked to improve