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Duplicity (NZ) (Duporth) has made his way south in preparation for his major target of the spring, the Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton on Saturday week, but he will have one final run before the big race. The Duporth gelding finished second in the Cup
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Group One performer Rondinella (NZ) (Ocean Park) will attempt to record her first stakes victory at Flemington on Saturday when she contests the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m). The Rogers James and Robert Wellwood-trained mare has been in good form in Melbourne this spring, finishing runner-up in the Gr.2
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Regally bred gelding Shenanigans (NZ) (Ocean Park) has a long way to go to reach the heights of several of his siblings, but he made a promising start to his racing career at Avondale on Tuesday, winning the Westbrook Wines 1400. Bred and owned by Christopher and Susanna Grace, the
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Star three-year-old Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has arrived in Christchurch and is expected to make a one-act affair of Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Prepared at Te Awamutu by Clayton Chipperfield, Catalyst has been installed a prohibitive $1.20 favourite for
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There weren’t too many smiles bigger than Terry Kennedy’s at Wingatui racecourse on Tuesday. The Otago trainer recorded a treble at his home meeting and he was delighted with the result. “It was great to win on a day like that,” he said. “I have done it before,
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The Shelley Hale-trained Go Nicholas (NZ) (Danroad) continued his purple patch of form at Ellerslie on Tuesday, winning the Halo Consulting 1600. The son of Danroad jumped away well from barrier six to take an early lead under apprentice jockey Taiki Yanagida and the pair were able to dictate terms
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Fiscal Fantasy (Skilled) may be small, but she is mighty. The diminutive mare showed her quality when beating her much larger rivals at Ellerslie on Tuesday when taking out the Gr.3 OMF Stakes (2000m). The Frank Ritchie-trained mare was positioned beautifully by jockey Leith Inness just behind the pace
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Spring Heat (More Than Ready) arrived at Ellerslie on Tuesday, in more ways than one. The sun was out and the temperature began to soar as the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Spring Heat kicked off her season in the best possible style, recording her fourth career win in
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Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston is taking just the one horse south to Wingatui’s Tuesday meeting, but he is confident of a bold showing from Ticket To Ride (NZ) (Shocking) in the Harcourts Dunedin Open 1400m. The daughter of Shocking took her win tally to seven two starts back over
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An exhibition gallop between races at Motukarara on Sunday has kept smart Cambridge filly Kali (NZ) (Darci Brahma) on track for her Group One mission at Riccarton on Saturday week. Kali worked with the Jamie Richards-trained Folk Dress over 1200m in preparation for their clash in the Gr.1 gavelhouse.
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Jamie Richards wasn’t the only New Zealand trainer who had a smile on his face after Melody Belle’s (NZ) (Commands) dominant win in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. Hastings conditioner Corrina McDougal, who trains in partnership with Paul Nelson, was happy to
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The Shelley Hale-trained Go Nicholas (NZ) (Danroad) will be vying to record his third win on-end at Ellerslie on Tuesday when he contests the Halo Consulting 1600. The eight-year-old gelding has been in a purple patch of form since combining with apprentice jockey Taiki Yanagida, and they will continue that