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It’s hard to believe that outstanding galloper Te Akau Shark does not have a Group One win to his name, but the striking chestnut with a cult-following is strongly favoured to put that misnomer to bed on Saturday at Te Rapa. The Jamie Richards-trained gelding is set
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Pam Gerard has had a high opinion of Za Za Gabor for some time and the five-year-old mare is starting to live up to those expectations. The daughter of O’Reilly was stakes-placed as a three-year-old before going on to win two races at four.
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Group One-winning stayer Glory Days (NZ) (Red Giant) will make her raceday return at Awapuni on Friday and trainer Bill Thurlow is hoping it is the start of a path towards the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m). The seven-year-old mare ran home well to finish third in
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New South Wales-based jockey Koby Jennings is aiming to maintain his perfect strike-rate on the John Sargent-trained Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The 24-year-old hoop, who is originally from Taralgon in Victoria, has ridden
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Not many trainers can say half of their racing team are Derby contenders, but that’s the case for Andrew Campbell. The Cambridge conditioner still has five three-year-olds nominated for the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) with four being realistic chances of making the field. Campbell,
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Regally-bred mare The Precious One (NZ) (Darci Brahma) already has a stakes scalp to her name, but her connections are on the hunt for an elusive Group victory before they retire her to the broodmare paddock. The daughter of Darci Brahma and dual Group One winner The Jewel (NZ)
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Handy staying mare Etah James has returned to New Zealand and will be set for a tilt at the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7. The seven-year-old has re-joined Matamata horseman Mark Lupton, who part-owns the mare with his
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Ben Foote is keen to stick to the plan with his top filly Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) and resist the temptation of another Group One mission this weekend. Foote and Travelling Light’s part-owner and co-breeder Col MacRury threw the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at
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Owner-trainer duo Antony and Sarah Fuller’s $700 gavelhouse.com buy Valetti was quick to repay their faith when breaking his maiden at Matamata on Sunday. Just four months after his purchase online from Westbury Stud, the son of Swiss Ace returned $6,250 with a gutsy performance over
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Opie Bosson holds the key to feature success at Te Rapa on Saturday for leading Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman. Bosson, the king of the Karaka Million with his recent double on Cool Aza Beel and Probabeel, has picked up the mount on the stable’s latest Gr.
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The winning roll of Te Akau Racing continued unabated on their home track at Matamata on Sunday when exciting prospect Phantom Witness (Star Witness) provided an early highlight for the day. The Star Witness three-year-old, who was purchased for $60,000 by David Ellis from the Lyndhurst Farm