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The fairy-tale comeback of Cambridge galloper Julius (NZ) (Swiss Ace) was completed at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when the gentle giant took out the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m). Retired from the racetrack just on twelve months ago due to a serious tendon injury, the lightly-raced
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Platinum Invador’s (NZ) (Redwood) victory in the Gr.3 SKYCITY City of Auckland Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie on Wednesday was a bittersweet result for trainer Lisa Latta. The Palmerston North conditioner’s other runner Sentimental Miss was late scratched from the race along with race favourite Justamaiz (NZ) (Guillotine)
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Visiting rider Mick Dee wasn’t going to let fellow ex-pat kiwi James McDonald take all the glory at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when he struck gold on race favourite Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m). Dee overcame a tricky
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Talented three-year-old Dragon Leap (Pierro) stamped his Derby credentials with his winning effort in the Gr.2 Jamieson Park Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie on Wednesday. It was the second win and first stakes victory for the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding who more than
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The outstanding ability and magical touch of champion rider James McDonald was to the fore once again during the Ellerslie Christmas Carnival as he guided home topweight Paisley Park (NZ)(Azamour) to take out the twenty-first running of the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m). McDonald, who was successful
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Two Illicit’s (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) perceived lack of commercial appeal put a stop to her being offered through the sales ring as a yearling, but her victory in the Gr.2 Valachi Downs Royal Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on Wednesday has certainly changed that fate for her future progeny.
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Exciting juvenile Play That Song (NZ)(Showcasing) maintained her unbeaten record when she downed hot favourite Not An Option (Not An Option) to win the first of the feature races at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day, the Gr.2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m). Trainer Nigel Tiley had been
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Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie will be looking for more success at Ellerslie’s Christmas-New Year Carnival on Wednesday after Fiscal Fantasy’s Group One runner-up performance in the Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. Ritchie was delighted with the result, but said because of her petite size Fiscal
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The decision to bypass Waikouaiti on New Year’s Day with Dee And Gee to concentrate on the Wellington Cup Carnival has improved the prospects for Balcairn trainers John and Karen Parsons. Dee And Gee’s defection from the Dunedin Casino Waikouaiti Cup (1975m) has reduced the field to seven
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Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards has experienced a whirlwind 2019 led by the efforts of Melody Belle and Te Akau Shark, and he ended the year on a high note at Taupo on Monday, bagging a quartet of wins. The Matamata conditioner heads into the new year atop the New
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Lindsay Park three-year-old Conqueror (Fastnet Rock) will be racing for a trip to New Zealand for a rich sales-restricted race when he returns from a short break at Caulfield. Conqueror will run in a benchmark 78 race over 1400m on Saturday as a lead-up to the
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The Waikato Racing Club (WRC) has announced the appointment of Andrew (Butch) Castles as the club’s new chief executive. "The WRC Board is delighted to announce that Andrew Castles will be joining the Te Rapa team,” WRC chairman Karyn Fenton-Ellis said. “He has a truly outstanding background