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Exciting prospect Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting To Win) sent a clear message to his age group rivals that he will be a force to be reckoned with in any of the upcoming three-year-old features after he stormed to victory over 1400m at Awapuni on Saturday. The Shooting To Win
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Foxton-based trainer Sue Walsh’s $1,600 gavelhouse.com buy in June has quickly returned her purchase price and more with a gutsy debut victory at Waipukurau last week. Bought as an untried two-year-old, Showpiece (NZ) (Showcasing) jumped from barrier six in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series
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Andrew Carston recorded the 100th training win of his career on Thursday as part of a treble at Ashburton. The Riccarton conditioner is in his sixth season of training and headed to Ashburton confident of success but unaware he was about to reach the milestone. “It was a super day
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Matamata trainer Danica Guy knows that promising four-year-old Germanicus (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has the ability of a Group horse. But she is also wary that the four-year-old gelding has a few wayward tendencies. The emerging miler will contest the Lodge Residential (1600m) at Te Rapa
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Awapuni trainer Gary Vile will be vying to win his fifth Gr.3 Aberdeen on Broadway Manawatu Cup (2300m) at his home track on Saturday. The Palmerston North horseman has previously won the race with All Square (2005), Ransomed (2012), Jacksstar (2016), and Rock On (2018). Jacksstar (NZ) (Zed) will
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Cambridge Stud have secured a majority share in unbeaten two-year-old colt Not An Option, a son of proven Australian sire Not A Single Doubt. An impressive winner of the recent Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m), following an easy debut victory at Pukekohe, Not An Option will remain
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Group One winner Avantage (Fastnet Rock) looks to be back to her best after a subpar spring campaign in Sydney. The daughter of Fastnet Rock finished unplaced in both of her Sydney assignments and trainer Jamie Richards admits he may have made a mistake with the Australian campaign. “I don’
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Hastings trainer John Bary would have preferred another week of conditioning under Callsign Mav's (NZ) (Atlante) belt heading into Saturday's Rich Hill Stud Premier 3YO (1400m) at Awapuni but expects his charge to be competitive nonetheless. The Atlante gelding has already shown his class with two
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Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is happy with comeback galloper Chocante (NZ) (Shocking) but has no expectation of a winning return in the Gr.2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Group One performer strained a tendon in the Listed Tails Stakes (1600m) at Doomben in
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Blueblood filly Our Crown Jewels has Autumn Group One targets in her sights after scoring her maiden win at Mornington on Tuesday. Raced in partnership by Peter Moody and Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan, the daughter of Tavistock was having her third career start and her first as a
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The Ben Foote-trained Principle (NZ) (Pins) broke through for his maiden victory at the second time of asking at Matamata on Thursday when taking out the Carrfields Livestock Matamata 1600. The son of Pins settled towards the rear of the field for in-form Jason Waddell after jumping away
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Group One winning miler Shadows Cast (NZ) (Per Incanto) may be kept to sprint distances in the coming months, starting with the Gr.2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Mark Oulaghan-trained gelding won last year’s edition of the race before going on