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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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