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Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan has set her sights on the Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton next month with talented four-year-old Vigor Winner (Declaration of War). The son of Declaration of War finished ninth in last month’s Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) after
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Christchurch trainer Neill Ridley will get a tangible assessment of his chances for two of New Zealand Cup week's major prizes when he produces He Kin Fly (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and Far Site (NZ) (Makfi) at Riccarton on Saturday. Both horses have pleased Ridley in the leadup to
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Guy Lowry has a plan to make amends for a Group One that got away. Lowry and training partner Grant Cullen produced Xpression (NZ) (Showcasing) as favourite for last year's Gr.1 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton but watched on as she could only manage third behind Media
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Exciting three-year-old Catalyst will take a growing reputation into the Gr.2 Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) and Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) in his next two starts, attempting to follow in the footsteps of his sire Darci Brahma. Eleven horses
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The Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained Markwood will continue his racing career in Australia. The son of Raise the Flag will leave New Zealand on a winning note after taking out the Wee Biskit Hurdle (3100m) at Te Aroha on Sunday. His connections were confident heading into the race and
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Matamata trainer Glenn Old believes he has a Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) prospect on his hands in lightly-tried five-year-old Super Hoof. The handsome chestnut handled the step-up in grade with aplomb when successful at Te Rapa in the Rating 82 Benchmark Melbourne
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Dual stakes winner Von Tunzelman will step out for the first time for South Auckland trainers Moira and Kieran Murdoch when he contests the Harold Tuson Memorial Greys (1400m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. Formerly trained in Cambridge by Roger James and Robert Wellwood, his connections are hoping a change
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Go Racing manager Albert Bosma is excited about the prospects of stakes winning juvenile Exuberant this season. “He’s being set for the New Zealand 2000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) in November,” Bosma said of the Stephen Marsh charge. “He’s proved himself to be a Group-quality horse with
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Tony Pike went to Karaka in January in search of his next potential star and he may just have found him. Promising juvenile Not An Option is part of a colts syndicate Pike formed prior to the sale and the son of Not A Single doubt has quickly repaid his
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In an industry not known for its praise, the Cambridge Jockey Club and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing should be congratulated for applying some nous and moving the trials, initially planned for Tuesday, to Monday due to a poor weather forecast. It is the second time this call has been made