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Gary Vile is tipping a bright future for Latest Model (NZ) (Vespa) following her win in the Life Direct NZ St Leger (2500m) at Trentham on Saturday. The five-year-old mare has shown the Awapuni trainer plenty of promise in her 24 previous starts, notching three victories, and he always thought
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Ohope Wins (NZ) (Ocean Park) conquered all before her in New Zealand this season and she is looking to extend her reign in Australia when she heads to Rosehill on Saturday to contest the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m). Formerly trained by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, the
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Leading jockey James McDonald had the same dream many Kiwis have as a kid, to be an All Black, and while his diminutive size quickly put paid to that idea, on Saturday he got to experience something very similar. Like the All Blacks, McDonald has been at the pinnacle of
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Leading trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson registered their 100th winner of the season when Perlino (NZ) (Super Seth) proved too good in the Momentum Consulting Rating 65 (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Te Akau stable won their 16th Training Premiership in the 2024/25 season, recording 131 wins
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A brilliant front-running ride from leading jockey Craig Grylls paved the way for gutsy filly Origin Of Love (Snitzel) to bolt away with the Gr.2 Taylor Property Plus Wellington Guineas (1600m) at Trentham for the Te Akau Racing team. Grylls wasn’t taking no for an answer when he
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Expat New Zealand jockey James McDonald achieved a record-breaking win in Saturday’s Gr.1 Sky Racing Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and he did it on an exceptional colt bred and raced by South Islanders. McDonald’s victory aboard Autumn Boy (The Autumn Sun) in the A$750,000 three-year-old feature
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A last start victory on her home track at Wingatui less than a week ago provided the springboard for underrated mare Inflamed (NZ) (Ghibellines) to capture an all-important black type victory in the Gr.3 Donaldson Brown South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton. Co-trainer Shane Anderton admitted he
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Talented sprinter Platinum Attack (Santos) finally got the track conditions and racing luck he deserved when taking out the Listed CareVets NZ Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham. The speedy five-year-old has a devastating finishing burst when at his best but a succession of wet tracks and/or bad barrier draws
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After a season of near-misses against elite opposition, New Zealand-bred mare Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) broke through for a richly deserved second Group One success in Saturday’s A$1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained daughter of Castelvecchio was a stunning five-length winner of the Gr.1
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Daniel Zigal has been active in Hong Kong horse racing since the 1990s, and his parents joined The Hong Kong Jockey Club as members in 1950. The family had their first runner at Happy Valley in 1960, and now, Zigal will experience the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) as a
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Thank the Lord. That was co-trainer Mick Price’s initial reaction when asked if he was pleased Observer would not be lining up against Planet Red in the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. While Planet Red, who is prepared by Mick Price and Michael Kent
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Numbers (NZ) (Tivaci) shapes as a leading contender in the Listed HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on Sunday (22 March) but, despite being confident about his mount’s credentials, jockey Derek Leung warns that race tempo will be decisive. The Frankie Lor-trained gelding, who has two wins,