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Despite being upstaged by a superb staying performance by Sherwood Forest (Fastnet Rock) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), the connections of beaten favourites Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) and Dragon Leap (Pierro) were proud of their performances. The Ellerslie classic had been billed as a
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After a weekend that featured successive Group One victories in Sydney along with a stakes win on the biggest day of racing at Ellerslie, you would think the natural reaction for any trainer would be to take a breather and celebrate those achievements. Well maybe not if you are Jamie
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The immediate racing future of promising colt Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) will be decided by his connections within the next 24 hours. The dual Group One placegetter has been marking time at the Matamata base of his trainers Mike Moroney and Pam Gerrard with Moroney to speak with his ownership
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Trainer Clayton Chipperfield is firm in his belief that star three-year-old Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) can bounce back to his best in the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) in a fortnight despite suffering a heavy defeat in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington. The
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What the jockeys said: 1st: Sherwood Forest Michael Walker The horse was brilliant today. Got a amazing run, was actually travelling too good. When the two favourites came up to me, I had a lot of horse under me. And when he drew away the last bit he was actually
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Classy three-year-old Miss Federer (NZ) (Swiss Ace) left no excuses for her age-group rivals when she led all the way to take out the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui on Saturday. The Andrew Carston-trained Swiss Ace filly has proven a model of consistency since
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New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards describes himself as a small fish in a big pond but he has left Randwick with the catch of the day, clean sweeping the two Group One races. Forty minutes after claiming the Gr.1 Surround Stakes (1400m) with Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel), Richards has produced
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New Zealand filly Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) has exacted revenge on arch-rival Funstar and claimed her maiden Group One win in the Surround Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Funstar had Probabeel's measure in two Sydney spring starts but punters ignored the pair, with Flit starting favourite in Saturday'
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Te Akau Racing’s stellar season rolled on with another new stakes winner in Saturday’s Listed Mufhasa FastTrack Stakes (1300m) at Ellerslie, which David Ellis hailed as a training masterstroke by Jamie Richards. The clear leader in the national trainers’ premiership, Richards has won 88 races in New Zealand
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Cambridge gelding Sherwood Forest tore up the script of a two-horse race and powered to an upset victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie. After dominant performances by Two Illicit in the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) and Dragon Leap in the Gr.
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Lightly raced mare Spring Heat (More Than Ready) finally delivered on her undoubted promise when she produced a barnstorming finish to capture the Gr.3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie. The More Than Ready five-year-old came into the race off the back of a placing