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Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will have two chances in the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Saturday. Group Three winner Mongolian Marshal heads into the race off a pleasing placing first-up over 1400m at Ellerslie earlier this month and Forsman believes he will
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is feeling double-happy leading into Saturday's Gr.3 Hawke's Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings. Pike will saddle promising fillies Kali and Loire in the three-year-old fillies sprint, both coming off terrific age-group performances on the
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Reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year Melody Belle may have caught TAB bookmakers off-guard when paying $5.60 after winning the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) last month, but they have ensured that they will not be caught out again by the star mare. She went against her
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Group One winner Sentimental Miss is at an important crossroads in her campaign. The daughter of Reliable Man will run in the Fasttrack Insurance 2000 at Hastings on Saturday with her performance dictating future targets. Options for the Go Racing-owned galloper include the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) on
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Marton trainer Fraser Auret has a lot of time for three-year-old filly Trifolium and is looking forward to watching her compete in the Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings on Saturday. The daughter of Krupt won two races as a juvenile before
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The father and son team of Darryn and Sam Weatherley combined at Matamata to record their first win together with Soda in the Transport Mechanical Waharoa Ltd 1400. Soda jumped from her inside barrier to settle midfield for Sam Weatherley where she remained until she was asked to improve at
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There was plenty of hype surrounding Harlech heading into his raceday resumption at Matamata on Wednesday and the exciting three-year-old duly delivered, taking out the Waharoa Transport CO(1995) Ltd 1200. The Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained colt settled midfield for jockey Cameron Lammas before looming four-
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Exciting galloper Catalyst has made the perfect start to his three-year-old season with his two stakes victories to date, and leading Australian form analyst Daniel O’Sullivan believes the son of Darci Brahma will only get better. The Clayton Chipperfield-trained gelding put in an eye-catching performance
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A win by De Koning at Ruakaka on Saturday, along with a promising run from stablemate Pop Star Princess, has kept the spring in the step of Cambridge trainer Fred Cornege. Cornege and his wife, Lindsay, are part-owners of both five-year-olds and, along with their regular jockey
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New Zealand’s three-year-old ranks have proven to be an exciting crop to date this season and that excitement could enhance at Matamata on Wednesday when promising galloper Harlech kicks-off his spring campaign. Local trainers Pam Gerard and Michael Moroney have a lot of time for the
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Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) chief executive John Allen is stepping down from his role at the end of the year. “After five years as chief executive it is time to begin the search for a new leader to oversee the transition to TAB NZ,” Allen said. “This was a
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New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance, in association with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, has announced three new Triple Crown Series for the 2019-20 New Zealand racing season. Each series comprises three prestigious Group races, and each series will carry a bonus of $100,000 for any horse that can win all