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Upstanding juvenile filly Vernazza (NZ) (More Than Ready) showed she had taken plenty of benefit from her debut run for third at Matamata last month when she fought doggedly to claim the winning prize in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. The impeccably-bred younger
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Promising three-year-old Run To Perfection (Sepoy) got his timing spot on when he lunged late to score in age group company over 1200m in the first race at Ellerslie on Sunday. The Stephen Marsh-trained galloper hadn’t been sighted since finishing a gritty fourth behind Catalyst in
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As he puts the finishing touches on star juvenile Not An Option's (Not A Single Doubt) bid for the $1m Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie later this month, Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is already well into the operational requirements for the second phase of his Colts Syndicate
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Rejuvenated mare Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) will be given a Group One opportunity across the Tasman after landing back-to-back stakes wins with a classy performance in the Listed January Cup (2000m). In a race that did not go to plan, Luvaluva was flushed out into a three-wide position
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Class filly Travelling Light displayed a brilliant turn of foot to down her male rivals as she left no excuses for the beaten brigade in the Gr.1 Woodridge Homes Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham. The El Roca three-year-old had gone close to Group One glory when finishing
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On a day where she tasted Group One success with Gaultier in the Levin Classic (1600m) in 2017, Matamata trainer Danica Guy was at it again when she produced Germanicus to take out Gr.3 Bluestar Anniversary Handicap (1600m). The Rip Van Winkle gelding had looked a promising type when
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Free-going southern galloper Camino Rocoso led his rivals a merry chase when he dominated proceedings from the front to take out the first of the Trentham features on Saturday, the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Trentham Stakes (2100m). Rider Chris Johnson was struggling to keep his mount in check in
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Nuggety northern two-year-old Opalescence gave punters another display of her never-say-die attitude when she fought back strongly to down her age-group rivals over 1200m at Trentham on Saturday. The Showcasing filly was narrowly beaten on debut when going down to the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m)
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Australian-based jockeys Ryan Maloney and Rory Hutchings will ride at Trentham next Saturday. Maloney has picked up the ride on the Toby and Trent Edmonds-trained Winter Bride in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m), while Hutchings will ride the Daniel Miller-trained Shezallmine in the
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Cambridge trainer Andrew Campbell will line-up three Karaka Million aspirants at Ellerslie on Sunday ahead of their rich targets at the Auckland track on January 25. Campbell is looking forward to the resumption of Trident (NZ) (Smart Missile) who won on debut over 880m at Ellerslie in October, but
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Otaki trainer Johno Benner has an enviable record in the Karaka Million but he's putting no pressure on himself with his 2020 candidate Piaggio (NZ) (Vespa). Benner and his partner Hollie Wynyard had Piaggio entered for both the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday