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This week the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, in collaboration with the Counties Racing Club, will host several events celebrating the Counties Carnival. Proceedings get underway on Tuesday with an open evening at Haunui Farm where those in attendance can view the stallions, a selection of
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The Stephen Autridge-trained Red Chois will now be set black-type assignments after her victory in the Avon City Ford Premier (1200m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The European import recorded her fifth win from just five starts in New Zealand and Autridge believes she will be competitive at black-
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Shaune Ritchie is going from chasing Group One glory at Riccarton on Saturday to attempting to win the longest flat race. The Cambridge trainer was seeking his first Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) win and just came up short with Jennifer Eccles, finishing a long neck
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Central Districts jockey Leah Hemi experienced her biggest day in racing at Riccarton on Saturday, but admits the milestone is only just starting to sink in. Hemi brought up her sixth stakes victory and first at Group level when riding home Dee and Gee (NZ) (Darci Brahma) to take out
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A daring front-running ride by apprentice Chelsea Burdan paved the way for local runner Sergeant Blast (NZ) (Darci Brahma) to score in the Steelform Roofing Group Waverley Cup (2200m) on Sunday. Burdan made good use of her three-kilogram claim as she went pedal to the metal in front
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Manolo Blahniq (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will make the trip to Perth to run in Saturday's Group 1 Railway Stakes, with connections confident he will gain his spot in the A$1million 1600m feature. The six year-old was scratched from Saturday's Sandown Stakes (1500m) on the
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The decision to withdraw a nomination for their royally bred Redoute’s Choice filly from the 2018 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale paid off in spades for Cambridge couple Brent and Cherry Taylor on Saturday when she took out the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m)
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Promising three-year-old Riodini (NZ) (Proisir) maintained his unbeaten record with another impressive victory at Tauranga on the weekend, with trainer Nigel Tiley set to test him in Group company at the upcoming Ellerslie Christmas Carnival. The Proisir gelding made it two wins from two starts in his current
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Young trainer Daniel Miller will have plenty on his mind as he climbs into the driver’s seat of his horse truck on Monday morning to start the long trip back to Matamata from his temporary Riccarton base. While there will be plenty of time to reminisce on the incredible
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There were plenty of tears being shed in the Riccarton birdcage as the supporters of trainers Peter Corbett and Terrill Charles waited for the pair’s bonny staying mare Dee And Gee (NZ) (Darci Brahma) to make her way off the track after scoring her greatest victory when taking out
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Progressive mare Supera (NZ)(Savabeel) overcame a wide run in transit throughout to dominate her rivals in the closing stages of the Gr.2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained five-year-old had looked a Group One winner in waiting last season as
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Group One placegetter House Of Cartier (Alamosa) has stamped her class with a resounding win at Newcastle, prompting connections to entertain a Gr.2 Villiers Stakes (1600m) bid. Third behind Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) in the Gr.1 Schweppes Oaks in Adelaide last May, House Of Cartier relished a