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The booking of a champion rider combined with the inside gate and a smooth preparation has Shaune Ritchie confident that Tuxedo (NZ) (Tivaci) will be in the frame in Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie. The Cambridge trainer, who operates in partnership with Colm Murray, will have
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Roger James and Robert Wellwood will launch the spring campaigns of a trio of quality gallopers at Ellerslie on Saturday, headed by Group One-winning mare She’s A Dealer (NZ) (Ace High) in the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m). She’s A Dealer established her top-flight credentials last
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Jumps trainers have had a frustrating run of postponements of their feature meetings this year, with the latest being Te Aroha’s Pakuranga Hunt meeting last Saturday, which was postponed to Thursday due to the heavy rain forecast for last weekend. One trainer that was pleased with the delay was
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Apprentice jockey Cooper Stumbles will return home to ride at Wingatui on Friday, where family members are hoping they will be cheering home his first winner. The Waikato-based rider, who has 11 raceday rides under his belt, is one race shy of a full book of rides, with his
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Yulong Investments will have a strong New Zealand flavour to its spring assault, with quality mares Well Written and Ohope Wins both poised for major assignments on either side of the Tasman. Unbeaten four-year-old Well Written (Written Tycoon) will put her perfect record on the line when she
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Ann Belcham, one of the pioneering females in thoroughbred horse training in New Zealand and a key early influence on the riding career of racing legend Linda Jones, has passed away. Belcham, who also trained under her maiden name Bradley, trained with success initially in Paeroa and then Te Rapa,
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Multiple Group One winning jockey Blake Shinn admits he is honoured to have been called up to partner Lindsay Park’s champion Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) in the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September 12. Shinn will take over from Mr Brightside’s regular rider, Craig
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The catalogue for the world’s leading two-year-old sale is now online, with New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2026 Ready to Run Sale set to take place at Karaka on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November. Peerless by every measure, NZB’s Ready to Run Sale graduates have won
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Matamata trainer Pam Gerard has elected to bypass Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) with Affirmative Action (Yes Yes Yes), which will allow the Stephen Marsh-trained Tardelli to make the 16-horse field. Affirmative Action resumed with a pleasing fourth placing in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m)
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There will just be one Central Districts representative in Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie, and trainer Lisa Latta is hopeful one is enough to claim the lion’s share of the $400,000 purse. The Palmerston North horsewoman will line-up Platinum Attack (Santos) in Saturday’
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Kali (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has made a fast and successful start to the second stage of her career after being denied the opportunity to show her true worth on the track. The Darci Brahma mare’s first foal to race is The Oaks Stud-bred and sold Perfect Chaos (NZ)
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Zac Purton and David Hayes are confident Ka Ying Rising is poised to extend his remarkable 20-race winning streak after the champion sprinter breezed through a barrier trial at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 August) in preparation for his return to racing in the 2026/27 season-opening meeting