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Top class mare Qali Al Farrasha (NZ) (Almanzor) added a second stakes victory to her impressive career record when she burst clear in the concluding stages to win the Gr.3 Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders Stakes (1400m) with consummate ease. The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-prepared daughter of Almanzor
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Former champion stallion Savabeel, who passed away at his Waikato Stud home base in June this year, showed what a loss he has been to the local breeding industry thanks to two impressive winners early in the day at Matamata. Four-year-old mare Pilates (NZ) (Savabeel) put herself in
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Two years after making his pinhooking debut with a $350,000 profit, Tim Askew is returning to the NZB Ready to Run Sale with his very first draft in his own name. The young horseman will offer four colts at Karaka next month under the banner of Pamina Lodge. Back
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Buyers heading to Karaka for next month’s NZB Ready to Run Sale can do so with confidence, knowing that recent editions of the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds have delivered a return on investment unlike any other sale of its kind. Graduates of the last six
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It’s half the battle won for a two-year-old if they can mentally cope with the race day experience and jockey Jason Collett is confident that’s something Nonu (NZ) (Anamoe) will do at Randwick on Saturday. The son of champion Anamoe was one of the stars of
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Watching the Phar Lap movie as a girl was the catalyst for Stephanie Faulkner to pursue a career in racing, and it would be a fitting achievement for the Timaru horsewoman to bring up her 100th training win on the equine legend’s centenary at her home meeting on Sunday.
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Shaune Ritchie could have an exciting few weeks ahead of him on both sides of the Tasman. The Cambridge trainer has confirmed last weekend’s Gr.1 Howden Insurance Mile (1600m) runner-up Tuxedo (NZ) (Tivaci) will press on to next week’s Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings
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Promising New Zealand-bred mare Aurora Belle (NZ) (Belardo) made an immediate impression in her first Australian appearance with a commanding victory at Ballarat on Wednesday. The four-year-old was well placed by trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes in the BM66 Handicap (1200m) and justified that placement with
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Grahame Begg says the likelihood of a very damp Flemington is not ideal for She's A Hustler (NZ) (Ace High) as she takes a step towards the Caulfield Cup. Flemington track manager Liam O'Keeffe says up to 50mm could fall on Flemington in the next two
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Rangiotu mare Girl Talk (NZ) (Zed) will bid to double her Group Three tally when she heads to Hawera on Saturday to contest the Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). The five-year-old daughter of Zed came of age last season when winning five of her nine starts, including
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Former New Zealand filly De Armas (NZ) (Ardrossan) will get an early opportunity to make her mark at the highest level for Chris Waller when she contests Saturday’s Gr.1 Flight Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. The OTI purchase has made just one appearance for the champion trainer, catching the
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Frank Ritchie, one of the true gentlemen of New Zealand racing, has retired from training. Widely known as the trainer of Cox Plate hero Bonecrusher, Ritchie has had a long and distinguished career in the sport. Ritchie hails from a long line of trainers, and he said his father, Merv