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Amateur jockey Alexandra Reed is looking forward to heading to Avondale on Wednesday where she is set to ride her own horse, Zee Heights (NZ) (Zed), for the first time on raceday in the Race Images Appreciation Maiden (2100m). Reed has made a great start to her riding career, winning
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Karaka 2027 will take place from 24 - 28 January at the Karaka Sales Centre, the iconic week on the international sales calendar marking the 101st National Yearling Sale in New Zealand. The 100th National Yearling Sale marked by Karaka 2026 set a new benchmark for the industry with turnover rising
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Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner and NZB Ready to Run Sale graduate Invincible Ibis (Hellbent) earned two accolades during the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong on Friday evening. Bought by Mark Newnham Bloodstock for $425,000 from Kilgravin Lodge's 2023
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Apprentice jockey Hayley Hassman had a day to remember at Ruakaka on Saturday, where she rode a winning treble, the second of her career. “It was great to get those three wins and to do it for three small trainers was pretty sweet,” Hassman said. The Matamata rider kicked off
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Darrell Hollinshead starred in three roles over the weekend with a treble of closely related winners. The Te Awamutu horseman co-bred, part-owned and trained Hawera victors Digger (NZ) (Redwood) and Pointer (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) and the following day at Woodville celebrated the victory of homebred Bak De
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Sarah West has had plenty of success in the showjumping arena, and now she can add a training win to her CV following Juwala’s (NZ) (Reliable Man) victory in the Subtract Contractors Maiden Hurdle (3000m) at Woodville on Sunday. A decorated equestrian, West has spent her entire life on
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Two of Cliff Brown's Group One performers are back from a break and about to start their preparations for a spring campaign. Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel) and Sepals (Calyx) have enjoyed a holiday in the Queensland warmth after their placings in the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at
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Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) and Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) are the headline acts of champion trainer Chris Waller's all-start team scheduled to barrier trial at Royal Randwick on Friday. It might be mid-winter in Sydney but this is the time of year when Waller starts to
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Lord Spencer (NZ) (Zed) has sealed his berth across the Cook Strait next month to compete at Riccarton’s Grand National Festival of Racing following his gutsy win in the Farmlands Pahiatua Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase (4800m) at Woodville on Sunday. The winner of two races on the flat, Lord
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It’s been a testing last couple of years for champion jockey Lisa Allpress, who has been sidelined by injuries, but she made a winning return to the saddle on Saturday when partnering the Kevin Myers-trained He’s Lucid (NZ) (Contributer) to victory at Hawera. Two years ago, Allpress
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It’s been a long time coming for Josh King and Maija Vance, but the Cambridge trainers brought up their first win in partnership at Ruakaka on Saturday courtesy of Cowboy (NZ) (Reliable Man) in the Northland Business Systems (1200m). Former Queenslander Josh King trained in his homeland before moving
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Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle saved his best for last with a win in the final race at Rosehill last weekend, and he repeated that trick seven days later at Randwick on Saturday with Aroha Stone (NZ) (El Roca) closing out the day in style in the A$160,000 TAB