The Ciaron Maher stable has taken a different autumn approach with Pride Of Jenni (Pride of Dubai) to the one it adopted in the spring which landed the mare back-to-back Group One wins. Pride Of Jenni, who was bred by Trelawney Stud, will be five weeks between races when she
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Langkawi (NZ) (Helmet) put in a pleasing runner-up performance in the Listed Kaimai Stakes (2000m) at Matamata last month and will return to the same course and distance on Wednesday where he will attempt to go one better in the Holster Engineering Lally And Symes South Waikato Cup. While pleased
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Growing up on The Oaks Stud in Cambridge paved a way for a successful career in the thoroughbred breeding industry for Dean Williams, however, he got the racing bug young and is about to take an important step in fulfilling his dream of becoming a trainer. The son of The
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Well-related juvenile Little Thief (NZ) (Dundeel) could earn himself a Group One berth following Wednesday’s AKW Farrier Two Year Old (1200m) at Matamata. The Dundeel colt finished an eye-catching fourth on debut a fortnight ago for trainer John Malcolm, recording the fastest closing sectionals despite being held-up for most
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Faraglioni (NZ) (El Roca) should be enjoying a well-deserved spell at the moment, but trainer Josh Shaw said his Group One performer had other ideas. The five-year-old mare has been a revelation for the Levin trainer this season, winning one and placing in five of her seven starts, including runner-up
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El Vencedor’s (NZ) (Shocking) career-best performance at Ellerslie to triumph at Group One level was tinged with a bittersweet note for breeder-owners David Price and Mark Freeman. The Stephen Marsh-trained son of Shocking added to the Wellington pair’s success with the family when he capped off a lucrative
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Tauranga horseman Patrick McCarten enjoyed one of his more memorable days as a trainer when producing Butterfield to win on Auckland Cup Day at Ellerslie last Saturday. The eight-year-old gelding ran seventh at the Auckland track seven days prior after placing in his two previous starts this year, and McCarten
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At odds of 70-1, Young Diva was a clear outsider for last Friday’s DPA Chartered Accountants (1400m) at Taupo, but as trainer Allan Wright said, she didn’t know that. The five-year-old mare had been unplaced in her previous nine outings and was out of favour with punters after
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Snazzytavi has seemingly flown through the grades this season, and the talented mare will prepare for another black-type target in Wednesday’s Holster Engineering Lally and Symes South Waikato Cup (2000m) at Matamata. The daughter of Tavistock has been near faultless through her preparation, building from a Rating 65 victory
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Riverton galloper Shockallia is set to tackle his home Cup later this month following his victory in the AB Lime Wyndham Cup (2000m) at Gore on Sunday. The six-year-old son of Shocking has been in a purple patch of form, heading into the Southland feature off the back of two
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Waitak (NZ) (Proisir), the stunning winner of the Group 1 Railway Stakes on New Year’s Day, has been confirmed as the slot runner for New Zealand’s Trackside Media and host club Perth Racing in The Quokka in Perth on April 20. Trackside Media has partnered with Perth Racing