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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 23 October 2023
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Te Akau 3yo on track for 2000 Guineas path
Promising three-year-old Talisker (NZ) (Embelish) took the next step on his path to the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) next month with a convincing victory at Ashburton on Sunday. Taken to the front by rider Sam Weatherley, the son of 2017 2000
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Humbucker returns to racing at Gore
Consistent galloper Humbucker (NZ) (Iffraaj) will step out on his home track at Gore on Wednesday in the first step towards a start in the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton on November 15. It will be the seven-year-old’s first race since April, with
Australia
Fairdale-bred filly on track for Group One target
Smart three-year-old filly Coeur Volante (NZ) (Proisir) made it back-to-back stakes victories when running out a resounding winner of the Gr.2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The Michael Moroney-trained daughter of Proisir had been a stunning winner of the Gr.3
Australia
Brightside ready for Cox Plate
Trainer Ben Hayes is looking for the last pieces of the puzzle for to fall into place for Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) in his bid to win the Gr.1 Cox Plate on Saturday. “Everything has set up perfectly for him. What he needs now is rain and a barrier
Australia
Imperatriz flying ahead of Manikato
While Saturday’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) continues to be an intriguing head-scratcher before the final field comes together on Tuesday morning, the day’s other Group One at The Valley, it seems, carries no such mystery. The Te Akau star Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) is the heavy
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Blueblood impresses on debut at Trentham
Royally bred colt Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) lived up to his impeccable breeding when he gave his rivals a galloping lesson at Trentham on Saturday. The son of Savabeel and O’Reilly mare Glee comes from a family that boasts a host of Group One winners including brilliant two-year-old
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Kana turns luck around with deserved win
Trainer Peter Didham has found himself in an enviable position after promising mare Kana (NZ) (Tivaci) finally got the raceday luck she deserved to run out an impressive six-length winner over 1200m at Trentham on Saturday. The four-year-old had been desperately unlucky in her two most recent
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Nest Egg on track for New Zealand Cup
Jockey Warren Kennedy produced a daring ride aboard progressive stayer Nest Egg (NZ) (Reliable Man) at Te Rapa on Saturday, which paved the way for a victory that showed he is on track for a tilt at the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) next month. Trainer Stephen
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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 22 October 2023
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Big Dance berth for King Of The Castle
Fresh from Think About It’s (So You Think) victory in the A$20 million The Everest (1200m), Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride has earned a tilt at another lucrative feature when King Of The Castle (NZ) (Castledale) prevailed in the Big Dance Wild Card (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.
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Palmetto plunders another rich prize
It was another bumper payday for the connections of former South Island galloper Palmetto (NZ) (Ghibellines) who prevailed in a narrow-three-way finish in the A$1 million Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m) at Randwick on Saturday. The five-year-old son of Ghibellines was perfectly ridden by in-form