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A seven-day delay to the Listed ATC Foundation Winter Challenge (1500m) paved the way for talented New Zealand-bred Cross Talk (NZ) (Keano) to make a highly impressive black-type debut at Rosehill on Saturday. The A$160,000 feature was originally scheduled to be held at Randwick last weekend, but the
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New Zealand-bred three-year-old Shock ‘Em Ova (NZ) (Shocking) extended his unbeaten record to two out of two with a powerful come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s A$130,000 Dominant Plant Powered Cleaning Handicap (2040m) at Moonee Valley. Trained by Alex Rae at Cranbourne, the son of Shocking made a smart
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If they were giving out awards for toughness then trainer Ray Gavin believes his talented winter galloper Bullybrook (NZ) (Bullbars) would be at the head of the queue. The five-year-old son of Bullbars took on open company at Te Rapa on Saturday and at the venue where he posted a
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If he was tuned in from his American holiday base on Saturday morning, trainer Stephen Marsh would have been delighted with the result of the third race from Te Rapa. Race favourite Windspeed (NZ) (Tavistock) headed home a stable quinella in the Property Brokers Taumarunui-sponsored 1400m contest, with barn mate
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Smart filly Pacific Dragon (NZ) (Charm Spirit) rounded out a successful juvenile season with another game performance to take out the final black-type event of the 2021-22 racing season, the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (12000m) at Te Rapa. Originally scheduled to run at its traditional Otaki base, the feature
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Before he’d even seen the final field for Saturday’s opener at Moonee Valley, Travis Doudle felt things must have lined up well for former New Zealand-trained gelding Not Usual Glorious (Fiorente). “The phone is starting to tingle so I think there’s a few people starting to get
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A trio of former Kiwi runners pleased trainer Michael Moroney with their jumpouts at Flemington on Friday ahead of their spring campaigns. Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) heroine Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto) has returned in great order according to her trainer, who was impressed with her quiet hit-out
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If Michael McNab can guide Pacific Dragon (NZ) (Charm Spirit) to victory in Saturday's Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa it will be the icing on the cake of what has been an outstanding season for the Cambridge jockey. McNab has secured his first National
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Despite missing the final four months of the season, Jamie Richards will again be crowned New Zealand’s Champion Trainer when the curtain comes down on the season following Saturday’s Te Rapa meeting. The 32-year-old sent out a treble at Matamata on March 30, his final day of training
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Tony Pike’s high-performance stable has three further chances on Saturday to cap off another successful season for the Cambridge horseman. Guaranteed to finish third on the New Zealand Trainer’s Premiership with a current tally of 61 winners, Pike will be represented by three runners at Te Rapa with
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A Waikato Stud family with an abundance of quality two-year-old performers in its immediate ranks produced another promising youngster at Wyong on Thursday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Major Beel (NZ) (Savabeel) opened his winning account over 1300m with a commanding performance in the hands of Tim Clark. The
Right from the time young Cranbourne trainer Alex Rae started working with Shock 'Em Ova (NZ) (Shocking) he thought he had something above average. However, immaturity delayed the start to the racing career of the son of Melbourne Cup winner Shocking who will be having just his second start