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There have been exciting changes made to the NZB Insurance Pearl Series for the 2022/23 season. From August 2022 bonuses will now be paid out to fillies and mares that finish first, second or third in a Pearl eligible race (previously only paid to winners) and the series will
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Trainers Ben and JD Hayes are hoping to be up in Hong Kong alongside their father David racing at Sha Tin in December. The brothers scored their biggest win in their fledgling training partnership when Kiwi-bred Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) took out the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at
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Talented Matamata mare Dragon Queen (NZ) (Sweynesse) will be given her chance against the best in the country in Saturday’s Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The field for New Zealand’s final Group One race of the 2021-22 season is
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is gearing up for another Queensland Carnival raid this winter, which will include a few runners from outside stables. With a host of promising two and three-year-olds to step out at trials and on raceday in the coming weeks, Pike is still assessing those
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Further rationalisation to maximise the full potential of remaining assets is paramount to the future success of the New Zealand racing industry. That’s the view of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing chief executive Bruce Sharrock, brother of Group One-winning New Plymouth trainer Allan, who was promoted to the top
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Group Two performer Familia (NZ) (Makfi) has been retired. The Lance Noble-trained mare finished her career on a high when winning her final race at Avondale earlier this month. The victory was her fourth in 24 raceday appearances, adding to her eight placings, including the Gr.2 Westbury Classic
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Kiwi import Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (Sweet Orange) will go for a break before preparing for the spring after a stellar campaign for Pakenham trainer Phillip Stokes that concluded with a game third placing in Saturday’s Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m). The four-year-old son of Sweet Orange was
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High-quality galloper Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) and up and coming middle distance performer Soprano Supreme (NZ) (Contributer) have been locked in by Te Akau for the Queensland winter carnival. Stakes-winning sprinter Sword Of State (Snitzel) is also on the Brisbane short list, but will trial again before a decision
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Having raised the bat for a century, Roger James and Robert Wellwood are looking to build their innings further in black type races in the next two weeks. The Cambridge training partnership are aiming class mare Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) at Saturday’s Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand
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Group Two winner Letzbeglam (Snitzel) will likely make her raceday return later this month following an 18-month hiatus. The daughter of Snitzel was impressive early on in her career, winning her first two starts as a juvenile, including the Gr.2 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield for trainers
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Former Group One winner On the Rocks (NZ) (Alamosa) returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in over two years when he took out an open 1400m contest at Rotorua on Saturday. Successful in the 2019 Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa, the seven-