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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 23 January 2022
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Kiwi-bred treble at Randwick
Three horses carrying the NZ suffix saluted at Randwick on Saturday. First to score was Room Number (NZ) (Reliable Man) who had punters looking for the exit door when leading home a New Zealand-bred trifecta at massive odds in the City Tattersalls Group Handicap (1600m). The $71 outsider, trained
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Richards collects another Karaka Million feature
On a night he has made somewhat his own in recent years, trainer Jamie Richards scooped a second $1million prize at Ellerslie on Saturday when Pin Me Up (NZ) (Pins) scored an upset victory in the Karaka Million 3YO (1600m). After snaring a sixth consecutive Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) with
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Babylon Berlin takes flight in Concorde
Speedy mare Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) was at her brilliant front-running best when she led all the way to take out the Gr.3 Brighthill Farm Eminent First Yearlings Concorde Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie. The Ben Foote-trained daughter of All Too Hard went into the race after
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Four on the trot for Junior
Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (Sweet Orange) has booked a ticket to the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival with his fourth straight victory on Saturday. The Phillip Stokes-trained galloper relished the rise in journey when a narrow winner of the Mirasan.com Handicap (2500m) at The Valley. Saturday's victory followed
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Sword Of State back with a vengeance at Ellerslie
Talented three-year-old colt Sword Of State (Snitzel) shrugged off an indifferent Australian spring campaign to display his true class when he dominated his rivals in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie. Wearing the colours of Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who co-own the colt
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Bosson and Te Akau Racing take Karaka Million 2YO
The more things change, the more they stay the same was the feeling after the running of the Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. On a night that generates enormous interest throughout New Zealand it was the familiar tangerine and blue racing colours of Te
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Triumph to tragedy in Gore Guineas
The connections of highly talented three-year-old Mackenzie Lad (NZ) (Vespa) went from a stakes-winning high to one of the worst feelings in racing within the space of a few seconds on Saturday afternoon. The Vespa gelding edged out the favourite Ruby’s Lad (NZ) (Ghibellines) by a
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Third time lucky for Dragon Queen
The third time was the charm for Dragon Queen (NZ) (Sweynesse) at Ellerslie’s Karaka Million twilight meeting on Saturday, landing a career-best victory in the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m). Since her purchase for $50,000 by the New Zealand Chinese Jockey Club and Paul Moroney Bloodstock at
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Te Akau principal seeks ninth Karaka Million crown
If David Ellis needed any vindication for the quality of yearlings he has bought at Karaka over the past decade, he only needs to look through the past winners' list of the Karaka Million (1200m) and Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m). The Te Akau Racing kingpin has bought the
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Saturday to influence stablemates’ futures
Katrina and Simon Alexander will be on a scouting mission at Trentham on Saturday with progressive stayer Stopalltheclocks, while stablemate Te Toki’s immediate future will also be locked in after he steps out at Ellerslie. The Matamata trainers have sent Stopalltheclocks south for the Clubs NZ Summer Cup (2400m)
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Dwyer hoping to party from afar
A past visit to the Karaka Million evening at Ellerslie won Henry Dwyer over and convinced the Victorian trainer he had to become more involved in the $1 million two-year-old feature. His wish has now been granted and while he can’t be in attendance on Saturday, he