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Gallant steeplechaser Nedwin produced one of his greatest performances when wearing down Leaderboard in the shadows of the winning post to win the Signature Homes Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. In a race marred by the heavy fall of race favourite West Coast with 800m to run,
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Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m) at Eagle Farm completed a feature Queensland Winter Carnival treble for War Eternal (NZ) (Pierro), who is racing in the form of his life as a rising eight-year-old. Previously a multiple Group placegetter and fourth in the Gr.1
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Promising two-year-old Old Fashioned (NZ) (Proisir) won impressively on debut at Wanganui on Saturday, but trainers Bill Thurlow and Sam O’Malley are resisting the temptation of pressing on to black-type targets for now. Bred and raced by the Goodson and Perron Family Trust, Old Fashioned had
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A dogged, never-say-die effort from promising jumper Pacheco (NZ) (Makfi) saw the eight-year-old take out the Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdle (3200m) at Te Rapa in a thrilling finish. The Shaun Phelan-prepared son of Makfi had been mixing racing on the flat with one start over
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South Auckland apprentice jockey Tom Wigram is currently on cloud nine after riding home his first winner at New Plymouth on Friday. He scored the win aboard Bridie (NZ) (Ocean Park) for local trainer Allan Sharrock in the Naki Plumbing And Gas (1600m), Wigram’s first ride of the day
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Group Two performer Quondo (Wootton Bassett) will resume this weekend when he heads to Matamata on Sunday to tackle the Team Wealleans 1200. The three-year-old son of Wootton Bassett showed plenty of promise earlier this season when winning on debut in September before finishing runner-up in the
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The transfer of the Dunstan Feeds Waimate Cup (1600m) to Oamaru on Sunday has brought mixed feelings for Stephanie Faulkner. The Timaru trainer was set to contest the mile feature on her home track last Sunday with He’s Tunza Grunt (NZ) (Pure Champion) and O'Riordan (NZ) (Proisir)
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Emerging top hurdler Squire (NZ) (Savile Row) will bid for his first prestige jumping crown at Te Rapa on Saturday as the gelding takes on the Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdle (3200m). The Peter and Jessica Brosnan-trained gelding won the maiden hurdle at the same meeting 12 months ago and
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When star jockey Mark Zahra was engaged for just the one ride at Seymour on Thursday, there were plenty of punters that copped the tip as three-year-old gelding Mahershala (NZ) (Per Incanto) made a one-act affair of the Vale Ian Dickinson Maiden Plate (1000m). The talented son
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Lisa Young had plenty of success as a jockey and now the Canterbury horsewoman is enjoying her time on the other side of the fence as a trainer. Young rode for 11 seasons and won 159 races in the saddle, including two at stakes level, with her first coming on
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Connections of improving stayer Thebudgiesmugla (NZ) (Redwood) have until Thursday afternoon to decide whether he remains in Sydney for a stakes assignment or faces a two-mile test in the Group 2 Brisbane Cup. The Bjorn Baker-trained five-year-old is a $2.60 favourite for The Queen Elizabeth
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Late developer Bonnard (NZ) (Swiss Ace) has been in exemplary form this preparation and is in the right order to face the sternest test of his fledgling career at Te Rapa. The Swiss Ace four-year-old will bid to extend his winning sequence when he makes his open class