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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 09 August 2021
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Mildura Cup winner to contest P B Lawrence Stakes
A year in racing can be a long time as Trent Busuttin can vouch for. Busuttin and partner Natalie Young plan on starting Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) in the Gr.2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday in the hope the mare can recapture the form
New Zealand
Acutus continues winning run at Ruakaka
Track specialist Acutus (Sepoy) continued his blossoming love affair with the sandy Ruakaka surface when he dominated his open class rivals in the Dunstan Accumulator (1400m) at the northern venue on Saturday. The Bob and Jenny Vance-trained and part-owned seven-year-old set up all the pace in
New Zealand
Chief Sequoyah ready for National challenge
While he wasn’t really enjoying the serious drop in temperature that Christchurch was experiencing on Sunday, trainer John Wheeler was still savouring the success of a winning double at Riccarton 24 hours earlier. Wheeler produced potential jumping star Chief Sequoyah (NZ) (Redwood) to win the opening hurdle event on
New Zealand
Clotworthy happy to get first victory with handy winter stayer
Former Nigel Tiley-trained stayer Double Happy (NZ) (Sufficient) opened his account from his new base at Shaun and Emma Clotworthy’s Byerley Park operation when he took out the AUG 21 - Alibaba's Flying Carpets Ruakaka Cup, an open 2100m contest at Ruakaka on Saturday. The lightly raced
New Zealand
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 8 August 2021
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Australia
Banker wins again
KELLY Schweida will give in-form stayer London Banker a short reprieve after he backed up to win the Benchmark 90 Handicap (2200m) at Doomben on Saturday. The son of Tavistock broke through for his first Australian win a week prior at Eagle Farm and Schweida said he made the
New Zealand
Follow Your Dreams ready for stakes challenge
Local runner Follow Your Dreams showed he was right on target for the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) in a fortnight when he took out the main lead-up event at Ruakaka on Saturday. The Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro-trained three-year-old colt was
New Zealand
Ritani upsets in Winter Cup
Scenes of unbridled joy and celebration broke out on the Riccarton public lawn shortly after outsider Ritani ($21) took out the 124th running of the Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) on Saturday. Friends, family and connections of the Kerry and Ian Taplin-trained seven-year-old Makfi mare were
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National contenders impress at Riccarton
Emerging hurdling talent Chief Sequoyah did everything trainer John Wheeler was looking for ahead of Wednesday’s Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury Grand National Hurdles (4200m) when he took out Saturday’s Avon City Ford Sydenham Hurdles (3100m) at Riccarton in fine fashion. The seven-year-old son of Redwood has
Australia
Queen moves to Victoria
Talented three-year-old filly Dream Queen (NZ) (Super Easy) has been withdrawn from the Ruakaka card on Saturday after being sold to Australian interests and will continue her career with Ben and JD Hayes at Lindsay Park. Prepared by Ken Rae and Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, Dream Queen won two
New Zealand
Williams bullish on Catalyst and The Oaks Stud future
Group One winning galloper Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) was back in action at the Cambridge trials on Thursday and pleased his connections when finishing a nose second behind stablemate Marchioness in a hit-out over 950m. The dominant force as a spring and summer three-year-old of his year