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Trainers Kerry and Ian Taplin had their hearts in their mouths when their mare Ritani (NZ) (Makfi) looked like she would be headed in the Ascot Sports Bar Handicap (1600m) at Ascot Park on Sunday, but they needn’t have worried. The six-year-old mare called on all her reserves to
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Consistent filly Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard) will be looking for her first stakes victory at Te Rapa on Saturday-week when she contests the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). The daughter of All Too Hard has been stakes-placed on three occasions this season, including the Gr.3 Hawke’s
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Trainer Jamie Richards was taking a philosophical approach to his day at Royal Randwick on Saturday after watching three of his stable stars perform with credit but fail to put a win on the board. Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Amarelinha (NZ) (Savabeel) got the ball rolling with
Nick Bishara is a sucker for punishment. The affable Aucklander spent part of his Sunday morning watching video replays of the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) from Randwick on Saturday where champion mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) had to settle for a hard fought second behind European raider Addeyyb
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Stablemates Dragon Leap (Pierro) and Spring Heat (More Than Ready) furthered their preparations for a tilt at the Brisbane Winter Carnival with a day out at Te Rapa on Saturday where they completed an exhibition gallop between races. Neither of the talented duo were asked for a serious effort but
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Matamata visitor Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto) put a disappointing last start performance behind her when she produced a powerful closing burst to take out the Listed Power Turf Sprint (1200m) at Hastings. It was the first stakes victory for the Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained four-year-old after she
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There was definitely a catch in the voice of co-trainer Shaun Phelan as he described just what the victory of stable favourite Big Mike (NZ) (Don Eduardo) means to his family after he led all-the-way to win the Listed Power Farming Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Hastings. The eight-year-old
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Despite being delayed a week, the Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) lived up to its billing as one of the races of the season, as plucky mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) made it Group One win number nine with a thrilling victory. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old
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A lot can change in a week and the misfortune of the races being abandoned mid program at Te Aroha has resulted in leading jockey Danielle Johnson picking up the plumb ride on Avantage (Fastnet Rock) in Saturday’s rescheduled Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m)
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New Plymouth trainer Emma Davies holds a strong hand in the Vintech Pacific Poverty Bay Cup (2500m) at Hastings on Saturday. The Taranaki horsewoman will line-up two of the favoured horses in the race, That’s Incranibull (NZ) (Cape Blanco) and Torque Time (NZ) (Guillotine). Davies is pleased with both