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A slashing late finish by lightly raced three-year-old Montre Moi (NZ) (Showcasing) at Ellerslie on Saturday evening has co-trainer Johno Benner excited for his Group One prospects at the same venue in March. The Showcasing gelding put up one of the performances of the night when he came from near
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Rider Leith Innes admitted his confidence soared when he was legged aboard top three-year-old Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) in the Ellerslie parade ring on Saturday evening. The regular pilot of the Sacred Falls gelding knew he had a battle on his hands ahead of the $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic
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Trainer Graham Richardson reckons he may have finally figured out what makes stable star Tiptronic (NZ) (O’Reilly) tick. “I actually think he just loves his Christmas dinner,” Richardson said with tongue firmly in cheek. “Once he has had that he seems to grow a leg and really comes right
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In a titanic tussle that lived up to the pre-race hype, Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) kept his perfect record intact with a thrilling win over Amarelinha in Saturday’s Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie. Although the million-dollar race attracted a full field of 17 three-year-olds, the build-up was
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A brilliant performance by On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau), chased home by three of his stablemates, has added another chapter to trainer Jamie Richards and the Te Akau Racing team’s incredible dominance of the DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m). The undefeated Brazen Beau gelding overcame a horror
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Classy three-year-old Need I Say More (No Nay Never) made his first run at Ellerslie a winning one when he lumped topweight of 60.5kgs to victory in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m), the first race on Karaka Million night. Carrying the familiar tangerine and orange silks
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Racing fans were left shaking their heads at Ellerslie on Saturday evening after witnessing exciting mare Levante (NZ) (Proisir) take out the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m). For those who had never seen the Proisir four-year-old in action before, they could have been forgiven for ripping up their betting tickets
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Connections of Riccarton visitor Showemhowitsdone (NZ) (Showcasing) had to endure some anxious moments before her victory in the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m) was confirmed on Saturday. The Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong-trained three-year-old narrowly defeated The Gift (NZ) (Power) in a driving finish to the day’s feature event
Australia
Jamie Kah may be Melbourne’s leading rider, but those old connections are still paying off following the win of the now South Australian-based Second Slip (NZ) (Alamosa) scoring at Sandown on Saturday. A former premiership winner in SA, Kah has now won seven races from her past 20 for
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Shaun and Emma Clotworthy will take their Byerley Park stable into uncharted territory at Ellerslie this weekend. The couple will saddle their $14,000 yearling purchase Seven Twenty in Saturday’s DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), giving them their first taste of the lucrative juvenile sprint for graduates
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The two leading figures of Karaka Million night, Te Akau and racing group Boys Get Paid, are set to join forces for the first time at Karaka this week. The tangerine and blue silks of Te Akau have been a prominent feature at New Zealand’s richest race meeting, while