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NZ Racing and Breeding News – 31 August 2020
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Baby wait nearly over
The long wait is nearly over for connections of one of the spring’s most exciting horses with Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) ready to end a 10-month absence from the racetrack at The Valley on Saturday. Trainer Paul Preusker said on Sunday that he was ready to unleash the galloper
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Princess Kereru ready for Foxbridge Plate
A brisk workout over 1000m between races at Tauranga on Saturday has quality sprinter Princess Kereru (NZ) (Pins) ready for her first-up assignment in the Gr.2 Valachi Downs Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa this coming Saturday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained mare has come on in leaps and
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First stakes success for Belardo as Isabella Giles dominates at Goodwood
Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Belardo registered his first stakes success over the weekend with two-year-old filly Isabella Giles (Belardo) scoring in impressive fashion at Goodwood. Isabella Giles enhanced her position as the leading light from the maiden crop of Belardo as she provided him with his first stakes win in
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Jericho Cup aspirations for Junior
A never-say-die attitude from both horse and rider saw lightly raced stayer Junior (NZ) (Nom Du Jeu) pick up the biggest win of his career to date when he took out the Opal Kiwi Packaging Kiwifruit Cup (2100m) in the hands of Chelsea Burdan at Tauranga. The Craig and Shaun
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First winner for former champion apprentice
Former champion South African apprentice Kersley Ramsamy put his first win on the board in New Zealand when he guided promising three-year-old Sheza Jakkal (NZ) (Jakkalberry) to victory at Tauranga on Saturday. The well-travelled Mauritian-born rider has been in New Zealand since shortly before the first COVID-19 lockdown in March
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Spittles looking forward to better things for promising stayer
Promising stayer Five Princes (NZ) (Red Giant) made it three wins from just five starts in his latest campaign when he produced a last-to-first performance to take out the rating 99 2000m event at Riccarton on Saturday. The former North Island galloper has been a revelation since racing returned in
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Sky Punch scores stakes win
Sky Punch (NZ) (Alamosa) upstaged odds-on favourite Dalasan (Dalakhani) at Morphettville Parks on Saturday to take out the feature event. The Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m), formerly known as the Penny Edition Stakes, saw Dalasan sent out $1.40 favourite for Leon Macdonald and his training partner Andrew Gluyas. However,
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Carson River heads local double for Pitman team
Capable galloper Carson River (NZ) (Swiss Ace) provided the second leg of a winning double for the Michael and Matthew Pitman training partnership at Riccarton on Saturday. The Pitman team are always well represented at their home meetings and along with wins by Carson River and maiden galloper Heartoheart (NZ)
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Pike and Ormsby combination back in winning groove
Trainer Tony Pike was delighted to pick up a victory with his only runner at Tauranga on Saturday but it was made even more special by the winning rider he had aboard. Four-year-old Sacred Falls gelding Divine Dive (NZ) made it two wins from his last five starts under the
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Rae filly impresses with Riccarton victory
Visiting northern trainer Ken Rae kicked off his day at Riccarton in the best possible style when promising galloper Eva James (NZ) (Super Easy) cruised to a comfortable victory. The Super Easy filly went south off the back of two impressive performances at Te Rapa in July behind the highly-regarded