New Zealand
Popular South Canterbury horseman Michael Daly passed away on Friday afternoon just minutes before quality sprinter Don Carlo (NZ) (Per Incanto) tried to provide his former mentor with a final win at Riccarton. Daly had suffered a stroke when riding trackwork in late October with complications from the episode leading
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A brief break awaits impressive Trentham winner Justaskme (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) as trainer Allan Sharrock plans bigger and better things for his latest stable star. The No Excuse Needed five-year-old has come of age in this preparation with four wins from six starts and caught the eye
New Zealand
Well-travelled sprinter/miler Endless Drama (Lope De Vega) has been retired after failing to find his best form in his latest campaign. The nine-year-old Lope De Vega entire began his career in Ireland where he won two of his eight starts and finished runner-up in the
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Leading South Island apprentice Kozzi Asano wasted no time in registering his first win for Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott when he guided Spring Heat (More Than Ready) to an impressive victory at Ellerslie on Saturday. Asano, who is indentured to trainer Andrew Carston at Riccarton, has
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Five-year-old mare She’s Alight (NZ) (Tavistock) picked up some valuable black-type for connections when winning the Listed Jungle Dawn Classic (1400m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. The Alan Mathews-trained mare pushed forward to trail the leader Sophie’s Song (Rogano) and took the lead
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The former Allan Sharrock-trained galloper Zachaz (NZ) (Coats Choice) relished the wide open spaces at the Pakenham standalone metropolitan meeting on Saturday, showing his staying prowess to land the Iron Jack Australian Lagers BM78 Handicap (2000m) in emphatic fashion. The six-year-old has won three of his nine
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Caulfield trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr can start making bigger plans for their promising galloper Tavidance (NZ) (Tavistock) after his easy win in the David Bourke Memorial Handicap (1600m) at Pakenham. Jockey Damien Oliver took bad luck out of the equation as he steered the $2.10 favourite
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Underrated filly Opalescence dented several reputations when she swept to victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. The Jenna Mahoney-trained three-year-old started at odds of nearly $13 despite being a last-start winner as punters set their sights on Gr.2
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Quality galloper Rock On Wood (NZ) (Redwood) shed the tag of a Group One winner in waiting in emphatic fashion when he dashed home to take out the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. The Leanne Elliot-trained six-year-old had promised plenty at the
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Flashy chestnut colt Stormy (NZ) (Telperion) repaid the faith of punters who installed him as a $1.50 favourite as he powered to victory in the Gr.2 Pete’s Joinery, Precise Design & Build Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Trentham. The Tony Pike-trained Telperion colt was the only
New Zealand
Promising galloper Invisible Spirit (NZ) (Charm Spirit) made a winning return to the track when he led throughout to capture the first event at Trentham on Saturday. The Charm Spirit gelding hadn’t been seen on raceday since finishing second at Waverley back in mid-August. Trainers Johno Benner and