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Tavi Mac's (NZ) (Tavistock) little sister is poised to confirm her place as best racehorse of the family. A winner of 11 of her 17 starts, including a treble of Group wins late last year, Darci La Bella (NZ) (Darci Brahma) may have already surpassed the feats of
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A lucrative payoff awaits connections of Belardo filly Vita Amorosa (NZ) if the Chris Gibbs-trained three-year-old can cause a major upset in Saturday's Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders' Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Vita Amorosa was beaten 19 lengths on debut earlier this month, chasing the unbeaten
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It will take a modern weight-carrying record for Justaskme (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) to win Saturday's Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations 126th Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton but trainer Allan Sharrock reckons he can. You have to go back nearly 50 years to find the last winner of
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Any thoughts Riccarton trainer Ryan Thistoll might have had that Strike Force (NZ) (Battle Paint) would become easier to deal with as he got older have long since dissipated. Thistoll's patience with the Battle Paint seven-year-old gelding has been severely tested at times but persistence could see connections
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Gore trainer Ellis Winsloe has the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) in his sights for progressive galloper Taramea Lad, who will aim to secure his place in the Riccarton feature this weekend. The Ekraar four-year-old gelding was a commanding four-length winner over 2000m at Riccarton last start
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Cambridge trainer Ralph Manning is happy to give On The Prowl (NZ) (Contributer) her chance to convince him she's worthy of a shot at next month's Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton when she races at Tauranga this weekend. The Contributer four-year-old
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Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are happy to take their shot at a rare winter feature race double. The Kingsclere Stables training partnership will head to Ruakaka with two runners on Saturday, with Urban Myth (NZ) (Vadamos) in the ITM/Gib Progressive Winter Championship Final (1600m) and Tough
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Mark Walker is refusing to get complacent as he closes in on an historic first 200-win season. The Matamata trainer goes into Friday racing at Awapuni on 194 wins for the 2022-23 calendar, needing just six further victories to become the first trainer to win 200 races in a New
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Ruakaka trainer Chris Gibbs admits Saturday's Northbeam Stronger Stuff 2100 at Ruakaka isn't an ideal fit for his talented galloper Chevron, but said the race is a means to an end. The El Roca five-year-old gelding finished a desperately unlucky third at Ruakaka three weeks ago
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Riccarton's all-weather track has provided Megalomaniac (NZ) (Pure Champion) with a lifeline he has grasped with all four hooves. Trainer Andrew Carston admits he's baffled by how different a horse the Pure Champion five-year-old is racing on the synthetic track compared to his modest grass form.
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Five races, five favourites - that's the scenario for Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman ahead of their hometrack meeting on Saturday. Now the task is finding five winners. "Hopefully the bookmakers are good judges," Michael Pitman said. "With a few racing on Saturday, it
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Another bold run from Johny Johny at Te Rapa this weekend will give Cambridge trainers Tim and Margaret Carter assurance that they can press on towards the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m) with confidence. The Charm Spirit five-year-old will look to make it three wins from four starts