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Kevin Hickman has left a lasting mark on New Zealand’s breeding industry, with the recent success of sensational filly Pivotal Ten an embodiment of his vision at Valachi Downs. A daughter of Ten Sovereigns, Pivotal Ten has been unbeaten in her last five starts for trainer-jockey Samantha Wynne, including
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Kelvin Tyler ticked off another milestone in his training career at Ascot Park on Saturday, bringing up his 400th winner with progressive gelding Monaghan Boy. The Riverton-based horseman has been a prominent figure in the South Island racing scene for well over a decade, while also successfully campaigning horses such
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Former Hong Kong galloper Nicconi County saluted for the first time since arriving on Kiwi soil at Matamata on Saturday. The son of Nicconi was bred in Australia and had one run in his homeland under the name of Silent Theory, finishing second in the Listed Without Fear Stakes (1050m)
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The Good Shepherd’s (NZ) (Power) stellar run of form continued at Ascot Park on Saturday, powering through late to win the Cruickshank Pryde Southland Stakes (1200m) for Lee Callaway. A seven-year-old by Power, The Good Shepherd was trained by his owner, Stephen Blair-Edie, until April last year, when he
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Promising filly Moschino (NZ) (Ten Sovereigns) put together two victories in quick succession on Saturday at Matamata, winning the Ancroft Developments (1400m). The daughter of Ten Sovereigns had been placed in the first four on six occasions before breaking her maiden at Te Rapa on January 31, making her a
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Steal My Thunder (NZ) (Derryn) was a long way from home at Ascot Park on Saturday, but that didn’t stop the mare from taking home the major spoils in the ODT Southern Mile Qualifier – Summer Cup (1600m). The daughter of Derryn is trained at Waverley by Bill Thurlow, who
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Sassy Lass has been a rising star in the staying ranks throughout her four-year-old term and is on her way to a big dance through Saturday’s Listed Matamata Equine Veterinary Services Kaimai Stakes (2000m). The daughter of Staphanos always looked to be a stayer in the making and once
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Exciting three-year-old Lilly is among the Canterbury raid on Saturday’s Listed ILT Ascot Park Southland Guineas (1400m), and she’s certainly not there to make up the numbers. The daughter of War Decree was an impressive winner on debut in October and added a second victory to her name
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Benji King guided Mid Ocean (NZ) (Ocean Park) through every stage of her young life and the exciting filly has kicked off her racing career with a flourish, aiming to add another win to her record in Saturday’s Ancroft Developments (1400m). The diminutive daughter of Ocean Park won on
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Talented mare Adiktiv Passion (NZ) (Ghibellines) has fashioned a sharp record at Ascot Park, and on Saturday the Leda Beck-trained galloper will be chasing back-to-back victories in the White Robe Lodge Handicap (1400m) A daughter of Ghibellines, Adiktiv Passion struck her favourite track conditions when dominating her rivals at Gore
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Promising filly She’s All That (NZ) (Time Test) rewarded the patience of her connections as a fitting winner of the Wexford Stables (1400m) at Te Aroha on Wednesday. Prepared by Wexford trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, She’s All That had come out of a key form
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Town Cryer (NZ) (Tavistock) will have an opportunity to better last year’s runner-up finish in the Gr.1 HKJC World Pool New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) next month, in what will be the penultimate start to her final racing campaign. The seven-year-old daughter of Tavistock has accumulated eight