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Multiple Group One winner Provence indicated she is ready to take on another lucrative campaign with a strong 1100m trial win at Ellerslie on Thursday. The daughter of Savabeel had a quiet trial under her belt on the Cambridge Synthetic last month, and on this occasion, trainer Stephen Marsh was
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Terri Rae’s topliners Spot On Time and Sir Albert are firing at the right time of the spring, with key assignments on their home track on Saturday setting the scene for next month’s Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m). The local pair haven’t put a foot wrong in
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Bulls stayer Trav will vie for a hotly-contested automatic spot into next month’s A$10 million Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at The Valley on Friday night in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m). After winning the Gr.2 Auckland Cup (3200m) in autumn, his trainer Raymond
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The Nepheti of old showed her colours at Te Aroha on Wednesday, the mare kicking off her five-year-old campaign with a powerful victory in The George Abernathy and Associates 1150. Stakes-performed at three, Nepheti performed solidly without reaching those same heights last term, but looked ready to get back to
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Riverton stayer Vamos will stay close to home over the next couple of weeks as he aims to finish a successful preparation on a winning note. The big-striding Vadamos gelding is a specialist on rain-affected tracks, with five of his seven career victories coming on heavy ground. While there was
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The first horse Jonathan Riddell rode at the races was a winner and nearly two decades later he recorded his 1,000th victory in the saddle in New Zealand. Riddell had been closing in on the milestone through last season and sat on 999 on the morning of Waverley’s
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Riccarton trainer Anna Furlong felt a real sense of satisfaction when her promising three-year-old Champagne Diblu turned his form around to win the Agraforum Growing Innovation 1300 at Ashburton on Sunday. Champagne Diblu had been an impressive juvenile trial winner and subsequently contested a stakes race, but showed his inexperience
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Wanganui stayer Just Charlie (NZ) (Zed) sounded a stern warning to his rivals for the upcoming Gr.3 Martin Collins 162nd New Zealand Cup (3200m) with an all the way romp in Sunday’s Steelform Roofing Group Waverley Cup (2200m). Prepared by Kevin Myers, Just Charlie had a luckless preparation
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Platinum Pantheon (Hanseatic) was a long way from home when he stepped out at Ashburton on Sunday, but that didn’t stop the sharp three-year-old from dominating his maiden rivals in the McCrea Family 1200. His trainer Lisa Latta had been in search of a better surface for Platinum Pantheon,
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Taranaki visitor Tisse (NZ) (Belardo) announced himself as a serious Cups contender for the summer months with an impressive victory in the Barfoot and Thompson 2100 at Ellerslie on Saturday. After racing well on heavy tracks this campaign, the son of Belardo finally struck a good surface in the staying
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In a week where Cambridge Stud’s focus is largely around Joliestar’s tilt at the A$20 million Gr.1 The Everest (1200m), it was their first-season sire Sword Of State who was making headlines across the Tasman on Wednesday. A champion juvenile by Snitzel, Sword Of State retired
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A familiar face will return to the Kiwi jockey’s room at Ellerslie on Saturday, with Kozzi Asano rejoining the ranks after a stint in South Korea. Originally hailing from Japan, the 30-year-old came to New Zealand to pursue his career as a jockey and swiftly to prominence as an