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Talented juvenile Yaldi will make his first Kiwi appearance as a three-year-old at Te Rapa on Saturday, with plenty of exciting prospects on the horizon. The son of Ardrossan made a big impression when winning on debut in April, giving trainer Andrew Forsman enough confidence to send him across the
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Promising three-year-old Retrostar(NZ) (Vespa) headlined an impressive winning treble for Andrew Forsman at Tauherenikau on Wednesday. Retrostar was making just his third appearance to the races and the first since late August, where he won his maiden convincingly on the Cambridge Synthetic over 1550m. Despite the ease of that
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Consistent southerner The Good Shepherd(NZ) (Power) will be out to turn the tables on a classy mare at Ascot Park on Saturday when he contests the Howley Joinery Handicap (1400m). The seven-year-old has found a strong vein of form this preparation for trainer and regular rider Lee Callaway, winning
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Bold front-runner Witz End (NZ) (Savabeel) is likely to be seen in a different role in Saturday’s Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The son of Savabeel has fashioned an enviable record since debuting less than 12 months ago, winning four of his nine starts and
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Victory has eluded Gold Currency(NZ) (Tarzino) by the narrowest of margins in the early stages of his career, a trend Shaun Phelan hopes he can change on Friday at Tauranga. The lightly-tried son of Tarzino debuted as a four-year-old in October, going down by a long head to Erin
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Ancroft Stud have not been short of top-quality fillies in recent years, and on Friday at Tauranga, Matamata trainer Cody Cole will kick off the career of another future prospect in Luna Star (NZ) (Almanzor). Luna Star will be Cole’s first representative for the Philip and Catherine Brown-owned operation,
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Cliff Matson’s blue and white silks have featured frequently in the winner’s enclosure of late and his run of success continued on Sunday at Te Aroha. The Auckland-based businessman has a number of horses based with the in-form Wexford Stables, with his recent winners Texas Hold ‘Em and
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Quality mare About Time returned to the winner’s circle at Ellerslie on Saturday and her trainer Lance Noble is hoping to continue that trend on Thursday with a trio of runners. A four-year-old owned and bred by Brendan and Jo Lindsay of Cambridge Stud, About Time performed well in
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Shaun and Emma Clotworthy will plot a path towards the $1.25 million Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) with their promising three-year-old Interplanetary, who put his staying prowess on display at Te Aroha on Sunday. A son of Time Test, Interplanetary finished fourth in the Listed Champagne Stakes
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A pair of well-related gallopers delivered impressive fresh-up victories for Roger James and Robert Wellwood across the weekend. Irish Legacy (I Am Invincible), a daughter of multiple Australian Group One-winning mare Shillelagh, made her four-year-old debut at Ellerslie on Saturday, after four appearances last term included a third placing in
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Lynda German has been a familiar figure in harness racing industry for much of the past two decades, but she went back to her thoroughbred roots at Ellerslie on Saturday, securing her first winner as a trainer with Steely Man (NZ) (Embellish). In his first racing preparation, Steely Man has
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Trentham has been a happy hunting ground for Town Cryer(NZ) (Tavistock) with the exception of last year’s Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m), and 12 months later, the mare is back for redemption. As an on-speed runner, Town Cryer went straight to the lead in the 2023 edition,