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Tayla Melvin had an afternoon to remember at Pukekohe Park on Saturday, riding her first winner in the saddle aboard the Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained Devoted. The 21-year-old is apprenticed to the Te Akau Racing trainers and made her raceday debut aboard the stable’s mare Polly Plum in
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Star steeplechaser West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) added another crown to his impeccable record for Mark Oulaghan with a tough victory in the L J Hooker Manawatu Steeplechase (4000m) at Woodville on Sunday. The phenomenal record of West Coast over the bigger fences commenced when he won a maiden
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Berry The Cash (NZ) (Jakkalberry) firmly asserted himself among the top hurdlers in the country at Woodville on Sunday with a dominant display in the Manawatu ITM Awapuni Hurdle (3000m). The son of Jakkalberry contested last year’s edition at just his second jumping appearance, and a narrow second placing
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A strong tempo and heavy track conditions at Pukekohe Park on Saturday was the perfect winning combination for Highlighter (NZ) (Shamexpress), as the talented mare put her rivals away comfortably in the Barfoot & Thompson 1100. While the daughter of Shamexpress is more than capable on a good surface, she
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Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan will head over the hill to Woodville on Sunday with two of last season’s star jumpers in Berry The Cash (NZ) (Jakkalberry) and West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) set to make their return over the fences in the features. A son of Mettre En
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Courtney Barnes is on track for a career-best season in the saddle and continued her winning roll with a double at Taupo on Wednesday. Originally commencing her career in the South Island, Barnes has surpassed the 30-win mark twice before, first as an apprentice in 2012/13 and last term
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Graham Richardson believes the best is still to come for progressive mare Sorghaghtani (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) after her rise through the grades continued with a victory in the C.W. Cole Racing – Cody Cole (1750m) at Taupo on Wednesday. The daughter of Mongolian Khan had more than a year off
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As the busy season looms for Ruakaka, local trainer Chris Gibbs is looking forward to competing for home track spoils in the coming months after attending meetings at Taupo and Pukekohe Park this week. While many trainers further down the country opt to spell horses in search of better tracks
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With a season of experience under his belt, Auld Jock returned to the hurdles in winning fashion at Hawera on Sunday for Peter and Jessica Brosnan. The six-year-old made four appearances over jumps last year, with his best result a second-placed effort behind former Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m)
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A gear alteration had Password (NZ) (Zed) flying back to winning form at Hawera on Sunday, running away with the PCL Wineera Brothers Ltd “Maurice Campbell” Steeplechase (3400m). The nine-year-old had run well below the best of his ability at Te Rapa earlier this month, being pulled up for the
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Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta is forming a successful partnership with Northern apprentice jockey Ace Lawson-Carroll, and the combination were to the fore at Trentham on Saturday producing a winning double. Latta, who is just shy of a half-century of winners for the season, picked up a trio of placings earlier
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Promising three-year-old Pokuru Gold (NZ) (Darci Brahma) provided Te Akau Racing trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson with their 150th winner of the season with a solid display at Te Rapa on Saturday. Walker, who rewrote the history books with his 203-win haul last term, was joined in partnership by