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Apprentice rider Lily Sutherland followed her pre-race instructions perfectly to land rugged four-year-old Opawa Jack (NZ) (War Decree) an impressive winner of the Open 1600m event on the card at Otaki on Saturday. The Chrissy Bambry-prepared galloper had won three of his six starts in his current campaign and came
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Stratford trainer Gavin Sharrock will line up a promising pair of two-year-olds at Hawera on Tuesday where he is keen to see if they can back up some impressive trial and jump out performances of late. Hawera will host the abandoned New Plymouth meeting from Saturday after heavy rain and
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Free going galloper Natural Momentum (NZ) (Natural Destiny) never gave his rivals a look in as he led from barrier rise to take out the feature open sprint contest at Oamaru on Sunday, the Glenmoa Farms Ltd River Plate Trophy (1200m). The six-year-old son of Natural Destiny was having just
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The New Zealand thoroughbred racing industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when the gates crashed open for the first on the card at Pukekohe on Sunday after a horror week that saw race meetings abandoned on four separate occasions. The fickle winter weather put paid to meetings at Hastings
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Local filly Vegas Queen (NZ) (Proisir) showed she had taken plenty of benefit from her last start third placing when she went two better in taking out the ITM/GIB 2YO Race (1200m) at her home venue of Ruakaka on Saturday. The sensational late scratching of raging hot favourite I‘
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Trainer Murray Garrett and jockey Sam Spratt continued their winning association of late when the pair combined to guide Overrated (NZ) (Wrote) to victory in one of the feature events at Ruakaka on Saturday, the ITM/GIB Progressive Winter Championship Final (1600m). Garrett, who prepares a small team from his
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Topweight Nedwin (NZ) (Niagara) showed there is simply no quit in his make up as he unleashed an outstanding finishing burst to capture his second Metroclad Limited Wellington Hurdles (3200m) at Trentham. Supporters of the Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal stable had two options to choose from in the race
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Rising ten-year-old Interllectus (Intello) showed there was still plenty of fight left in the old dog as he refused to yield over the closing stages when capturing the Taumarunui Racing @Te Rapa 27/7 Steeplechase (3900m) on Saturday. A maiden winner on the flat back in August 2019, the Kevin
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Rugged Taranaki visitor Liquid Les (NZ) (Echoes Of Heaven) showed just what he is capable of when given a clear run in front as he led all the way to capture the John F Grylls Memorial Classic (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The seven-year-old son of Echoes Of Heaven
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Trainer Andrew Forsman collected the major spoils in the feature flat event at Hastings on Saturday, the Valley D’Vine Restaurant Handicap (1400m). Talented four-year-old Wessex duly rewarded the many punters who sent her out as the dominant $1.70 favourite for the open 1400m contest, off the back of
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Although understandably a little tired after making the long trip from their Waverley base to Hastings and back yesterday, both trainer Erin Hocquard and her rising star Spencer (NZ) (Derryn) were feeling satisfied about a job well done. The four-year-old Derryn gelding continues to impress as he took his current
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Some inspired support for debutant Dupont (NZ) (Belardo) paid dividends at Ruakaka on Saturday when the Jenna Mahoney-prepared runner delivered a stylish victory in the Ruakaka NZ’s Best Bet in Winter (1100m) two-year-old contest. Wins at both the Pukekohe and Cambridge Synthetic trial meetings in recent months saw the