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Trainer Peter Didham has found himself in an enviable position after promising mare Kana (NZ) (Tivaci) finally got the raceday luck she deserved to run out an impressive six-length winner over 1200m at Trentham on Saturday. The four-year-old had been desperately unlucky in her two most recent starts when blocked
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Jockey Warren Kennedy produced a daring ride aboard progressive stayer Nest Egg (NZ) (Reliable Man) at Te Rapa on Saturday, which paved the way for a victory that showed he is on track for a tilt at the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) next month. Trainer Stephen
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Consistent performer Deebee Zapower (NZ) (Power) shrugged off a pair of average runs to bounce back to winning form at Rotorua on Sunday. The six-year-old Power gelding had won impressively at Te Rapa back in August but then had no luck when finishing towards the rear at Te Rapa and
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Promising filly Quintabelle (NZ) (Embellish) did her Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) prospects no harm when she stylishly cleared maiden ranks at Ashburton on Saturday. On a day where racing was abandoned after the running of the third event on the programme due to gale-force winds,
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Lightly raced three-year-old Psyclone (NZ) (Rageese) opened her winning account at Rotorua on Sunday with a tidy performance to take out the Arawa Park Rotorua Hotel 3YO (1215m). The daughter of Windsor Park Stud stallion Rageese had caught the eye when finishing fourth on debut at Woodville, despite racing greenly
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The Gavin Sharrock-trained galloper Stipulator (NZ) (Darci Brahma) announced her candidacy for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month with a stylish performance to break her maiden status in the Metcalfe Real Estate 3YO (1200m) at Hawera. Having just her fourth start and
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While most people were surprised to see Town Cryer (NZ) (Tavistock) hold out the late charge of multiple Group One winner Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) as she took out the Gr.3 Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeder’s Stakes (1400m), trainer Royden Bergerson wasn’t necessarily one of them. Bergerson had expected
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Promising filly Luberon confirmed she is right on schedule for a trip to Christchurch later in the spring with a comprehensive winning performance at Matamata. The Lance Noble-trained daughter of Embellish had opened her three-year-old campaign with a comfortable win at Te Rapa over 1200m last month and took a
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Versatile galloper Taramea Lad (NZ) (Ekraar) provided ample evidence he will be a force to be reckoned with in the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) in November with a stout staying performance to take out the Waimakariri Businesses North Canterbury Cup (2000m) at Riccarton. The five-year-old son
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Rugged performer The Buffer (NZ) (Reliable Man) showed all his fighting attributes when he forced his way between runners late in the piece to claim victory in the Coupland’s Bakeries Mile Trial (1400m) at Riccarton. The dress rehearsal for the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m), the feature
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Classy customer Trobriand defied a late drift in betting to run out a worthy winner of the Rangiora New World Guineas Trial (1400m) at Riccarton. Carrying the familiar tangerine and blue colours of Te Akau Racing for trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson, the showy son of Kermadec was having
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Deteriorating track conditions at Awapuni that saw a Soft5 surface turned to a Heavy10 due to persistent rain throughout the day, played right into the hands of local runner Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) who revelled in the conditions when taking out the Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m)