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It might not have been the race she wanted to target with Lingjun Xiongfeng this week, but Pam Gerard was pleased to see her showy grey return to winning form at Tauranga on Friday. The Matamata trainer had set her sights on tomorrow’s Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m)
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Stephen Gray experienced plenty of highs with Silent Is Gold (Star Turn) when training in Singapore, and he is excited to begin a new chapter with the gelding when he makes his New Zealand debut in the JR & N Berkett 1100 at Trentham on Saturday. The six-year-old son of
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Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) will get his chance to defend his crown in Saturday’s Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham, something he wasn’t assured of just a month ago. The son of Vespa had been out of form since his breakthrough elite-level victory last year, and retirement
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Trainers Graeme and Debbie Rogerson were left perplexed following Domain Ace’s (NZ) (Swiss Ace) subpar performance at Ellerslie last month, and they are hoping their $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) contender can return to form at Trentham on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Swiss Ace was announced as
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It may have taken Ruakaka mare Pure Delight (NZ) (Darci Brahma) 24 starts to break through for her maiden victory, but she did it in style at her home track on Tuesday when taking out the Trigg Construction Northland Cup (2100m). From her ace barrier, she was eased back to
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Following a lucrative spring campaign in Sydney, multiple Group One winner Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) has returned to New Zealand in a bid to secure her third successive Gr.1 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) crown at Ellerslie on Champions Day in March. The daughter of Per Incanto was offered
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The Roydon Bergerson-trained pair of Town Cryer and Wingman readied for their weekend Group assignments at Trentham with an exhibition gallop at Otaki on Monday, and their handler is heading into Saturday with a spring in his step following their hit-out. “They worked very well,” Bergerson said. “It was good,
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Donna Logan will return to her old stomping ground of Ruakaka on Tuesday to resume her training career in New Zealand after plying her trade in Singapore for the last seven years. Racing ceased in Singapore following their last race meeting on October 5, and Logan elected to return to
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Apprentice jockey Floor Moerman kicked off the New Year in the best possible fashion at Riverton on Wednesday when recording her first win in the saddle aboard Three Ninety in the Carriers Arms Hotel Summer Cup (2147m) for local trainer Ebony Turner. “It was really cool to get that first
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Frostfair (NZ) (Written Tycoon) will be given her first tilt at stakes level later this month after she recorded her third successive win at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day in the Barfoot & Thompson 1400. The four-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon was given a plum trip in the one-one
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A Group One target is in the offing for exciting three-year-old Poetic Champion (NZ) (Super Seth) following his victory in the TAB 1200 at Ellerslie on New Year's Day. After enjoying the trail behind Shoes, the son of Super Seth improved to be outside the pacemaker when turning
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Progressive stayer Son of Sun (NZ) (Tavistock) continued his golden run at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when taking out the Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2400m) in the hands of in-form hoop Matt Cartwright. The five-year-old son of Tavistock had won four of his six prior starts