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Lofty British jumps jockey Jay Kozaczek made the perfect start to his riding venture in New Zealand at Te Aroha on Thursday when guiding Sound of Silence (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) to victory in the Agrisea NZ Steeplechase (3500m) for Dave Blackie, who also celebrated his first training success. Kozaczek
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Group One performer Chase (NZ) (Zed) will be out to make it back-to-back wins when he heads to Hastings on Saturday to tackle the Vintech Pacific Poverty Bay Cup (1600m). The seven-year-old gelding was back in winning form last start at Otaki in the hands of Kate Hercock, who will
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A $100,000 carrot at Cambridge’s synthetic meeting in August is firmly in the sights of trainer Howie Mathews with a pair of his gallopers, but he is being forced to take an unsuitable path to the lucrative target. With no suitable races at Awapuni’s polytrack, the Otaki
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It was a case of like father, like son at Cambridge on Wednesday when Davey Ellis recorded his first training win courtesy of Spectrier (NZ) (Vadamos) in the in the Cambridge Equine Hospital 1550. Ellis, 40, is the son of Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis, who as well as
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Ross Beckett will head to Riccarton’s Synthetic meeting on Thursday with a handful of runners, including a couple of favourites. Last start winner Gemma Flitz heads the market in the National Breeding Stock Sale On Gavelhouse Plus – Ends 10 July (1200m) and Beckett is hopeful of a repeat performance
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Group Three winner Trust In You (NZ) (Sweynesse) made his first public outing of his preparation at Pukekohe on Tuesday, with trainers Grant Cooksley and Bruce Wallace eyeing a potentially lucrative spring campaign with the rising six-year-old. The son of Sweynesse was one of the top staying performers of the
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Mont Ventoux (NZ) (Nom Du Jeu) may have won seven races and more than $170,000 on the flat, but the eight-year-old gelding is finding it a bit harder to break maiden ranks over fences. The son of Nom du Jeu has had nine hurdle starts for seven placings and
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There is plenty of excitement surrounding next year’s inaugural NZB Kiwi, which has found its way south to Dunedin. A hospitality package for eight people for the event sold at auction for $15,500 last week at the Dunedin Supper Club, Dunedin’s annual fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House
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Trainer Danny Crozier has lofty ambitions with Imptee next season following his debut win in the Bain McCall Memorial Two-Year-Old (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday, however, overseas interest may curtail those plans. The son of Impending jumped well and was prominent throughout, showing his class in the concluding stages when
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Waikato Thoroughbred Racing are once again showing their support for the local community by hosting the Cambridge RDA (Riding for the Disabled) Race Day at its Cambridge Synthetic meeting this Wednesday, June 26, with proceeds going to the local charity. Riding for the Disabled has been assisting local communities around
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Southland trainer Robert Dennis is making the long trek north to Riccarton with two contenders for their Saturday meeting, including Lofty’s Gift who is shooting for her fifth straight win in the Taggart Earthmoving Rating 75 (2000m). Lofty’s Gift transferred to Dennis’ Ascot Park barn earlier this year
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Chilli Con Khan (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) could have been described as leftovers at one point in her life but was given a chance by Murray Garrett and the Pukekohe trainer was rewarded with an impressive maiden win at his home track on Wednesday. Chilli Co Khan was part of Inner