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Snazzytavi has booked her ticket south to Hastings next month to contest the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) following an eye-catching victory at Te Rapa on Friday. The Group Three-winning daughter of Tavistock was second-up in the BCD Group Mile (1600m) after finishing ninth in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy
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Teddy Ladouceur has added his name to the growing list of successful expat Mauritian jockeys in New Zealand when riding home his first winner at Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday. The 29-year-old hoop was confident from the jump aboard Strong (NZ) (Highly Recommended) in the Equine Veterinary Services Maiden 2200,
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Former jumps jockey Alan Browne can now add winning trainer to his resume after Captain Upham (NZ) (War Decree) broke through for his maiden win in the Palamountains Scientific Animal Nutrition Maiden 1600 at Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday. The five-year-old son of War Decree had three prior starts for
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Well-known racing photographer Peter Rubery is used to being behind the lens capturing the action for winning owners, but at Waverley on Tuesday he was able to experience that winning feeling himself. Rubery, who operates racing photography business Race Images NZ, is part of the ownership group of Churchill gelding
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The abandonment of racing at Waverley on Sunday proved to be a blessing in disguise for local trainer Sam Lennox, with his sole runner breaking maiden ranks at the transferred meeting on Tuesday. Four-year-old gelding Leinster (NZ) (Darci Brahma) was resuming in the Forest 360 NZB Mega Maiden Series (1200m)
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Ballarat trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy are hoping they are in for an exiting spring with promising three-year-old Rue De Royale (NZ) (Per Incanto), with the ultimate goal being to gain a slot in next year’s $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m). Bred by Little Avondale Stud, Rue De
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It’s been a month of firsts for Erin Leighton, with the former jockey completing her first shift on horseback as a presenter for Trackside at Hastings earlier this month before cheering home her first winner as an owner at Matamata last Friday. Leighton recorded 41 wins in the saddle
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Group Three winner Times Ticking (NZ) (Tavistock) has been a true family affair for the MacGregors, and now he has officially been passed down to the next generation. The nine-year-old son of Tavistock was co-bred by Alby MacGregor, and the Opaki horseman trained the gelding to 11 victories from 49
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The New Zealand Pattern Committee have recently released a report outlining their review of the 2023/24 racing season. The committee, chaired by former New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing chairman Matthew Goodson, plays an important role in keeping New Zealand’s Group and Listed races to an international standard. “The committee
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New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton Park in November could prove to be an exciting one for The Oaks Stud. Farm principal Dick Karreman’s blue and white silks were already favoured to feature prominently in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), but now
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The Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival is set to get an injection of international flavour, with Warrnambool raider Rolls set to contest the final two legs of the Hastings triple crown. Trainer Maddie Raymond was in search of more forgiving ground during spring, and after consultation with her expat Kiwi
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Winter is usually the busiest time of year for jumps jockey Emily Farr, but she decided to sacrifice the majority of New Zealand’s jumps season this year to head home to Wales where she felt she was most needed. While racing is the centrepiece of Farr’s life, there