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He beat all but glamour filly Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie earlier this month and now Antrim Coast (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) will be given his chance to test his talent across the Tasman. Bred by The Oaks Stud, the son of
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A dark cloud is hanging over exciting galloper Adam I Am’s racing future after the son of Almanzor pulled up with a tendon injury following his win over 1400m at Ellerslie nine days ago. He had proven to be one out of the box for trainer Glenn Old this
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Jockey Joe Doyle has brought the luck of the Irish with him over to the other side of the world and is enjoying a standout season, bringing up his 100th win in New Zealand aboard the Kim Reid-trained Hi Yo Sass Bomb in the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at
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Graham Eade is excited about the prospects of his promising three-year-old Riviera Rebel, who he is hoping can take the next step in his career at Wingatui on Sunday. The son of Pure Champion has surprised his Riverton trainer with his precocity, having won one and placed in three of
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Group One-winning thoroughbred trainer Ben Foote kicked off what he hopes to be a big weekend in perfect fashion at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday night when his greyhound He’s All Go took out the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby Final (457m). Foote is a member of the White Horse
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Phantom calling races in his childhood bedroom is a key memory for Justin Evans, and he is pinching himself that he is now able to live out his lifelong dream of being a race caller. Growing up in Palmerston North, Evans became hooked on the sport after attending race meetings
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The inaugural NZTR innovation races have been a massive hit this season and there is still one to come, with southern trainers getting their chance at racing for $350,000 in the Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) at Riccarton next month. The race is restricted to horses trained in the South
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Taranaki mare Hi Yo Sass Bomb (NZ) (Complacent) scored black-type last start when runner-up in the Gr.3 Taranaki Cup (1800m) on her home track and trainer Kim Reid is hoping she can go one better in the Gr.3 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. “I
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Imwonderfultonight has been a standout performer for Cambridge trainer Sam Mynott this season and she is hoping her mare can be rewarded for her consistency with victory in Saturday’s Listed Lincoln Farms Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham. The I Am Invincible five-year-old featured prominently over the New Zealand Cup
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Langkawi (NZ) (Helmet) put in a pleasing runner-up performance in the Listed Kaimai Stakes (2000m) at Matamata last month and will return to the same course and distance on Wednesday where he will attempt to go one better in the Holster Engineering Lally And Symes South Waikato Cup. While pleased
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Growing up on The Oaks Stud in Cambridge paved a way for a successful career in the thoroughbred breeding industry for Dean Williams, however, he got the racing bug young and is about to take an important step in fulfilling his dream of becoming a trainer. The son of The
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Faraglioni (NZ) (El Roca) should be enjoying a well-deserved spell at the moment, but trainer Josh Shaw said his Group One performer had other ideas. The five-year-old mare has been a revelation for the Levin trainer this season, winning one and placing in five of her seven starts, including runner-up