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Trainer Danica Guy’s sights have now been set towards Ellerslie in January with her exciting three-year-old Lupo Solitario (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) after his unbeaten run came to an end at Te Rapa last Saturday. The son of Satono Aladdin ran home well to finish runner-up behind Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto)
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Evergreen galloper Midnight Runner (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will be looking to end his preparation on a high when he heads to Wingatui on Thursday to contest the Positive Signs + Print (1200m). He has placed in four of his last five starts and trainer John Phillips is hoping the nine-year-old can
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La Crique’s (NZ) (Vadamos) spring preparation is over. The Group One-winning mare was set to cross the Tasman for a two-race Australian campaign, however, those plans have been foiled by feet issues following her third placing in the Listed Matamata Cup (1600m) earlier this month. “After Matamata we did
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Daren Danis took a gamble when heading to Ashburton’s postponed meeting on Monday, but it paid off big time when taking out the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) aboard Star Of Justice (Justify), bringing up his 100th career riding win and first at Group level. With many of
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Viva Vienna may have been the fancied runner in Monday’s transferred Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton, but it was stablemate Star Of Justice who took centre stage when winning the three-year-old feature. The daughter of Justify jumped away well in-between favoured runners Illicit Dreams and Viva
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Grey gelding Chattahoochee has been a stable favourite for trainer Debbie Sweeney for some time and he is quickly taking the mantle as the stable star as well. At Hastings on Saturday the son of Reliable Man recorded his fourth win from his last five starts in the Tumu Supplies
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Zacinto gelding Mach Schnell has returned to New Zealand with an eye towards some lofty summer targets. Initially trained in New Zealand by Shaun and Emma Clotworthy, Mach Scnell won two races for the Auckland couple before joining Joe Pride’s Warwick Farm barn last year. The now seven-year-old won
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A dark cloud has come over racing in West Auckland, with its future in doubt following New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s (NZTR) announcement that no further trial meetings will be held at Avondale Racecourse for the foreseeable future. There have been growing concerns relating to track safety at Avondale, which
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Glenn Old’s phone has been ringing red hot over the last couple of weeks after Adam I Am’s (NZ) (Almanzor) impressive maiden victory at Matamata last month, but the talented four-year-old will remain in New Zealand. A notable trader of horses, Old purchased the son of Almanzor as
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Another chapter in the rivalry between top fillies Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver) and Viva Vienna (NZ) (All Too Hard) will be written on Saturday when the pair meet once more in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton. The pair have come head-to-head twice this preparation, with the
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The final day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival has been a happy hunting ground for Alby MacGregor and Times Ticking (NZ) (Tavistock), and the Opaki trainer is hoping that continues on Saturday. Times Ticking finished runner-up behind Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) in the Gr.3 Spring Sprint
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Like many trainers around the country, Vicki Prendergast has been frustrated by the wet weather of late, but is welcoming the sunny forecast leading into the final leg of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday. The Matamata trainer is set to head south this weekend with