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There were few smiles bigger than Danika Wilson’s at Riccarton last Saturday after the apprentice jockey recorded her first win aboard The Buffer (NZ) (Reliable Man) in the Coupland’s Bakeries Mile Trial (1400m). It was the 21-year-old’s eighth raceday ride and she said she had a feeling
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The excitement surrounding the looming meeting of top three-year-olds Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) and Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) kicked up a gear following the latter’s comfortable victory in the St John’s College Foundation 3YO (1200m) at Te Rapa on Friday. The Danny Walker and Arron Tata-trained gelding jumped
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After decades of dominating the New Zealand harness racing scene, trotting icon Mark Purdon is finding himself in unfamiliar territory as he prepares to line-up his first thoroughbred at Riccarton on Saturday – nervous. The Purdon surname is synonymous with harness racing, with family patriarch Roy Purdon winning three New Zealand
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Rangiotu trainer Stephen Nickalls is hoping the rain sticks around in Hastings ahead of the second day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival on Saturday. Nickalls is seeking further Group One spoils with Chase (NZ) (Zed) in the Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) and he believes his best chance of
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Former pinhooking prospects Seamsew (Brazen Beau) and Lhasa (Hellbent) will go head-to-head at Cambridge’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday in the Magnum Industries 1300. Lyndhurst Farm principals Mark and Shelley Treweek purchased both geldings as weanlings with the aim of reoffering them as yearlings, however, a series of events resulted
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Emanon may live in the shadow of her multiple Group One-winning sibling Legarto, but she’s doing her bit to try and live up to the family name. The five-year-old daughter of Burgundy scored her eighth career victory in the Kevin Coyle Memorial (1100m) at Gore on Sunday, pleasing trainer
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It’s onwards and upwards for a trio of Allan Sharrock’s gallopers following their placings at Awapuni under torrential rain on Saturday. “It probably got a bit too arduous for two of my runners on Saturday, it got quite heavy with the amount of rain they got,” the Taranaki
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Many Southland trainers were itching to get back racing at Gore on Friday, but they have had to be a little more patient, with the severe weather forecast for the region resulting in the meeting being transferred to Sunday. It has been a long winter for trainers in the deep
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The connections of promising three-year-old Danjuro have their eyes on a $1.5 million prize following his impressive debut win at Woodville on Thursday. The son of Saxon Warrior jumped well and settled outside leader Bella Corno and under the urgings of jockey Johnathan Parkes was able to get up
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Kiwi-bred gelding Snow Patrol hasn’t been given any favours in the Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) on Saturday, drawing the outside gate in the 11-horse field. Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are keeping their options open with the son of Contributer this weekend, also accepting for
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There was plenty of hype surrounding Valentine at Matamata on Wednesday, with the three-year-old gelding backed into $2.30 favouritism for the Clothier Farms (1200m), and he duly delivered. The son of Turn Me Loose jumped well and took an early lead for jockey Opie Bosson, and was kept honest
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike enjoyed a raceday double with two promising types at Matamata on Wednesday, highlighted by tough three-year-old Cannon Hill scoring in a competitive age-group race. Pike was pleased to see his two progressive maideners breakthrough for their first victories at the Waikato venue, Cannon Hill displaying his