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Taranaki visitor Tisse (NZ) (Belardo) announced himself as a serious Cups contender for the summer months with an impressive victory in the Barfoot and Thompson 2100 at Ellerslie on Saturday. After racing well on heavy tracks this campaign, the son of Belardo finally struck a good surface in the staying
This week the girls have taken over, Emily Murphy and Jayne Ivil and joined by Brittany Taylor from Sydney to review The Greatest Day on the Punt. Andrew Scott stops by to talk about Waitaks latest Group 1 and the team catch up with Fraser Auret, breeder of superstar Ka
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Underrated mare Summerston (NZ) (Reliable Man) sprang a massive upset when she burst between runners to claim victory in the Kingmakers Syndication 1400 (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Debbie Sweeney-prepared five-year-old has never been blessed with a lot of luck in her career to date but more than made
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Ceolwulf mastered the Randwick mile again on Saturday, going back-to-back in the Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) and heading an all New Zealand-bred trifecta in the A$5 million showpiece. The Tavistock gelding defended his King Charles crown with a powerhouse performance to beat 10-time Group One winner
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Two New Zealand-bred horses lined up in the A$1 million Silver Eagle (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday and filled the first two placings, headed by a sparkling performance by Linebacker. Previously the winner of three of his 10 career starts headed by the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) in
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New Zealand-bred champion Ka Ying Rising climbed the highest mountain of his career and claimed a piece of racing history in the A$20 million Gr.1 The TAB Everest (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. The world’s highest-rated sprinter lived up to his red-hot favouritism and became the first
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Waitak (NZ) (Proisir) was a class above his rivals in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, completing a spring Group One double in the early stages of what might be a career-defining season. The son of Proisir has been a Group One horse since his two-year-old
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Progressive stayer Enrico (NZ) (El Roca) could be in for his best campaign yet after showing plenty of grit and tenacity to collect his fourth win at Trentham when he overcame some home-straight troubles to win the Toast To Tiptronic (1600m) open handicap on Saturday. The Ilone Kelly-prepared seven-year-old came
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Stephen Marsh ran rampant with wins in four of the first seven races at Ellerslie on Saturday, but his hottest favourite of the day had to settle for a placing as another Cambridge stable stole the show. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Arabian Songbird (NZ) (Pierro) took flight from
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If trainer Stephen Marsh thought his day couldn’t get any better after winning the first three races on the card at Ellerslie on Saturday, he had to revise those thoughts pretty quickly after the running of the Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Sakes (1400m). Successful with Miss Fladgate
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A winning debut by bargain buy Midnight Dart (NZ) (Derryn) in the Rat Tat 2YO Plate (800m) at Trentham on Saturday has kept the Karaka Millions dream alive and well for a big group of young and first-time owners. Midnight Dart was bought for just $20,000 from Book 2
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Three-year-old filly Bobby McGee provided her sire Ancient Spirit with his first winner when successful at Wingatui over 1200m. The Terry Kennedy trained filly raced three wide without cover throughout, yet still finished strongly in the hands of Leah Hemi to narrowly prevail from Princess Reign. Bred and raced by