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Beneath The Stars (NZ) (Ten Sovereigns) may have a fair way to go to reach the lofty heights of some of her relatives, but she is heading in the right direction following her maiden victory at Ellerslie on Sunday. Bred and raced by George and Maryanne Simon, Beneath The Stars
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Underthemoonlight (NZ) (El Hermano) was a high-class mare during her racing days and she’s continuing to star during the second phase of her career. The daughter of El Hermano was a multiple black-type winner and placed at the highest level and subsequently made an immediate impact as a broodmare.
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Suzy Gordon was in the spotlight at Awapuni’s first synthetic meeting of the winter on Sunday, with a winning double headlined by surface specialist Doubtful Sound (Not A Single Doubt). The gelding by Not A Single Doubt had four previous wins on the Awapuni and Riccarton Synthetic tracks and
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Superstar mare Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) is set to return to Victoria with a decision to be made on her racing future. Owner Tony Ottobre confirmed to Racing.com on Monday morning that connections had decided to wrap up Pride Of Jenni's Queensland campaign after a
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Cliff Brown’s pair of emerging kiwi stayers Scintillante (NZ) (Savabeel) and Rogan (NZ) (Super Seth) will get the chance to show off their staying prowess in the Gr.1 Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Both three-year-olds geldings haven’t started since May 3 when Rogan won over
It is an unusual time for a horse of such extreme talent to make a comeback to the races, but trainer Grahame Begg is still excited at the prospect of running Niance (NZ) (Swiss Ace) for the first time in 2025 at Caulfield on Saturday. The winner of six of
A wet track may have thwarted the finishing power of King Of Thunder (NZ) (Tivaci) last start but connections are hoping a drier surface will enable the horse to show his true colours in the Gr.1 Queensland Derby on Saturday. King Of Thunder finished third to Imperialist in heavy
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Jamie Searle, a journalist for 34 years and founder of the Facebook page Southland Thoroughbreds, died in Mosgiel on Thursday. Searle maintained his dedication to those involved with Southland thoroughbred racing despite illness this year. The 61-year-old suffered a stroke late in February and he was diagnosed with an aggressive
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Conor and Sarah Fahy are making a habit of winning races at Ellerslie for South Island owners Debbie O’Driscoll and Pete Wilson. That formula paid off again for the Pukekohe trainers on Sunday with the lightly raced four-year-old Super Fly (NZ) (Ghibellines), who charged home for an impressive maiden
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Sunday’s Kingmakers Syndication (2200m) at Ellerslie was Ata Rangi’s (NZ) (Haradasun) first raceday appearance in 204 days, but the versatile nine-year-old brought his A-game to Auckland and resumed on a winning note. The Haradasun gelding headed into Sunday’s $25,000 open handicap as a six-race winner from
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Up-and-comer Sense Of Timing (NZ) (Time Test) made a big statement in the final race on the card at Te Rapa on Saturday, leaving her rivals three and a half lengths behind in the Champion Freight (1500m). The four-year-old daughter of Time Test had been runner-up in two of her
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Talented filly Acapelago (NZ) (Belardo) showcased her class and versatility with an all-the-way victory in the Nutritech 3YO (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The daughter of Belardo cleared maidens with a similarly dominant front-running performance at Matamata in September, but in her two previous appearances in her autumn campaign,