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Denise Martin hopes the same patient approach that has yielded success with top filly Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) can be successful with her half-sister, whom she bought for $300,000 at Karaka 2025 on Monday. Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds and Brett Howard’s Randwick Bloodstock combined on the purchase of Lot
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The Gr.1 Australian Oaks at Randwick in April is part of an ambitious autumn plan for one of the country's most promising fillies Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio). The Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes winner, who went on to a luckless second in the Gr.1 Thousand Guineas at
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Tough and talented mare Elettrica (NZ) (Vespa), who has a half-brother in the catalogue for Karaka 2025, added valuable black type to her CV with a dominant victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Coastline BMW Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m). It was the first black-type success for the Vespa
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Saturday’s A$130,000 Nick Johnstone Real Estate Handicap (1200m) at Sandown was the first raceday appearance in nine months for Sunshineinmypocket, and the highly talented New Zealand-bred made an impressive return to action. The Proisir gelding kicked off his career with three consecutive wins at Ballarat and Sandown
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Trainers Robert Wellwood and Roger James will be out to continue their stranglehold on the Karaka Millions 3YO at Ellerslie on Saturday. The partners have trained the past two winners of the race, with Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) saluting in 2023 and Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) blowing rivals away in the 2024
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Te Akau boss David Ellis predicts an influx of Australian jockeys making hit-and-run missions to New Zealand in coming years. Speaking at the barrier draw for Saturday's Karaka Millions meeting, the leviathan owner said the rise in NZ's prizemoney and the retirement of legendary hoop Opie
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Respected New Zealand Bloodstock agent Chris Rutten knows a thing or two about the hard yards. He will meticulously work his way through the catalogue and inspections at the Karaka sales this year - just like he has in previous years. He attributes it as the reason he has been
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Renowned New Zealand punter Ted McLachlan will be wearing two hats at Saturday's Karaka Millions meeting. McLachlan is one of the key lieutenants in the Boys Get Paid betting syndicate, which will pump through more than NZ$100,000 across Saturday's six-race card. But he'
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The autumn campaign of three-year-old Public Attention (NZ) (Written Tycoon) is soon to get underway, with the classic-bound colt set for an important trial in Sydney on Thursday. The son of Written Tycoon is being put on a Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) path, with the colt's co-trainer
Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) has had his first public hit out for 2025, and Lindsay Park have planned the first three runs of their star galloper's Autumn campaign before a final decision on international travel is made. The seven-year-old gelding is showing no signs of slowing down and
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Talented five-year-old Osipenko (NZ) (Pierro) showed he’s still got it with a well-deserved victory in the Listed January Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. While racing well, the Chris Waller-trained Osipenko hadn’t won since taking out the 2023 Gr.3 Frank Packer Plate (2000m). One of four winners
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Improving three-year-old Garnacho (NZ) (Ace High) scored a last-stride victory in the Howden Australian Guineas Day, 1 March (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday for trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne. Ridden by Damian Lane, the gelded son of Ace High sat just off a solid early speed and despite still doing