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Jakama Krystal (NZ) (Jakkalberry) capped off a weekend to remember for Peter and Jessica Brosnan with a classy front-running performance to win the Clayton Yaxley Maiden Steeplechase (3900m) at Hawera on Sunday. The Brosnan’s collected the major spoils in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m) on Saturday with Ima Wonder,
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Battle Secret (NZ) (Battle Paint) has been a quiet achiever in the Bill Thurlow stable throughout his career and continued a purple patch of form this campaign going back-to-back at Hawera on Sunday. The seven-year-old had saluted second-up at Woodville over a mile in Rating 75 company, and remaining in
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There was a time when Darryn Weatherley wondered if Mali Ston (NZ) (El Roca) would ever return to a racecourse, but patience and perseverance paid off when the talented gelding kicked off his season with a powerful second in Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m). The Group Two-winning son
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A convincing victory by Diamond Jak (NZ) (Jakkalberry) in the $50,000 Savabeel 2100 capped a special hour at Te Rapa on Saturday for Matamata brothers Peter and Mark Brosnan. The two trainers collected wins in back-to-back races on the Te Rapa card, starting with Ima Wonder’s triumph for
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Promising three-year-old Suit Yourself (NZ) (Savile Row) honoured the memory of the late Kevin Hickman in perfect fashion when he scored a special victory at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Pam Gerard-trained colt is a son of Savile Row, one of the many tremendous horses bred and raced by Hickman
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John and Karen Parsons have had a lot of success with the progeny of their talented race mare Arietta (NZ) (Falkirk), which continued at Riccarton Park Synthetic on Saturday with La Bella Nera (NZ) (Sweynesse) collecting top honours in the Christchurch Casino 27th South Island Racing Awards – 13th September Rating
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Previously a stakes winner at the ages of two, three, four and five, Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy) kicked off her six-year-old season on a perfect note when she defeated a star-studded field in Saturday’s Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa. The high-class daughter of
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Rugged three-year-old Whiskey ‘N Roses (NZ) (Belardo) showed he could be a contender for higher honours in the spring when he made it back-to-back victories with a gritty performance at Te Rapa. The Joanne Surgenor-prepared son of Belardo took on the older horses at Rating 65 level after breaking his
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Local filly Diablo Blanco (NZ) (Super Seth) produced a bold audition for Christchurch’s upcoming spring features with a runaway victory in Saturday’s CJC Feature Nominations Close 27 August Three-Year-Old (1200m) on Riccarton’s synthetic track. The $40,000 race was the first three-year-old appearance for Diablo Blanco, whose
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Memories of a jumping legend were rekindled at Te Rapa on Saturday when Ima Wonder (NZ) (Eighth Wonder) carried the famous colours of Ken and Ann Browne to a comprehensive victory in the Bridges Insurance Services Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m). Those chocolate brown colours have been worn by some of
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Much of the field in Saturday’s CLC Pakuranga Hunt Open Hurdle (3200m) made a serious account of themselves ahead of the Great Northern Hurdles (4200m) in three weeks’ time, none more so than the winner in Taika (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu). An imposing son of Mettre En Jeu, Taika