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The New Zealand thoroughbred industry has lost one of its most influential figures of the last two decades with the passing of Kevin Hickman after a long illness. Tributes to the Valachi Downs principal have flowed from around New Zealand and Australia, including from Gareth Downey, who was Valachi’s
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Fortuna Racing flagbearer Leaderboard has the opportunity to contest showpiece jumps races on both sides of the Tasman over the coming weeks, beginning with a shot at the A$400,000 Ecycle Solutions Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat on Sunday. The American-bred son of Street Cry has been an
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A three-year-old race on the Riccarton Park synthetic track on Saturday will be used as a stepping stone towards spring stakes targets for highly talented local filly Diablo Blanco. The daughter of Super Seth goes into Saturday’s CJC Feature Nominations Close 27 August Three-Year-Old (1200m) as the winner of
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Doing nothing doesn’t sit well with Lisa Allpress, but right now she has no option. Two weeks after suffering a bad fall just past the winning post on the Riccarton synthetic track, the four-time jockeys’ premiership winner is back home recovering from lower back injuries. That required surgery in
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Wexford Stables may be without their defending champion in Saturday’s Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m), but a returning Group One winner in Waitak will be out to retain the title for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. The Matamata operation were set to have both Waitak and
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Local galloper Jack Morrison(NZ) (Darci Brahma) has found his feet racing on the Awapuni Synthetic surface this campaign and the gelding will shoot for a fourth straight success in the McMillan Equine Feeds 2140 on Friday. A five-year-old by Darci Brahma, Jack Morrison had failed to figure prominently in
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Kevin and Stephen Gray will have their first runners together in a quarter of a decade with two representatives at Friday’s Feilding meeting on the synthetic track at Awapuni. The father and son duo will kick-start their new partnership with Clickety Click in the Fiber Fresh Active Handicap (1000m)
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Often the Bridges Insurance Services Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m) acts as a prelude to the Great Northern Steeplechase three weeks’ later, but for Niall Quinn, Saturday’s event is the key target for his well-performed Country Bumpkin (NZ) (St Reims) . A son of St Reims, Country Bumpkin has won four
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Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson were pleased to see the successful return of What You Wish For (NZ) (Embellish) and Trobriand at Taupo on Wednesday as the four-year-old pair collected fresh-up victories on the competitive card. What You Wish For, a son of former Te Akau star colt Embellish, had
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Ken and Bev Kelso’s stable star Legarto may be on the quiet list at the moment after straining a muscle earlier this month, but the Matamata couple still have plenty to look forward to this spring with exciting filly Alabama Lass. The three-year-old daughter of Alabama Express was an
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Group Three winner Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) made the perfect start to his three-year-old season at Taupo on Wednesday when taking out the Poverty Bay Turf Club 3YO Colts/Geldings (1100m). The son of Savabeel jumped well from barrier two and quickly settled outside leader When Stars Align. Savaglee continued to
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Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal’s talented pairing of Nedwin (NZ) (Niagara) and Taika (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) have only gone head-to-head on three occasions on the feature jumping stage, and the stablemates will become rivals once again in Saturday’s CLC Pakuranga Hunt Open Hurdle (3200m) at Te Rapa.