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A special milestone is beckoning for New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock and he hopes a strong team of representatives can deliver his 1000th domestic winner at his home track on Saturday. Sharrock has been training since the late eighties and has continued to be a consistent, successful presence in the
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Cambridge trainer Maxim van Lierde dreamed of campaigning a horse in Melbourne when he spent time at Lindsay Park last year, and now that has turned into a reality. “Last year I took a horse called Henry Robin over to Lindsay Park and I spent over two weeks with them,
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Cambridge trainer Hollie Wynyard will attempt to turn the clock back 10 years on Saturday to maintain her perfect record at New Zealand’s most northern circuit. Her hopes will rest with Full Force, who has enjoyed a trouble-free preparation ahead of his return to racing at Ruakaka in the
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The successful training partnership of Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray have kicked off the new season with an early milestone, earning their 100th domestic win as a combination at the Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday. In his own right, Ritchie has been training for more than three decades with 538 domestic
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There would be few horses with more frequent flyer points than Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls), and the well-travelled gelding racked up a few more earlier this week when he hopped across the Tasman. The seven-year-old son of Sacred Falls has landed in Melbourne ahead of Saturday’s Gr.2 P.
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After being denied victory in last year’s Richard Bright Memorial (1500m) in the final bounds, Monza (NZ) (Rios) was back to go one better and the Danica Guy-trained gelding did just that at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday. Monza was among several synthetic specialists contesting the race, with each of
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Ebony Turner has developed a profile as an up-and-coming trainer in the deep south and her talents are now being recognised by outside owners. The Riverton horsewoman scored plenty of success last season with her own horses, primarily led by Drakaina, who won two of her five starts for Turner,
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What you see is what you get with consistent mare Tanner (NZ) (Telperion) and trainer Kylie Hoskin sees no reason to expect anything else from her charge at Saturday’s Taranaki meeting. The daughter of Telperion has been in grand touch this preparation and will bid to add to her
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Karen Fursdon’s solo training career opened with a winning chapter and she went oh so close to a fairytale ending at the weekend. Successful with her first runner in her own right when Blazing Boy opened her account at Te Aroha in 1998, the popular Matamata horsewoman’s final
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Thanks to the long-term support of Majestic Horse Transport as well as new partner Dunstan Horsefeeds, NZB is pleased to announce that the popular Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series will return for its fifth edition in 2024. The well-received series was introduced by NZB in 2020 to help support
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Synthetic specialist Monza (NZ) (Rios) will be looking for redemption in the Richard Bright Memorial 1550 at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday. The seven-year-old son of Rios was runner-up behind Stonybreck in the $60,000 feature last year and trainer Danica Guy is keen to go one better in this year’
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A spanner has been thrown in the works for Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) spring preparation, with the multiple Group One winner having strained a muscle following her trial at Te Rapa last week. Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso were pleased with her 900m heat victory last Tuesday on the Heavy10 footing