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Racing at Ruakaka is well-suited to Patricia and the local mare sprinted to her fourth win at the course for Rick Wells on Saturday. A five-year-old by Super Easy, Patricia indicated she had plenty to offer in her first season of racing last term, producing a trio of victories at
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Jasmine Fawcett continued her sterling run of form in the saddle collecting a double at Ruakaka on Saturday, headlined by Fly My Wey’s success in the ITM/GIB Whangarei Gold Cup Stayer’s Final (2100m). Riding for Mark Brosnan of Matamata, Fawcett reunited with Fly My Wey (NZ) (Sweynesse)
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Balancing training and race riding has become a successful venture for Samantha Wynne and she was delighted to guide her own Peecee Pussycat (NZ) (Pure Champion) to victory at Riccarton Synthetic on Friday. The Irish horsewoman established herself among the top jockeys based in Canterbury over the past decade, riding
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Local filly Vegas Queen (NZ) (Proisir) showed she had taken plenty of benefit from her last start third placing when she went two better in taking out the ITM/GIB 2YO Race (1200m) at her home venue of Ruakaka on Saturday. The sensational late scratching of raging hot favourite I‘
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There are no certainties in racing, but when Scotty MacNab and Kevin Myers combine in the Flair Amateur Riders Series, the result is often similar to what unfolded at Trentham on Saturday in the Fusion Electrical 2100. A five-time winner of the annual series, MacNab had accumulated 18 victories aboard
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Mark Oulaghan may have left his stable stars at home on Saturday, but Semper Magico (NZ) (Per Incanto) stepped right up to the task securing his first success over the fences in the Cody Singer Memorial Maiden Hurdle (2500m). Semper Magico had the superior flat form of the field with
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With or without the unbeaten Dan Vegas (NZ) (Per Incanto), Ruakaka trainers Kenny Rae and Krystal Williams have been unstoppable in three-year-old races on their home track this winter. That trend continued on Saturday with Tide And Time (NZ) (Time Time) taking out the $60,000 ITM/Gib 3YO Winter
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Trainer Murray Garrett and jockey Sam Spratt continued their winning association of late when the pair combined to guide Overrated (NZ) (Wrote) to victory in one of the feature events at Ruakaka on Saturday, the ITM/GIB Progressive Winter Championship Final (1600m). Garrett, who prepares a small team from his
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There was a sense of unfinished business for The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) heading into Saturday’s Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (5500m) at Trentham and the star jumper delivered a faultless performance to collect another major crown for Paul Nelson & Corrina McDougal. After claiming all there was on offer in
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Topweight Nedwin (NZ) (Niagara) showed there is simply no quit in his make up as he unleashed an outstanding finishing burst to capture his second Metroclad Limited Wellington Hurdles (3200m) at Trentham. Supporters of the Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal stable had two options to choose from in the race
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The class of Group One performer Malt Time (Adelaide) shone through again at Ruakaka on Saturday, recovering from a sluggish start to score a runaway win in the ITM/Gib Sprinters’ Winter Championship Final (1400m). Malt Time was sent out as a $2.30 favourite for the $60,000 sprint