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Four confirmed candidates for the inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) had their final dress rehearsal in the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, and a classy performance by Sethito (NZ) (Super Seth) put a spring in the step of her connections
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El Vencedor (NZ) (Shocking), or the big EV as he is becoming affectionately known, continued his career-best form with another superb victory at Ellerslie in Saturday’s Gr.1 Sport Nation Otaki-Māori WFA Classic (1600m). The gelded son of Shocking sat three back off the pace set by Belclare (NZ)
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Visiting three-year-old Thedoctoroflove sounded an ominous warning to his Kiwi rivals heading towards the Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) with a stunning victory in Saturday’s Gr.2 Eagle Technology Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie. Prepared by expat Kiwis Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, the gelded son of
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Blue Sky At Night (NZ) (Shamexpress) has defied double-digit odds to win both of New Zealand’s biggest 2400m handicaps this season, adding Saturday’s Gr.3 Eagle Technology Avondale Cup at Ellerslie to her victory in the Gr.3 Waikato Cup in December. The Shamexpress mare landed a $13
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For the second time in as many months, Cambridge Stud has won a two-year-old race at Ellerslie with a first-starter by their rookie stallion Hello Youmzain. The first of the promising pair was Remala (NZ) (Hello Youmzain), who won on debut on Boxing Day but was subsequently sidelined by a
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Auckland Thoroughbred Racing (ATR) will host the inaugural running of the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) in just over a fortnight, and the Club’s Chief Executive Paul Wilcox is excited to announce Hankee Alpha (NZ) (Proisir) will carry the hopes of the locals in the $3.5 million
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Kiwi three-year-old Savaglee and the New Zealand-bred Evaporate are giving expat jockey Michael Dee plenty to look forward to over the next few weeks. Dee rode Evaporate to four consecutive victories in the spring including the Gr.2 Stutt Stakes (1600m), followed by a third placing in the Gr.1
New Zealand
Entain is maintaining its deep commitment to New Zealand’s long-term and sustainable success in the racing and sports industry, following the appointment of respected wagering identity Sam Moncur to the Managing Director role. With more than a decade of experience in racing and wagering, Moncur has an acute understanding
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Roger James and Robert Wellwood have played starring roles on many of Ellerslie’s biggest racedays over the last 13 months, and the Cambridge trainers are hoping to continue that trend on Saturday and again on Champions Day on March 8. Ellerslie staged four races last season with a stake
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Stakes performer Lombardi has rarely ventured out of Canterbury, but over the next month he is set to hit the road, with trainer Bruce Smith keen to broaden his horizons. “He has never travelled further than Oamaru, but it is time to man up,” Smith said. The $170,000 Listed
New Zealand
Hinekaha will have an opportunity to stamp her Derby credentials against the boys at Ellerslie on Saturday when taking on the Gr.2 Eagle Technology Avondale Guineas (2100m). The classy three-year-old has been lightly-tried, with just four starts returning two wins and two minor placings, including a victory at her
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike’s bid for a third Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (240m) title goes on the line at Ellerslie this weekend. His Classic contenders Golden Century and Amazing Fluke have arrived at the fork in the road when the youthful stablemates again clash in the Gr.2