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Rudy On The Mark With Savabeel Filly
Rudy Liefting’s unwavering faith in his Savabeel filly Ray’s Girl was rewarded at Riccarton with a black-type victory. The Listed Soliloquy Stakes placegetter raced away with yesterday’s Listed Canterbury Stakes to stake a genuine claim …
Read MoreDragon Breathes Fire In Trophy
“Awesome!” was how jockey Zac Purton described Ambitious Dragon after Hong Kong’s two-time Horse of the Year had swept aside a high-class field to take the Gr 2Sha Tin Trophy (Handicap) at Sha Tin Racecourse …
Read MoreSilent Achiever In Memorable Mile Win
O’Reilly’s high-class daughter Silent Achiever showed Australians her quality with her Gr.2 Crystal Mile victory at Moonee Valley today. The four-year-old gave a strong second-up performance to win over 1600 metres and press her claims …
Read MoreO’Reilly Unearths Another Top Prospect
Champion sire O’Reilly produced another potential Group One propsect at Hastings where High Fashion cut a quality figure. The Garry Chittick-bred filly had finished third on debut earlier this month and showed pleasing improvement yesterday. …
Read MoreWeek Shaping Up Nicely for Scott Richardson
Scott Richardson Bloodstock and WS sired progeny combined for their second winner in the space of three days when Shape Up (No Excuse Needed) flew home for the win over 1200m at Te Aroha this …
Read MoreDiademe One To Follow
A bright staying future has been predicted for the Savabeel mare Diademe, who struck early in her career at Te Rapa. The patiently-handled four-year-old had finished runner-up in her two previous appearances and was a …
Read MoreSacred Falls Preserves Perfect Record
Sacred Falls didn’t have things go all his own way at Te Rapa yesterday but still retained his perfect record. The good-looking colt stretched his unbeaten record to five in the Gr.3 Sarten Memorial, in …
Read MoreAspinal Deserved Stakes Winner
Pins’ daughter Aspinal finally broke through at black type level when she won the Listed Lion Red Plate. The six-year-old is in the closing stages of her racing career and was a deserved winner of …
Read MoreAgent’s Ability No Secret
Agent continued his hot run of form this preparation with further success at yesterday’s Canterbury meeting. The lightly-tried WS-bred and sold five-year-old completed a winning double for jockey Corey Brown when they proved slick for …
Read MoreHollywood Emulates Glamour Mum
It may have not have the Gr.1 Goodwood Handicap, but young mare Hollywood matched one of her mother’s feats by winning at Morphettville. The four-year-old daughter of dual Gr.1 winning star Glamour Puss recorded her …
Read MoreSacred Falls Maintains Perfect Record
Despite giving connections an early fright, boom O’Reilly colt Sacred Falls has pulled up from last weekend’s stunning Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas win in fine fashion. Dato Yap Kim San’s colt looked down and out …
Read MoreShopaholic Retired
Waikato Stud’s multiple black-type winning racemare Shopaholic (Pins) has been retired to stud. Prepared by Danny O’Brien, Shopaholic smartly replicated the Australian black-type success achieved by her dam Splashing Out (O’Reilly), carving out her own …
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