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16 December 2014

AEROVELOCITY leads home Hong Kong one-two in LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint

Aerovelocity made just about every yard of the running to land the HK$18.5 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) under a confident ride from Zac Purton for trainer Paul O’Sullivan. He was chased home …

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16 December 2014

LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint – post-race quotes in finish order

14/12/2014 1 AEROVELOCITY – Zac Purton: “A really good tough effort to win. I didn’t necessarily plan to lead but I’ve led on him previously and he began well so that’s how it unfolded.” 2 …

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15 December 2014

Tomorrowland seals Group One start

Speedster Tomorrowland completed a significant double for WS at Te Rapa today when he turned in an electric display to claim the Listed Shaw’s Wires Ropes Sprint. The home-bred son of former resident sire Fast …

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15 December 2014

Top Te Rapa day for farm

Sports Illustrated crowned a royal day at Te Rapa for Waikato Stud when she handled a major rise in class to post a commanding victory in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes. The lightly-raced Garry Chittick-bred …

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15 December 2014

Surpass home a hero

Michael Moroney’s decision to send Surpass back home has proved a master stroke with the stayer successfully kicking off the second phase of his New Zealand career with victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Waikato Times Gold …

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15 December 2014

Genius back in top order

Savabeel mare Genius opened her summer campaign in emphatic fashion at Te Rapa this afternoon. The four-year-old returned to racing on a premier day and was a commanding winner of the Rating 65 sprint. “I …

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12 December 2014

Guyno and Lou still making their mark

Former Gr.1 Perth Cup winners Guyno and his trainer Lou Luciani are still making their mark, recently conquering the 2014 Blackwood Marathon. Read all about their journey in the December issue of Racing Ahead magazine. …

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12 December 2014

QE Stakes for Kiwi mare

The $A4 million Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) will be Lucia Valentina’s prime target in the autumn. Trainer Kris Lees has yet to confirm the path the New Zealand-owned and bred mare will take toward …

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12 December 2014

O’Sullivan flying high care of Aerovelocity

  The rapid rise of leading Longines Hong Kong Sprint chance Aerovelocity has coincided with the resurgence of Paul O’Sullivan’s stable and victory on Sunday on Hong Kong International Day would thrust the Kiwi trainer …

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12 December 2014

Te Rapa key to Procurement’s chances

Stephen Marsh is hoping a return to Procurement’s favourite haunt brings out the best in the mare in Saturday’s Listed Shaw’s Wires Ropes Sprint. “Her two runs back have been great, both right-handed, and I …

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11 December 2014

Snowdrop all the way again

The impressive development of Snowdrop continued this afternoon with another dominant victory. The lightly-tried three-year-old broke her maiden in effortless fashion at Te Aroha last month and she used front-running tactics to her advantage again …

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8 December 2014

Bonny Gr.1 No Excuse Needed Racemare I Do Retired to Stud

After a record breaking ride, the decision has been made to retire bonny Gr.1 No Excuse Needed mare I Do from the racetrack. The decision comes after a mighty season that included Gr.1 success in …

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