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No Tricks gets a deserved reward with Riccarton victory
North Island three-year-old filly No Tricks gained a deserved reward for a string of consistent runs when she turned the tables on her conqueror from the previous week to capture the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock …
Read MoreSilent Achiever vulnerable: Roger James
Cambridge trainer Roger James has reservations ahead of star mare Silent Achiever’s first run in Queensland this weekend, but he still expects her to fight out the finish. The four-time Group One-winning O’Reilly mare contests …
Read MoreGroup I Champagne flows for Pasadena Girl
NZ RACING DESK: A filly trainer Peter Moody thought was too small to race as a two-year-old has taken out the final leg of Sydney’s juvenile Group One triple crown. Moody always believed Pasadena Girl …
Read MoreSuper savabeel reigns supreme
Savabeel enjoyed another superb afternoon on both sides of the Tasman on Saturday. The corks were popping after the Gr 1 Champagne Stakes success of his daughter Pasadena Girl at Randwick following No Tricks’ stakes …
Read MoreAerovelocity Ranked One of the World’s Best Sprinters
The Paul O’Sullivan-trained Pins gelding Aerovelocity has been ranked one of the World’s best gallopers by the latest Longines World’s Best Thoroughbred Rankings release. This release places Aerovelocity as the fourth best sprinter. This season …
Read MoreTime called on Kiwi champion in HK
The curtain has come down on the stellar Hong Kong racing career of the New Zealand-bred star Ambitious Dragon (NZ) (Pins). Twice crowned Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, he was also the dual winner …
Read MoreTaurus provides double satisfaction for trainers
The Wanganui father and daughter combination had struck earlier in the day with Just A Lover and a number of members of the syndicate that races the promising filly are also involved in her older …
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First Rios Runner in Australia a winner
Rios’ very first runner in Australia Go By Rio did his sire proud as his very first winner in that region last Saturday. Trained by Dan O’Sullivan, Go By Rio staged a big run to …
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Sacred Falls back where he belongs
History repeated itself this week when champion miler Sacred Falls returned to his birthplace, Waikato Stud, completing a cycle that has already brought fame and fortune to the country’s leading thoroughbred nursery. His arrival at …
Read MoreSharrock praying for fine Auckland weather for G1 hope Kawi
Allan Sharrock is keeping a wary eye on the weather as he puts the finishing touches on Kawi for the final time this preparation. The New Plymouth trainer has been thrilled with the four-year-old’s progress …
Read MoreLees Happy With Lucia Valentina’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes Form
Horseracing.com By: Thomas Hackett April 9th, 2015 Savabeel mare Lucia Valentina is yet to record a win this preparation, but trainer Kris Lees has still been happy with the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Stakes lead-up form. …
Read MoreNo Tricks Looks the One To Beat
Mac Ryan The Informant 10.1.15 Successive top results against top opposition point to No Tricks being the horse to beat in the New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight Stakes at Riccarton Park tomorrow. The Jason Bridgman-trained filly …
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