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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 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 MoreRain won’t dampen Richardson’s parade
Graham Richardson won’t be disappointed if there is a further easing of the ground at Tauranga. The Matamata trainer said his talented mare Queens Rose was in the right order to make her presence felt …
Read MoreKiwi Karma lowers Affleck’s boom in round one
Michael Lee 03/04/2015 In a thrilling dash to the line in the $250,000 Group 3 Dester Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (1200m), smart filly Kiwi Karma upstaged arch-rival and former stablemate Affleck to land the first Leg …
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 MoreWar Affair gives warning to rivals with trial win
Boonk Lim, Singapore Turf Club 07/04/2015 War Affair swept the competition aside in a show of raw power on Tuesday morning at the barrier trials, crossing the winning post a good 2 ½ lengths in …
Read MorePins mare Decorah wins Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes
Versatile mare Decorah ensured the winning roll of New Zealand racing’s most formidable trio continued at Awapuni on Friday. The five-year-old looked ideally-placed in the Gr.3 Swap Stockfoods Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes by Murray Baker and …
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 …
Read MoreWS dominates group one outcome
WS went so close to the perfect Group One result in Saturday’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. Only a neck separated the home-breds Diademe and Sports Illustrated at the end of the Te Aroha feature. …
Read MoreTaurus a top Trentham hope
Taurus has been a grand servant of Evan and JJ Rayner’s stable and he promises to continue his good work at Trentham on Saturday. A six-time winner and multiple black type placegetter, he is a …
Read MoreSmashing making good early impression
Smashing may not yet have enjoyed the racing success of her mother, but she is nevertheless fashioning a tidy record of her own. The Pins filly won for the third time from nine appearances for …
Read MoreKiwi filly chasing Classic success in Sydney
Roydon Bergerson has no doubt that his filly Savaria can be more than a match for her Aussie rivals in Saturday’s Gr.1 $A1 million Australian Oaks. The Palmerston North trainer takes confidence from Savaria’s last-start …
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