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Kawi ready for ellerslie feature
Top Savabeel five-year-old Kawi will head to Ellerslie at the top of his game for the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic. The gelding tuned up for his northern test at Awapuni where he produced a devastating finish …
Read MoreCup aim for Miss Alice
Her spring target brilliantly achieved, Miss Alice has a summer target looming large. The John and Karen Parsons-trained five-year-old Pins mare claimed the most important win of her career when she ran out a narrow …
Read MoreTomorrowland back to full fitness
A trouble free week with Tomorrowland has Danica Guy upbeat about her quality sprinter’s prospects of another successful visit to the central districts. The Listed Levin Stakes winner will look to put a lack-lustre last-start …
Read MoreBullrush plays games with them at wyong
Bullrush showed he was a city winner in waiting with a dominant performance at Wyong this afternoon. The O’Reilly four-year-old was resuming from a four month break and was fitted for his 1200 metre return …
Read MoreSolid work from Derby placegetter
Group One performer Sound Proposition (Savabeel) is on target for an overdue return to racing. He furthered his preparation with an exhibition gallop at Matamata on Wednesday and ended his work with a final 600 …
Read MoreOaks goal for Black Sav
Awapuni three-year-old Black Sav has enjoyed an easy time ahead of her Group One preparation. A first-up winner on her home track in November, she then had no luck at Trentham where she charged home …
Read MoreUnkind cut serves tyrannize well
Unfortunate but necessary surgery has brought out the best in the O’Reilly three-year-old Tryannize. He showed promise with two seconds in his first three starts before Flemington trainer Danny O’Brien had him gelded and he …
Read MoreLisa pull right rein in Eulogy
Lisa Allpress made a smart call when she opted to partner the WS-bred and owned Coldplay in Saturday’s Gr 3 Eulogy Stakes at Awapuni. The Wanganui rider gave the Savabeel filly an ideal run to …
Read MoreO’Reilly Cyrus makes perfect start
WS home-bred O’Reilly Cyrus, by O’Reilly, made the perfect start to her career when she won the juvenile sprint on debut last Saturday. Trained by Liam Birchley, she was a $100,000 purchase from Waikato Stud’sdraft …
Read MoreBoxing Day test for Ronda
Mark Forbes will give his precocious filly Ronda (NZ) (O’Reilly) an early sight of Ellerslie ahead of a return for the biggest cash prize of all. “I’m 80 to 90 percent sure she will run …
Read MoreTorgerson capable of competing with best
Australia’s leading trainer Chris Waller believes Pins 3YO Torgersen is capable of competing against the best of his age group next year following a gritty win at Royal Randwick. A fortnight after surging from the …
Read MoreScrutinize in top order to resume
New Zealand Derby hope Scrutinize looked in great order at Tauranga this afternoon when he continued his build-up toward a return to racing. The WS-bred and sold son of Savabeel worked between races alongside his …
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