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24 December 2015

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 …

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17 December 2015

Cup 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 …

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17 December 2015

Tomorrowland 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 …

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17 December 2015

Bullrush 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 …

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17 December 2015

Solid 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 …

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15 December 2015

Oaks 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 …

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14 December 2015

Unkind 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 …

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14 December 2015

Lisa 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 …

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11 December 2015

O’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 …

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11 December 2015

Boxing 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 …

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11 December 2015

Torgerson 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 …

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11 December 2015

Scrutinize 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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