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Mary quant a model mare
Progressive mare Mary Quant took another step toward a stakes challenge with further success on her home track this afternoon. Trained for WS by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, the daughter of O’Reilly was too …
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Pins filly realising her potential
The well-related Morse Code completed consecutive victories at Otaki with a stirring performance there today. The Pins three-year-old was second in the running before she exploded clear in the run home to win easing down …
Read MoreBlack-type Mare back in winning form
Black-type mare Miss Alice (Pins) bounced back to impressive best at Southland last weekend, beating all in the GJ Gardner Homes Southland Stakes over 1400m. Trained by John and Karen Parsons, Miss Alice is the …
Read MoreStayer crosses Tasman
Jimmy Hoffa has been sold and will do his future racing across the Tasman. The Savabeel five-year-old won two races for part-owner and trainer Peter McKay, who said a lack of suitable opportunities had forced …
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Brisbane off Kawi’s programme
Time restrictions have ruled Kawi out of the Queensland winter carnival. Trainer Allan Sharrock has instead decided his multiple Group One winner will have two more domestic starts and then head to the spelling paddock. …
Read MoreSewreel provides further ammunition for Oaks assault
Already brandishing considerable firepower for their attempt on the Gr. 1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks in a month’s time, the powerful Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman stable added a third string to their bow when …
Read MoreSavabeel colt lifts Derby profile
Savabeel’s son What’s The Story boosted his Group One hopes with an outstanding effort at Ellerslie on Saturday. The three-year-old showed his quality when he overcame a chequered run to beat the older horses in …
Read MoreStable plotting Derby coup with maiden
Splendido’s connections have designs on making the three-year-old O’Reilly gelding’s first victory a memorable one. He has yet to break his duck in seven starts this season, but he is a stakes performer and will …
Read MoreWhat’s The Story enters Derby calculations with extraordinary win
Just when punters thought the picture for the Gr. 1 BMW New Zealand Derby had been clarified with the running of Saturday’s Avondale Guineas, a new contender emerged forty minutes later with a performance that …
Read MoreLine Seeker Makes it two from two since return
The Paul O’Sullivan-trained O’Reilly gelding extended his successful racing resumption to two from two in Hong Kong on Sunday. The four-year-old was successful over 1200 metres at Sha Tin – his fourth victory of a …
Read MoreWilliams hoping luck holds for promising mare
Progressive galloper Emily Monk returned to the racetrack with a vengeance on the weekend as she downed a handy line-up over 1400 metres in her first race back since suffering a bleeding attack during a …
Read MoreGroup One tilts could await Busuttin-Young pair
Cambridge trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young will get a better idea on their firepower for upcoming Group One features when they saddle runners at Ellerslie and New Plymouth on Saturday. The partnership will produce …
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