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Wallace on hand for Stakes triumph
Gary Wallace missed one of his most memorable racing achievements last season and he wasn’t about to make the same mistake on Saturday. Wallace, a leading real estate agent with Bayleys in Auckland, blocked out …
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Mary Quant ready to deliver this season
Co-trainer Andrew Scott believes this is the season where progressive mare Mary Quant will deliver at the top level. The five-year-old daughter of multiple Group One winner Legs delighted her connections with an effortless performance …
Read MoreMatamata farm top RTR vendor
Champion Karaka vendors WS have now made their presence felt at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale. Selling under their own banner for the first time, the Matamata farm ended the two day auction …
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O’Reilly colt fires up bidders
WS’s son of the late O’Reilly made a serious impact on the opening day of NZ Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale yesterday. The striking colt was the subject of an opening bid of $200,000 before …
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Pins filly keeps latta’s roll going
Lisa Latta rarely goes home empty-handed from Riccarton and a Pins mare ensured it was business as usual at this New Zealand Cup carnival. The Awapuni trainer produced Reilly Lincoln to put away her rivals …
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Sewreel sharp as a tack at Te Rapa
Black type winner Sewreel has opened her four-year-old campaign in dynamic fashion. The daughter of the champion stallion Savabeel was produced in fine fettle at Te Rapa this afternoon by trainers Murray Baker and Andrew …
Read MoreTop Savabeel mare retired
Savabeel’s outstanding daughter Lucia Valentina has run her last race. A leg injury has forced her retirement and she will now begin the second phase of her career with a booking to the champion sire …
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Special WS Mare Glamour Puss Passes Away
It was a sad day at Waikato Stud yesterday, with dual Gr.1 winning matriarch Glamour Puss passing away. Glamour Puss, who was 16, was put down after complications following colic surgery. “She was a wonderful …
Read MoreSavabeel son’s delivers special victory
A WS graduate has credited Welsh jockey Emily Farr with the biggest win of her flat racing career. She combined with the hardy stayer Pump Up The Volume to claim top honours in the …
Read MoreKiwi mare to tackle Emirates
New Zealand-bred mare Lucia Valentina will make another Melbourne spring carnival appearance. The Lib Petagna-owned daughter of Savabeel has been confirmed for the Gr.1 Emirates (Mackinnon) Stakes at Flemington on Saturday week. Lucia Valentina finished …
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Coldplay back in fine style
Coldplay hit the perfect note when she resumed at Ellerslie thon Saturday. The daughter of Savabeel returned from a seven month break to defeat a competitive field of Rating 75 sprinters in the hands of …
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Stirring story behind stunning Moonee Valley winner
If Saturday’s impressive Moonee Valley winner Nurse Kitchen is even half as tough as her mum Flying Monty then the Savabeel filly is in for one hell of a career. A remarkable back story has …
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