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Price keen on Grunt’s chances
Mick Price fancies his Group One chances on Saturday with the New Zealand-bred colt Grunt. The Caulfield trainer is expecting a bold showing from his progressive son of O’Reilly, who will step up to the …
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Savabeel sires his 73rd individual Stakes winner
Opie Bosson’s judgment was again emphasised at Matamata where Savabeel’s son Sword Of Osman distanced his rivals. Te Akau’s stable jockey tipped him as a rare talent before the two-year-old had raced and his prediction …
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Mark’s Mail – 23 February
Matamata Breeders Stakes day is always a highlight for me but this weekend I’m afraid I will heading to the hills with the boys for a hunting trip. All the best to everyone with runners …
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Garry’s Corner – February 23
The problem with having young politicians is they have no past to refer to. The problem with old politicians they have no audience. One is constantly amused by the newfound reasons to relieve the hard …
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Pins’ son a deserved winner
Genuine four-year-old Trudeau added to his tidy record in fine fashion at Avondale this afternoon. The Waikato Stud graduate won for the third time in his 15-start career and five further placings serve to emphasise …
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O’Reilly colt shows his class
Group One honours now beckon a three-year-old son of the late, great Waikato Stud stallion O’Reilly. Living up to his name, Grunt produced a powerful performance at Flemington this afternoon to claim the Group Three …
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Latta triumphs with Ocean Park filly
Fictitious is from a family Lisa Latta knows well and that inside knowledge has brought an early reward. The daughter of Ocean Park is out of the Defensive Play mare Fiaba, who won six races …
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Waikato Stud-bred Oaks hope ready to go
Promising staying filly Mark Two won’t race again before her autumn Group One target. Trainer Stephen Marsh has ruled out another appearance for the Waikato Stud-bred and sold daughter of Pins ahead of the Group …
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Pedigree Pointers with Gareth Downey – Breed What The Market Wants
As we have now had time to digest the results from Karaka, it is very pleasing to see that 75% of the turnover at Karaka was from progeny of stallions standing in New Zealand. This …
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Garry’s Corner – 16 February
Well, the sales are behind us. Te Rapa copped torrential rain, the racing gods are conspiring to make racing a horse more difficult than usual, the Hall of Fame dinner was a great night and …
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Minister says he’s not leaving port without plotting the correct course
Story by Brian de Lore / The Informant Racing Minister Winston Peters’ speech to open the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearlings Sales for 2018 was exactly that – a speech to open the sales. An …
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Messara advises NZ to start again with a blank sheet
Story by Brian de Lore / The Informant Arrowfield Stud boss and former chairman of Racing NSW John Messara says that if he was in charge of New Zealand Racing he would start the fix with …
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