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Rock ‘n’ Pop strikes again
Wanganui racing identity Harvey Green has savoured success in Australia with a son of Waikato Stud’s Rock ‘n’ Pop. He enjoyed a racing share in the Gr.1 NZ 2000 Guineas winner and has now bred …
Read MoreGroup One honour beckons Ocean Park filly
Gifted filly Another Dollar is on target to give her exciting young Waikato Stud-based sire Ocean Park his first Group One winner. The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old is in a rich vein of form that has …
Read MorePins’ daughter plays part in record feat
A Pins three-year-old has lifted champion Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman to a new level. Electrode’s midweek victory at Tauherenikau provided the dynamic duo with their 115th success of the season. That surpassed …
Read MorePedigree Pointers with Gareth Downey
After having run a good 2nd in his first up run for this preparation, Rock Island Line became the 9th individual winner for Rock ‘n’ Pop when scoring an impressive and dominant win at Tauherenikau …
Read MoreMark’s Mail – 18 May
This week it was great to see Rock ‘n’ Pop notch up another winner – congratulations to Albert and the team at Go Racing as well as trainer Lisa Latta. Ocean Park filly Another Dollar …
Read MoreJohn Allen’s TAB salaries claim way off the mark
Story by Brian de Lore / The Informant Last Sunday’s Q+A programme on TVNZ One featuring a segment on the parlous state of the New Zealand racing industry drew some interesting responses from key players …
Read MoreGarry’s Corner – 18 May
I was encouraged by one of my two readers to watch the much-touted Q+A programme on racing of last Sunday. This required the registration of the appropriate app followed by a programme search. None of …
Read More3YO tipped to rock through the grades
Rock Island Line looks a horse to follow in the coming months off the back of his breakthrough victory this week. The lightly-tried three-year-old became the ninth individual winner for young Waikato Stud sire Rock …
Read MoreMark’s Mail – 11 May
This week we took thirteen weanlings to the NZB Karaka May Sale and it was a great result to sell all offered with the Ocean Park colt from We Love selling for $45,000 to Australia. …
Read MorePedigree Pointers with Gareth Downey – Ocean Park’s Roll Continues
Dancer’s Kin became the 6th individual black type horse for Ocean Park when he scored a placing in the Queen Adelaide Stakes at Morphettville last weekend. In doing so, he continued his very consistent career …
Read MoreGarry’s Corner – 11 May
Well, what else to write about but the loss of mate Pins. It was 1983 when we made the step into the so-called colonial bred sire prospects with the purchase of Centaine. It wasn’t easy …
Read MorePositive reaction from racing industry as Messara review commences
Story by Brian de Lore / The Informant The four days spent in New Zealand last week by John Messara to continue his review of the racing industry has resulted in nothing but positive comments …
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