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Flamingo flies at Trentham
Flamingo has moved stylishly into contention for next weekend’s Group 3 Cuddle Stakes at Trentham. The WS-bred and raced mare returned a smart dress rehearsal on the capital city course this afternoon with the third …
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Savabeel’s son top of the 2YO tree
Sword Of Osman has taken pole position in the race for this season’s champion two-year-old honours. The slick son of Savabeel went to the top of the juvenile rankings when he produced another powerful front-running …
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Memorable win with Ocean Park’s smart daughter Miss Valencia
Waikato Stud’s bloodstock manager Kerrie Cox celebrated her first victory as an owner at Trentham this afternoon. She races the exciting Ocean Park two-year-old Miss Valencia with her husband Rob and Group One-winning Australian trainer …
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Mark’s Mail – 9 March
It’s been a huge couple of weeks and a really exciting time for racing on both sides of the Tasman. Pippa and I were fortunate enough to attend the Group 1 Australian Guineas last weekend …
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NZRB goes into damage control over Deloitte Report release
The Deloitte Report release last week threw the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons at the New Zealand Racing Board, initiating a flurry of damage control communiques that clearly demonstrated the cage had been rattled. Pressure …
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Garry’s Corner – March 9
Sometimes I wish I had removed my tongue from my chubby cheek. It is difficult to weekly broach a subject, retaining the humour you need, but passing on the message that causes concern to me …
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Grunt spelled ahead of lucrative Spring
Talented three-year-old colt Grunt will now head to the spelling paddock in preparation for the spring after securing his first Group One win when victorious in the Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. After …
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Colchester throws formbook out the window with gutsy win
Punters were blown out of the water when Colchester (NZ) (Rios) defied his mammoth odds of $372 to take out the penultimate event, the $80,000 Class 3 race over 1400m on Sunday. Market prices aside, …
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O’Reilly colt shines in Group One
The late O’Reilly earned posthumous Group One honours today when his son Grunt reigned supreme in the Australian Guineas at Flemington. He stamped himself as a colt of the highest quality with his fourth consecutive …
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Progeny of young Waikato Stud stallions take centre stage
Waikato Stud stallion Rock ‘n’ Pop made his presence felt on centre stage at Ellerslie this afternoon. His home-bred and raced daughter Gold Spice drew serious attention to her classic prospects when she finished runner-up …
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Stud home-breds star in Singapore
Waikato Stud graduates were in rare form at Kranji last night to post a winning treble for the Matamata farm. The late O’Reilly’s sons Lord Reilly and O’what A Feeling were successful and a grand …
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Mark’s Mail – 2 March
Waikato Stud’s Mark Chittick shares his thoughts on the excellent weekend of racing ahead (in-between a spot of clay bird shooting at Game Gully).
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