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Marina adds to tally
The well-related Marina has taken another winning trick for trainer and part-owner John Hickmott. The Ocean Park mare’s latest success, the fourth of her career, came this week over 1100 metres at Gawler. Marina is …
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Royal staying effort
A step up in distance has proved to be the key to seeing the best of Rock ‘n’ Pop’s son Rex Royale. He finished runner-up over a middle distance at Wanganui two runs back before …
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Pedigree Picks with Mike Rennie – 28 June, 2019
The Murray Baker/Andy Forsman trained Vibrato has become Sacred Falls’ second winner, keeping up a strong gallop to win by 2.5L over 1230m at Rotorua. The 1200m Listed Ryder Stakes at Otaki July 27th is …
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Southern Lad a tough customer
What Southern Lad lacks in size, the Ocean Park four-year-old more than makes up for in talent and fight. He is compiling a tidy record with four wins from 11 starts, the latest of them …
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Garry’s Corner – 28 June, 2019
This Corner will be short and not sweet. This Corner will repeat a number of points about the recent Legislation I have made before. So why, why the need. Well, I appreciate the Ministers interest …
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Vibrato adds to tally
Sacred Falls has wasted no time in doubling his winning tally with further success at Rotorua this afternoon. The Waikato Stud resident sired his first winner Shoshone recently and his son Vibrato is now also …
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Symbio latest success for Ocean Park
Waikato Stud graduate Symbio is on the board after a deserved and not unexpected victory at Pukekohe. The son of Ocean Park had finished runner-up at his previous appearance when resuming at Te Rapa. “He’d …
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Pedigree Picks with Mike Rennie – 21 June, 2019
Free Fallen’ is a 2yo gelding by Sacred Falls bought for $130,000 from the 2018 Inglis Classic yearling sale ($130,000AUD). Now residing in Singapore, he was quietly ridden in both trials and debuts tonight in …
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Garry’s Corner – 21 June, 2019
Well, my readership has increased to five and a listener. A female listener no less. As such my comments will have to be more circumspect avoiding any salacious inferences as my listener is subjected to …
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Hanger returns to winning ways
Part-owned WS-bred O’Reilly gelding Hanger bounced back to his best at Ruakaka on Saturday with a hard-fought victory. It was the fourth win of the Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained gelding’s career. Hanger has also …
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Garry’s Corner – 14 June, 2019
You know we need to get our feet on the ground. Like what’s wrong with NZ racing. How did we get here. What are our expectations. Despite all the hero worshiping what is the net …
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Ocean Park’s son dominant at Sha Tin
Lucky Win Win has struck again in Hong Kong for his second win from a handful of appearances for trainer Benno Yung. Ridden by Zac Purton, the son of Ocean Park romped home at Sha …
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