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4 September 2011

Princess Far Too Sharp

Sharp Princess’ class shone brightly at Wanganui on Saturday when the quality mare successfully returned to competition. The six-year-old was resuming after a winter break and with the benefit of a recent trial outing she …

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2 September 2011

No Excuse Needed Mounts Two Pronged Attack on Guineas

The G1 sire No Excuse Needed mounts a two pronged attack in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m) this Saturday. The sire’s first chance is Snow Excuse, who will jump from barrier 10 with Michael Coleman …

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1 September 2011

No Excuses Needed For This Winner

Hastings trainer John Bary has a lofty goal set for an exciting son of WS stallion No Excuse Needed. Commett won at the first time of asking at Waverley today and has a spring campaign …

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31 August 2011

O’Reilly Warhorse Back In Action

Veteran Master O’Reilly, who was retired after running in his fourth successive Melbourne Cup last spring, is set to make a comeback in Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. The nine-year-old warhorse, who has raced …

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29 August 2011

Golden Archer Credits Pins with G3 Success as Damsire

Kevin and Julie Taylor’s star homebred 3YO Golden Archer credited Pins with G3 success as a damsire over the weekend. The Peter Moody-conditioned galloper made every post a winner in the HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) …

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29 August 2011

Dream Result For Pins Mare

Shandream added another string to her bow when she successfully mastered a metric mile at Tauranga on Saturday. The well-related daughter of Pins opened her account over more ground to continue her rise through the …

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24 August 2011

G1 Spring Champion Stakes for Sangster

It’s all stations go to the G1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) on October 1st for the Savabeel 3YO Sangster, following a gritty Warwick Farm win on Tuesday. Prepared and ridden by Kiwi combo Trent Busuttin …

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23 August 2011

O’Brien Weighing Up Options With Shamrocker

Danny O’Brien says he will have a better idea of the spring path he should follow with his classic winner Shamrocker after the Australian Derby winner resumes in the $A200,000 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on …

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20 August 2011

No Excuse Needed Colt Chasing Black-Type

No Excuse Needed will have a genuine early season black-type contender in Taurus, who broke his maiden in fine fashion at New Plymouth on Saturday. The colt delivered on his two-year-old potential with a commanding …

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17 August 2011

Shamrocker In Fine Fettle

Dual Gr 1 winner Shamrocker galloped impressively at Moonee Valley yesterday in preparation for her return to racing in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday week. Ridden by race jockey Glen Boss, the O’Reilly …

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17 August 2011

Waikato Stud Stallions on Parade this Saturday

The legendary international triple G1 winner Paco Boy along with O’Reilly, Pins, Savabeel, Fast’N’Famous, No Excuse Needed and Rios will be on parade at Waikato Stud this Saturday (August 27) at 1:50 pm. All welcome.

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16 August 2011

Shamrocker Valley Gallop

Last season Group 1 winners Shamrocker (O’Reilly) and Cedarberg (Helenus) will gallop on the course proper at Moonee Valley this morning. Shamrocker has never raced at Moonee Valley and O’Brien is keen to give her …

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