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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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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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Selling initiative well rewarded
A new selling approach has worked successfully for Waikato Stud with Monday evening’s online sale achieving a 100 per cent clearance rate. The Matamata farm’s 26-strong weanling draft proved popular on gavelhouse.com, as was the …
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Garry’s Corner – 7 June, 2019
What a fortnight, a week in the sunshine, a positive Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast, continued enhancement of the NSW racing stakes, then home to 15 degrees and the introduction of the proposed Racing …
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Pedigree Picks with Mike Rennie – 7 June
Sacred Falls got off the mark with Shoshone impressively winning on debut over 1200m at Ellerslie on Monday. She is out of Zabeel mare Dee I Why – representing a strong cross with 76% winners …
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Pedigree Picks with Mike Rennie – 31 May
Monday will see two new race day starters for Sacred Falls in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series 2yo maiden at Ellerslie. Firstly, Vibrato. He has had multiple trials to prepare, winning both strongly this time …
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Mark’s Mail – 31 May, 2019
Good rain hitting the farm at the moment, and it is well needed going into winter. Fantastic to witness another great win for the Archers and Pike Racing with The Bostonian again last week. David …
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Mark’s Mail – 24 May, 2019
We’re nearing the end of May, one of my favored times of year. Not quite winter, and we’ve had a great autumn. Maybe a touch more rain would’ve been good. The farm does look amazing …
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