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Pins’ 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 …
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Mark’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 …
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John 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 …
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Garry’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 …
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Mark’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. …
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Garry’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 …
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Positive 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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Ross ‘Butch’ Fisher rubbed shoulders with Sydney’s best
Story by Brian de Lore The Informant Ross ‘Butch’ Fisher preferred the quieter home-life of Matamata to the hustle and bustle of Sydney but in a brief riding stint in the big smoke in 1961 …
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Waikato Stud goes up-market with weanling offering
Leading nursery Waikato Stud has adopted a highly professional approach to the Karaka May Sale by assembling its best ever offering of weanlings in a single draft for one sale. It’s no secret that the …
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Seaway strikes again for Ocean Park
Ocean Park three-year-old Seaway looks set to make an early impact in black type company. The Waikato Stud graduate’s fledgling career took on further momentum today when successful over 1550m at Canterbury. With three wins …
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Waikato Stud mourning loss of Pins
It is with great sadness that Waikato Stud announces the passing of champion resident sire Pins. The 21-year-old son of Snippets died suddenly on Sunday due to complications from colic. A Gr.1 Australian Guineas (2000m) …
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Garry’s Corner – 27 April
What a different market we live in, the recent announcements of upcoming spring service fees in Australia is light years from the expectations of our clients. All this confirms is how difficult it is to …
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