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Spring return tipped for War Affair
Former Singapore Horse of the Year War Affair is making quiet progress toward a spring return to racing. The injury-troubled New Zealand-bred son of the late O’Reilly hasn’t raced for nearly a year and is …
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High Hopes for Blueblood
Tony Pike has particularly high hopes for the beautifully-bred WS four-year-old Snowdrop. The Cambridge trainer produced her for a first-up victory at Ellerslie on Saturday and is expecting her to continue on a path to …
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Savabeel gelding Victory Magic among nine for Queen Mother Memorial Cup
Today’s headline race is the G1 Audemars Piguet QEII Cup but there are some class acts on the 10-race Sha Tin undercard, too, not least the HKG3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (Handicap), which features a …
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All In Vogue (Pins) adds name to NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series four way
All In Vogue (NZ) (Pins) raced to an 18-to-one upset win in Saturday’s $50,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton, ending the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series with a four-way tie. …
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All In Vogue scores timely Warstep Stakes victory
A touch of divine intervention could well have been at play on Saturday when Central Districts raider All In Vogue proved her recent form all wrong with a powerful performance to take out the Listed …
Read MoreWS Sired Pair fight out NZB Southern Filly Title
In a desperately close finish to the 2015-16 New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series, the winner of Saturday’s $50,000 Listed NZB Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton will claim at least a share …
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Relaxed Aerovelocity “a good sign” for Purton
Aerovelocity missed out on last month’s G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen – a race the gelding won in 2015 – after suffering an untimely bout of colic whilst in Japan. But this week, Hong Kong’s Champion Sprinter …
Read MorePins Filly Takes a Share of the Lead in Southern Filly Series
A dominant win in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton has earned No Pushover (NZ) (Pins) a share of the lead in the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series. …
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Pins oh so close to feature race double
Pins was denied a stakes double at Riccarton on Saturday afternoon by the barest of margins. The WS stallion’s daughter No Pushover was a dominant winner of the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes and in the …
Read MoreSavabeel mare the queen of randwick
Lucia Valentina stamped herself as Savabeel’s premier daughter with a dazzling display in Saturday’s Gr 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. The five-year-old routed her rivals in The Championships’ showcase event for her third victory …
Read MoreSmart sprinter-miler Seize The Moment returning to CD
Group performer Seize The Moment will make his next appearance at Awapuni on Saturday week. “He just can’t go right-handed so he’ll go down there for the Listed Flying Handicap,” trainer Stephen Marsh said. The …
Read MoreWalker’s Genius gets stable flying again
After a subdued start to the season, Singapore champion trainer Mark Walker looks to have finally hit top gear as he extended his recently newfound lead with an early race-to-race double in the first two …
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