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Pins mare Decorah wins Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes
Versatile mare Decorah ensured the winning roll of New Zealand racing’s most formidable trio continued at Awapuni on Friday. The five-year-old looked ideally-placed in the Gr.3 Swap Stockfoods Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes by Murray Baker and …
Read MoreWS dominates group one outcome
WS went so close to the perfect Group One result in Saturday’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. Only a neck separated the home-breds Diademe and Sports Illustrated at the end of the Te Aroha feature. …
Read MoreSoon-to-be-sidelined Du Plessis making most of chances with Emerald Queen
Mark Du Plessis is eager to make the most of his Group-race opportunities in the coming weeks as he counts down the days to shoulder surgery. The leading South Auckland jockey is scheduled to go …
Read MoreWorld’s best to partner Diademe
Crack international jockey Ryan Moore will team up with a WS graduate on day two of The Championships at Randwick this Saturday. The champion English rider has been booked for the Murray Baker and Andrew …
Read MoreSmashing making good early impression
Smashing may not yet have enjoyed the racing success of her mother, but she is nevertheless fashioning a tidy record of her own. The Pins filly won for the third time from nine appearances for …
Read MoreTaurus a top Trentham hope
Taurus has been a grand servant of Evan and JJ Rayner’s stable and he promises to continue his good work at Trentham on Saturday. A six-time winner and multiple black type placegetter, he is a …
Read MoreMares don’t make it easy
Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have had issues to work through with their quality pair of Diademe and Sports Illustrated ahead of Saturday’s Group One feature at Te Aroha. The Cambridge trainers have had to …
Read MorePins 6yo Aerovelocity Creates Gr.1 History in Japan
Special WS Release Pins 6yo Aerovelocity Creates Gr.1 History in Japan
Read MoreO’Sullivan the toast of three countries after big win with Aerovelocity in Japan
THE INFORMANT’s Dennis Ryan writes Paul O’Sullivan is the toast of three racing jurisdictions after he produced Aerovelocity for a stunning victory in the Gr. 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Japan’s Chukyo racecourse. The Sha Tin-based …
Read MoreBMW to Serve as Guide for Silent Achiever’s Arc Mission
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: The world has come to Sydney for the BMW, so it is the right race for defending champion Silent Achiever (O’Reilly) to find out if she measures up to the best race …
Read MoreProcurement earns a shot at Te Aroha
Procurement’s last-start second at Wellington has given her connections the confidence to press on to a higher level with the mare. The Cambridge O’Reilly four-year-old was narrowly beaten by The Diamond One in the Gr.3 …
Read MoreO’Sullivan makes another foray into Japan
NZ RACING DESK: Hong Kong-based Kiwi trainer Paul O’Sullivan has no false illusions about the enormity of the task ahead of his star New Zealand-bred sprinter Aerovelocity in Sunday’s Gr.1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen in Japan. Though …
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