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17 April 2015

Time called on Kiwi champion in HK

The curtain has come down on the stellar Hong Kong racing career of the New Zealand-bred star Ambitious Dragon (NZ) (Pins). Twice crowned Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, he was also the dual winner …

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10 April 2015

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 …

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10 April 2015

Rain won’t dampen Richardson’s parade

Graham Richardson won’t be disappointed if there is a further easing of the ground at Tauranga. The Matamata trainer said his talented mare Queens Rose was in the right order to make her presence felt …

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10 April 2015

Kiwi Karma lowers Affleck’s boom in round one

Michael Lee 03/04/2015 In a thrilling dash to the line in the $250,000 Group 3 Dester Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (1200m), smart filly Kiwi Karma upstaged arch-rival and former stablemate Affleck to land the first Leg …

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10 April 2015

War Affair gives warning to rivals with trial win

Boonk Lim, Singapore Turf Club 07/04/2015 War Affair swept the competition aside in a show of raw power on Tuesday morning at the barrier trials, crossing the winning post a good 2 ½ lengths in …

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9 April 2015

Soon-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 …

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9 April 2015

World’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 …

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9 April 2015

Smashing 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 …

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9 April 2015

Taurus 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 …

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9 April 2015

WS 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. …

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1 April 2015

Mares 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 …

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30 March 2015

Pins 6yo Aerovelocity Creates Gr.1 History in Japan

Special WS Release Pins 6yo Aerovelocity Creates Gr.1 History in Japan

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