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Chance for No Tricks to show her true worth
Luckless filly No Tricks gets an ideal opportunity at Trentham on Saturday to turn her racing fortunes around. She gets up to a more suitable distance in the Gr.2 Hardy Trade Wellington Guineas and show …
Read MorePanna Cotta makes it five for the week for Marsh
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh wrapped up a deeply satisfying Auckland Cup Week campaign when Panna Cotta took out the last race of the three-day carnival at Ellerslie last Saturday. The four-year-old Pins mare made it …
Read MoreSaavoya & Platinum Witness to fight out NZB Filly of the Year honour in Oaks
The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year winner will be determined on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 $300,000 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Top of the NZB Filly of …
Read MoreDerby Goal for Caped Crusader
Source Breednet – Tara Madgwick At this time of year every second three year-old winner harbours Carnival aspirations, but in the case of O’Reilly gelding Caped Crusader, his Derby dream might be well founded. Prepared …
Read MorePatience rewarded with panna cotta
Pins mare Panna Cotta put a number of issues behind her when she won the closing event of the Auckland Cup carnival on Saturday. The four-year-old showed her true worth with a gritty defeat of …
Read MoreAdorabeel Too Tough in Quality
No jockey enjoys losing but expat-Kiwi Jason Collett’sdefeat on Aspiration Quality favourite Telepathic (NZ)(Mossman) at yesterday’s Randwick meeting hurt more than most. Collett turned down the winning ride on Adorabeel(NZ) (Savabeel) to stick with the …
Read MoreSydney on Merion’s radar
The Sydney autumn carnival awaits Merion, as long as the New Zealand-bred races up to expectations this weekend. The son of O’Reilly must first pass a test in the Gr.1 $A500,000 Australian Guineas at Flemington. …
Read MoreTrainers to raise bar for Princefamous
Peter and Paul Snowden will raise their sights with Princefamous after he maintained his unbeaten record this week. Successful on debut in a Gosford maiden last month, he stepped up a grade at Canterbury to …
Read MoreSavabeel filly top Oaks hope
Savabeel’s daughter Savaria is the new Gr 1 New Zealand Oaks favourite following her shared triumph in the Gr 3 Lowland Stakes. The filly has made excellent progress since she won her maiden at Hastings …
Read MoreRogerson keen on Soriano
Graeme Rogerson is expecting another bold showing from Soriano at Ellerslie on Saturday. “She’s a genuine weight-for-age horse and this is a good stepping stone to Sydney,” he said. “She’ll only have the one run …
Read MoreGold Cup likely aim for Kawi
A Group Two challenge is the next preferred option for the exciting Kawi. Trainer Allan Sharrock is considering his immediate options for the rising star and is keener on a target closer to home …
Read MoreDiademe hunting down Group one
Savabeel’s gifted daughter Diademe is in the right order to add a richly-deserved Group One win to her record. The six-year-old proved that point this afternoon when she added a second Westbury Classic to her …
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