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Listed win puts Merion in G1 Caulfield Guineas Picture
Merion (NZ) (O’Reilly) lowered the colours of boom colt Chivalry (Street Cry) by the barest of margins at Flemington to put himself in the G1 Caulfield Guineas picture. The Mike Moroney-trained Merion, who is tracking …
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Thurston one to watch
Up and coming Warwick Farm trainer Bryce Heys played the dual role of strapper with talented O’Reilly four year-old Thurston, who made an encouraging debut at Goulburn yesterday. Sent to the front by Mitchell Bell …
Read MoreMy Sabeel grabs Group Glory
Genuine mare My Sabeel became Savabeel’s latest black type winner when she completed a Sydney double for the WS stallion in late August. Her victory in the Gr.3 Toy Show Quality was preceded by the …
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I Do goes to another level
I Do emphatically proved Allan Sharrock wrong at Hastings on Saturday and the Taranaki trainer couldn’t have been happier. He had previously considered the grey mare to be a shade below the highest level, but …
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Top trifecta for stud
Waikato Stud made their mark on the opening day of the spring carnival undercard at Hastings with a memorable trifecta in the Rating 85 sprint. Last season’s Gr 3 Lowland Stakes winner and Gr 1 …
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Steed’s golden run continues
Golden Sand Steed continued his admirable winning strike rate in Singapore on Friday night with further success at Kranji. The WS graduate has now won eight times from 25 appearances with a further 10 minor …
Read MoreEmotional win for stud in Foxbridge
Emotions ran high after the running of the Gr 3 Lisa Chittick Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa yesterday following the highly-sentimental victory of I Do. The top-class mare was a commanding winner of the feature …
Read MoreIn-form Frankly chasing stakes start
John Bary was left to rue a missed black type opportunity with Frankly at New Plymouth and now he’s looking forward to another chance at Awapuni. The Hastings trainer had expected the Pins mare to …
Read MoreI Do sets record
I Do broke a long-standing Waikato Stud record yesterday when she triumphed in the Listed Tauranga Classic. It was the 13th win of the No Excuse Needed mare’s career and the most ever by a …
Read MorePins colt makes bold Derby showing
Pinstripe Lane made a bold bid for Group One glory at Eagle Farm yesterday afternoon before finishing a gallant runner-up in the Queensland Derby. The son of Pins was trainer Troy Corstens’ first representative at …
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Corstens thrilled with Pinstripe Lane
Troy Corstens is pinning his hopes on a Waikato Stud graduate to give him his first Group One winner in his own right as a trainer. The Malua Racing principle will saddle Pinstripe Lane in …
Read MoreScusa a bright spring prospect
A lucrative spring has been tipped for the well-related juvenile Scusa after he opened his account at Ellerslie on Queen’s Birthday Monday. A brave fourth in the Listed Great Northern Foal Stakes at his previous …
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