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No Excuse Maggie Headlines Top Day
WS graduate No Excuse Maggie capped a grand day for the Matamata farm with a dominant victory in the Gr.3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes at Hawera this afternoon. They grey mare bolted away with the day’s …
Read MoreI Do Back In Style
Buoyed by Shez Sinsational’s Gr.1 Spring Classic success, Allan Sharrock’s confidence again was on the mark at Hawera today. The New Plymouth trainer had expected I Do to return to racing on a winning note …
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Shopaholic Retired
Waikato Stud’s multiple black-type winning racemare Shopaholic (Pins) has been retired to stud. Prepared by Danny O’Brien, Shopaholic smartly replicated the Australian black-type success achieved by her dam Splashing Out (O’Reilly), carving out her own …
Read MoreNo Excuses Needed Plays Starring Role
No Excuse Needed made his present felt on premier day at Hastings when his strapping son Aldebaran Star ran the lower grade sprinters into the ground. The WS graduate was too slick for his Rating …
Read MoreQueen Rules At Riccarton
Emerald Queen became the latest black-type winner for champion sire O’Reilly with her runaway victory in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes. At just her second appearance, the Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong-trained filly romped clear …
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Rolling Pin Flattens Stakes Field Again
Pins’ son Rolling Pin made it back to back black-type when claiming the Gr 2 Shannon Stakes in eventful fashion at Rosehill recently. The five-year-old heavily bumped Offenders about 50 metres from home en route …
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Pins Strikes First Stakes Winner for Season
Gwenda Markwell’s under-rated galloper Rolling Pin struck Pins’ first stakes winner for the season and a major surprise when scoring an all the way win in the Gr 3 Cameron Handicap (1500m) at Newcastle’s Broadmeadow …
Read MorePins’ Son Strikes Again
Wearing the colours made famous by Linda and Graham Huddy’s multiple Group One winner Shoot Out, the Chris Waller-trained four-year-old High On Believing notched his third win from his past four starts in taking out …
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Warrior Wins Battle In Singapore
Warrior opened his Singapore account yesterday when the WS-bred son of O’Reilly landed the opening event at Kranji. Trained by Laurie Laxon and ridden by Joao Moreira, he broke through over 1400 metres after two …
Read MoreTop Family To Fore Again
A strong black type WS family drew further reward for the Matamata nursery in Australia yesterday. The well-related O’Reilly mare It Girl carried the Chittick family’s familiar colours to victory at Wyong at just her …
Read MoreO’Reilly Filly Looks A Class Act
It’s a long way from a Te Teko maiden to black-type honours but it may well prove within Elysium’s range. The daughter of champion sire O’Reilly created a big impression on debut on Monday when …
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Thy Back In Fine Style
An excellent day in New Zealand for Waikato Stud was crowned in Australia where the Stud-owned Thy triumphed at Caulfield on Saturday. The daughter of O’Reilly was successful when resuming at Caulfield for champion trainer …
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