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Taplins target Rosehill riches

Posted on March 24, 2023
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Former Southlanders Ian and Kerry Taplin are set to hit the big smoke in Sydney this weekend with a pair of talented stayers. Now residing on the Sunshine Coast, the couple will make the long trek south to Sydney this week where Tappy’s Lad will contest the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) and Tapildoodledo will[...]

Posted on March 24, 2023
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Otago mare Burgie returns to the scene of her biggest win on Saturday seeking an even bigger prize. Buoyed by the Ghibellines four-year-old’s last-start win in the Southern Mile Final (1600m) at Wingatui, trainers Brian and Shane Anderton have sent Burgie north to Riccarton to tackle the Group 3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m).[...]

Posted on March 24, 2023
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New Zealand is delivering everything experienced jockey Warren Kennedy had yearned for when he made the bold decision to relocate from South Africa five months ago. Kennedy left a successful career in his homeland in search of a better balance of work and time with his family and has no regrets, having quickly garnered the[...]

Posted on March 23, 2023
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Liam Howley was a nervous man this week as he waited to hear whether Virtuous Circle had made the field for the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. The Kyneton horseman had opted against a trip to Sydney with the Kiwi-bred three-year-old in favour of the $3 million feature, and he admitted[...]

Posted on March 23, 2023
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Mark Walker’s disappointment at Group One performer Campionessa missing a start in Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington was palpable on Wednesday. The Matamata trainer admitted he was struggling to process news that Campionessa was left stranded as the second ballot for the weight-for-age feature, having spoken to Racing Victoria officials earlier in[...]

Posted on March 21, 2023
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Top-class mare Levante has taken no harm from her courageous effort in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) with the focus now on a date against her own sex. The multiple top-flight winner came from the tail of the field in a slowly run event at Rosehill to run fifth and a performance that[...]

Posted on March 21, 2023
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Four-year-old mare La Crique has gone for a break following her brave third placing in the Group 1 New Zealand Stakes (2050m) where she suffered interference when making her bid for glory. Trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander have cautioned that the Group One winner might potentially bypass a Queensland campaign in favour of a lengthier[...]

Posted on March 20, 2023
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Leading trainer Mark Walker enjoyed another strong day on Saturday as he marches towards the record for wins in a season. Predecessor Jamie Richards currently holds that title with 160 wins in the 2020/21 season but with a Tauranga treble and a Trentham Group One win, Walker has rocketed to 149 wins for the season[...]

Posted on March 20, 2023
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Post-race protocols are being addressed in the wake of the serious injury suffered by trainer Darryn Weatherley in the Trentham birdcage on Saturday. In dramatic scenes following the Listed New Zealand St Leger (2600m), Ess Vee Are kicked his co-trainer while Weatherley was adjusting the winner’s dress rug. Ess Vee Are struck Weatherley on the[...]

Posted on March 20, 2023
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Roger James will be hoping to roll back the years in Sydney this weekend with his top-class filly Prowess. The Cambridge trainer has the daughter of Proisir set for Saturday’s Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m), an age group feature at Rosehill that he won back in 2002 with Sixty Seconds. “I remember it very[...]

Posted on March 19, 2023
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Talented mare Pearl Of Alsace extended her unbeaten run to five when she stepped up to stakes company with a narrow victory in the Group 3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. The Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained four-year-old went into the Group Three feature off the back of four straight victories to open her career[...]

Posted on March 19, 2023
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Members of the Galloping Wekas Jazweka Syndicate threatened to tear down the Trentham grandstand after they witnessed their pride and joy Pennyweka stride clear in the final stages of the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m). More than 70 people associated with the three-year-old daughter of Satono Aladdin let out a united roar as rider[...]

Posted on March 19, 2023
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The decision to move the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m) to March has worked wonders for Te Akau Racing, who dominated the race for the second year in a row at Trentham on Saturday – headed by an off-the-canvas victory by Romancing The Moon. Staged in November until 2012, the Levin Classic then spent a[...]

Posted on March 17, 2023
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Tegan Abel, one of the lesser lights of northern apprentice jockey ranks, is a mixture of excited and nervous ahead of her Group One debut on Dusty Road in Saturday’s Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham. The North Waikato-based 27-year-old began her career with the Rogerson stable and is now indentured to Pukekohe trainer Michael Rogers.[...]

Posted on March 17, 2023
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Wingatui trainer Terry Kennedy is looking to take advantage of the good prizemoney on offer at his local meeting on Monday. The southern horseman will target the RMG Publican’s Cup (1500m) with in-form gelding Jessie’s Rock, who he believes can take home the lion’s share of the $30,000 purse. The son of Road To Rock[...]

Posted on March 17, 2023
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Few runners in Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham will have a support crew like Pennyweka’s. The Jim Wallace-trained Satono Aladdin filly goes into the Classic as a bona fide contender after fast-finishing placings in the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham and the Group 2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) at[...]

Posted on March 17, 2023
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Andrew Forsman is confident Aegon is up to the task that awaits him in Saturday’s All-Star Mile (1600m) if the five-year-old gets his fair share of luck at Moonee Valley. The Cambridge trainer had hoped for a better barrier than eight in the $5 million feature and will now hope the breaks fall the way[...]

New Zealand Horse Racing News

Taplins target Rosehill riches

Burgie poised to add to Andertons’ record in Breeders’ Stakes

Kennedy loving life in New Zealand

Australian Cup test for Virtuous Circle

“Gutted” Walker puts faith in Imperatriz

Valiant Levante on target for Randwick test

La Crique enjoying time out

Walker edging closer to record

Weatherley recovering after life-threatening birdcage incident

James looking to turn back the clock

Unbeaten Pearl Of Alsace lands Cuddle Stakes

Jubilant scenes after special Oaks victory

Te Akau dominates Levin Classic again

Abel looking forward to her Group One debut

Jessie’s Rock seeking southern riches

Huge groundswell of support for Pennyweka

Forsman hoping luck rides with Aegon

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