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Auckland super club one step closer

The merger between the Auckland and Counties Racing Clubs is now just one step away. Members of the Counties Racing Club (CRC) voted overwhelmingly in favour of the merger on Tuesday night, with Auckland Racing Club (ARC) members set to cast their vote on Thursday, with a positive result sealing the creation of a new[...]
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Winter Cup puzzle for Midnight Runner

Midnight Runner is on trial for next month's Group 3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton but ironically a win at Ashburton on Thursday could rule him out of contention. The six-year-old Jimmy Choux gelding goes into Thursday's Winter Cup Trial (1400m) at Ashburton as a form runner, having only gone down by[...]
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Swift recovery expected for O’Malley

Whanganui jockey Sarah Macnab knows just how lucky her partner Sam O'Malley is after a horrendous fall at Hastings on Saturday. O'Malley was contesting the lead aboard Remarx in a maiden hurdle at Hastings on Saturday when his horse misjudged the second-last obstacle and fell. O'Malley was unconscious for seven minutes but was attended to[...]
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Tavi Mac makes pleasing return

Tavi Mac, the surprise package of this season, made a pleasing start to his preparation at Foxton on Tuesday when comfortably winning his 1000m trial. The rising six-year-old gelding won four of his seven starts this term, including the Listed Matamata Cup (1400m), Listed Levin Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m), and finished[...]
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Acutus scores northern victory

Acutus is loving the warmer climes of Ruakaka over winter. The Bob and Jenny Vance-trained six-year-old picked up his fifth career victory at the Northland track with his all the way win in the Northpine Waipu Cup (1400m), and he is set to be a frequent visitor to the track over the coming months. “Drawing[...]
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