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Topweight too tough in Great Western Steeplechase

Posted on May 20, 2019
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Topweight Tai Ho gave his rivals weight and a beating when he took out the time-honoured DT Kings Transport Ltd 112th Great Western Steeplechase (3900m) at Riverton on Sunday. The Ellis Winsloe-trained eight-year-old has been one of the most consistent jumpers in the southern region for the last few seasons and numbers a runner-up finish[...]

Posted on May 20, 2019
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As far as dress rehearsals go, you don’t get much better than the performance free-going stayer Big Mike put on at Te Rapa on Saturday. Last years Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) winner was on trial for another trip across the Tasman for trainers Craig and Shaun Phelan and he passed with flying colours as he[...]

Posted on May 20, 2019
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An exhibition gallop at the Gold Coast on Saturday by Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) candidate Lord Arthur has Cambridge trainer Murray Baker pleased with his progress as he gets set for the Brisbane Group 1 feature next month. Baker and co-trainer Andrew Forsman have taken Lord Arthur and stablemate Bobby Dee to Queensland in[...]

Posted on May 19, 2019
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New Zealand’s racing minister Winston Peters has announced a repeal of the betting levy paid by the racing industry to the Crown. Peters says that payment of the levy to the Crown will be phased out over a three-year period, with freed-up funds to be redirected to the racing and sports sectors. The betting levy[...]

Posted on May 18, 2019
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Promising mare Hinerangi added another stakes victory to the record haul of trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman when she took out the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday. Raced in the colours of her breeder Christopher Grace, who owns the Fastnet Rock mare with wife Susanna, Hinerangi dominated the[...]

Posted on May 18, 2019
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Topweight and race favourite Shamal added a second prestige steeplechase victory to his career record when he prevailed in a nail-biting finish to the Signature Homes Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) at Te Rapa. The 2018 Grand National Steeplechase winner had cemented his favouritism for Saturday’s contest when successful in the Ken and Roger Browne Memorial Steeplechase[...]

Posted on May 18, 2019
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One of last season’s most promising jumpers returned to the hurdling game with a vengeance at Te Rapa on Saturday with a stunning performance to take out the Fairview Motors Waikato Hurdles (3200m). The Glynn Brick-trained Iffitel looked a jumper of real ability when winning two of her three attempts over hurdles in 2018, including[...]

Posted on May 17, 2019
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Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced a repeal of the betting levy (racing totalisator duty) currently paid by the racing industry to the Crown. Peters made the pre-Budget announcement when opening the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka May Sale in Auckland on Friday. Peters announced that payment of the levy to the Crown will be phased[...]

Posted on May 17, 2019
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Shaun Phelan will wear two hats at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Cambridge horseman will don his riding helmet for two jumps rides at the prestigious raceday as well as putting on his trainer’s hat to help saddle Big Mike and Notabadidea. Both horses look strong chances in two of the flat race features but[...]

Posted on May 17, 2019
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Young Matamata trainer Daniel Miller is sticking to the Kiwis when he starts his smart filly Sheezallmine against some promising Australian sprinters for the first time at Doomben on Saturday. Miller, a former jumps jockey, will line Sheezallmine up in the JRA 3YO Plate (1200m) with the former New Zealand jockey Jason Collett booked to[...]

Posted on May 16, 2019
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Wanganui trainer Raymond Connors will bid to defend two feature race crowns when he lines up horses at Te Rapa and Awapuni on Saturday. Connors will seek back-to-back wins in the Signature Homes Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) at Te Rapa with Max, while She’s Poppy looks to make it successive wins in the Listed James Bull[...]

Posted on May 16, 2019
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Mapperley Stud has added Snitzel’s Group 1 winning son, Summer Passage, to their five-strong stallion roster ahead of the 2019 breeding season, where he will stand for a fee of $8,000+GST. An A$800,000 yearling, Summer Passage was a high-class juvenile, winning the Listed Reid & Harrison Slipper (1200m) before showing sustained speed when crossing from[...]

Posted on May 16, 2019
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Taranaki trainer John Wheeler believes he has another exciting juvenile by Grangewilliam Stud stallion Zed on his hands, with the athletic prowess to mirror his star-studded ownership, which includes All Black first five-eighth Beauden Barrett. He trained Irish Flame to win the Group 3 2YO Classic (1200m) at New Plymouth two years ago and he[...]

Posted on May 16, 2019
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Legendary expat-Kiwi jockey Brent Thomson, affectionately known as The Babe, has been inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. Already a Hall of Famer in his homeland of New Zealand, Thomson began his riding career in Wanganui in 1973 as a 15-year-old. The son of trainer Kevin Thomson, he was a natural in the[...]

Posted on May 16, 2019
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Quality New Zealand three-year-old Arrogant is the latest Australasian galloper to join the exodus to Hong Kong following his recent sale. The Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained son of Ocean Park will join the stable of Caspar Fownes in Hong Kong and the Group 1 performer will no doubt be a candidate for next year’s[...]

Posted on May 14, 2019
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike experienced Group 1 success with The Bostonian in the Doomben 10,000 (1200m) on Saturday and less than 24 hours later stablemate Simply Sacred continued Pike’s winning ways when taking out her 1685m Ipswich assignment by three lengths. Pike was pleased with the three-year-old filly’s performance, but believes they are racing against[...]

Posted on May 14, 2019
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Jumping just may have resurrected the career of talented stayer Gobstopper. The full-brother to former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther has been out of form since winning the Group 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) back in 2017, but his runner-up performance in the Group 3 Rotorua Cup (2200m) at Arawa Park showed he[...]

Topweight too tough in Great Western Steeplechase

Big Mike ready to put another stamp in his passport

Baker pleased with Queensland Derby candidates

Nz Betting Levy To Be Repealed

Cambridge visitor takes out Awapuni feature

Shamal takes Waikato Steeplechase in nail-biting finish

Iffitel demolishes quality field in Waikato Hurdles

Betting Levy to be repealed

Phelan showcases his versatility at Te Rapa

Sheezallmine ready for Australian debut

Raymond Connors shooting for repeat double

Group 1 winning son of Snitzel to Mapperley Stud

History Beaudz Well for exciting juvenile

The Babe inducted into Hall of Fame

Group 1 three-year-old sold to Hong Kong

Pike team on fire in Queensland

Jumping future likely for Gobstopper

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