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Thoroughbred world mourns the passing of Sir Patrick Hogan

Posted on January 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The thoroughbred world is mourning the death of Sir Patrick Hogan, who has passed away in Waikato Hospital after a period of ill health. From humble beginnings and with a determination shared by his wife Justine, in 1976 Sir Patrick founded Cambridge Stud, a nursery that was to reshape the bloodstock industry and draw unprecedented[...]

Posted on January 6, 2023
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Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott have saddled the last two winners of the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and a pair of talented three-year-olds are putting a spring in the Matamata trainers' step as they plot their path towards the 2023 edition. O'Sullivan and Scott won the Derby with Rocket Spade in 2021 and[...]

Posted on January 6, 2023
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The Phillip Stokes-trained Daqiansweet Junior had a quiet jumpout at Pakenham over 1000m this week as the son of Sweet Orange builds towards autumn targets. OTI Racing CEO Terry Henderson said last year's Adelaide Cup winner will head north to Sydney this preparation before eventually having another tilt at the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m),[...]

Posted on January 6, 2023
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Dennis Yip's promising second starter, Top Top Tea, continued a good run for his sire Wrote when winning the Class 4 Mut Wah Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. In the process, the talented four-year-old carried Brazilian jockey Ruan Maia to his first victory since October 26 following 70 consecutive losses. “I'm very happy[...]

Posted on January 5, 2023
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Duneagle is in rare company in Shaun Ritchie and Colm Murray’s team as one of the few older members within their ranks and the quirky six-year-old looks ideally placed to return to winning ways at Ruakaka.

Posted on January 5, 2023
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Seasoned performers and travellers Sagunto and Langkawi will front up at Trentham this Saturday and top performances will book them return trips a week later for the opening day of the Wellington Cup carnival.

Posted on January 5, 2023
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First and second in his previous two starts in the Greymouth Cup, Camino Rocoso's win set up a title defence of Saturday's Kumara Gold Nuggets.

Posted on January 4, 2023
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Gold Gold Baby will aim to maintain a sparkling rise this season when he lines up in Wednesday's red-hot Class 3 Hip Wo Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley. Trained by Francis Lui and paired each time this season with Vincent Ho, the five-year-old – who had corrective throat surgery twice in 2021 – has three[...]

Posted on January 4, 2023
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On a day where the Te Akau Racing tangerine and blue colours played a prominent role in most results it was promising filly Romancing The Moon that provided one of the highlights. The Mark Walker-trained three-year-old was having her first start since finishing fourth behind the unbeaten Legarto in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000[...]

Posted on January 4, 2023
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Debutant Codigo provided dual success for his connections when he produced a brave effort to win a two-year-old contest at Matamata on Tuesday. Raced by his breeder, Dame Lowell Goddard along with race sponsors Waikato Stud, Codigo becomes the first winner for his sire Ardrossan who was retired to stand at Waikato Stud in 2019[...]

Posted on January 4, 2023
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Roger Allen is hoping his progressive stayer Subtle Point can shed the bridesmaid tag he has collected lately when he tackles the Listed Marton Cup (2200m) at Trentham on Saturday. The lightly raced six-year-old son of Nadeem has racked up a string of four runner-up finishes in his last four starts with Allen keen to[...]

Posted on January 3, 2023
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Memories of the fabulous racemare Lucia Valentina came flooding back on Monday as her daughter Luella Cristina made a successful raceday debut at Tauranga. The Stephen Marsh-trained daughter of Snitzel is the second foal of three-time Australian Group One winner Lucia Valentina who registered her greatest triumph in the 2016 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes[...]

Posted on January 3, 2023
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Trainer Ben Foote was looking forward to taking his frustrations out on a small white ball just 24 hours after going within a whisker of collecting a Group One victory at Te Rapa on New Year's Day. The popular Cambridge horseman and a few mates were heading to the local golf course on Monday for[...]

Posted on January 3, 2023
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A win in the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m) at Te Rapa on New Year's Day could provide the key to a tilt at the Group 2 Auckland Cup (3200m) for progressive staying mare Aquacade. The Lance Noble-trained four-year-old provided her trainer and owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay with the first leg of a[...]

Posted on January 3, 2023
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Smart four-year-old Wrote To Arataki proved too strong at Flemington in the Henry Byron Moore Handicap (1400m) on New Year's Day under an inspired front-running ride by Jamie Kah. The Matthew Williams-trained daughter of Wrote has now won three of her nine career starts and added another string to her bow after dictating throughout as[...]

Posted on January 2, 2023
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Just like in so many other showpiece racedays in New Zealand in the last few seasons, Te Akau Racing ran rampant through the black-type features on New Year's Day at Te Rapa. Campionessa and Belle En Rouge capped the gold rush with a quinella in the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m), providing the cherry[...]

Posted on January 2, 2023
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A powerful late sprint carried progressive filly Polygon to an impressive victory at Te Rapa on Sunday when she destroyed her rivals in to take the Group 2 Royal Stakes (2000m). Fresh off another comprehensive win in the Group 3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at the venue a fortnight earlier, the Lance Noble-trained daughter of Highly[...]

New Zealand Horse Racing News

Thoroughbred world mourns the passing of Sir Patrick Hogan

New Zealand Derby treble on radar for O’Sullivan and Scott

Group one target for Daqiansweet Junior

Top Top Tea continues Wrote roll by winning at Happy Valley

Duneagle will contest The Northland Cup on Friday

Peter & Shaun McKay bring Sagunto & Langkawi to JAPAC Marton Cup

Camino Rocoso on track for second Kumara Gold Nuggets

Gold Gold Baby’s out to light up Happy Valley again

Romancing The Moon ready for next stakes assignment

Codigo provides Ardrossan with first winner

Subtle Point ready to go one better in Marton Cup

Luella Cristina on song on debut

Foote looking to move on from narrow Group One miss

Auckland Cup tilt for Aquacade

Stakes options for Wrote To Arataki

Rich Hill Mile quinella caps Te Akau gold rush

Polygon provides winning angle in Royal Stakes

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