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Stakes target for Beauden

Owner Joan Egan is having a week to remember. On Boxing Day she won the Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie with Concert Hall, and on Wednesday the Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained Beauden won the Taupo Cup (2000m) emphatically in front of a bumper crowd. The son of Bullbars began well from barrier six[...]
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Pitmans quinella Kurow Cup

Trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman walked away happy men from Kurow on Wednesday after securing the quinella in the Kurow Cup (1400m) courtesy of Carson River and Enzo's Lad. Carson River settled midfield for jockey Samantha Wynne before finding the one-one outside stablemate Enzo's Lad. The son of Swiss Ace quickly found the lead when[...]
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Group One test for Levante

Talented mare Levante will get her first chance to prove herself at elite-level at Ellerslie on New Year's Day when she contests the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m). The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained four-year-old has won all but one of her six career starts, with the only blot on her perfect record being a runner-up[...]
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Enzo’s Lad primed for Kurow Cup

There may be a major weight disparity between Enzo's Lad and his rivals in the PGG Wrightson Kurow Cup (1400m) on Wednesday, but it's the track conditions that are the biggest concern for trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman. The Christchurch conditioners elected to bypass the Listed Hazlett Stakes (1200m) on Saturday with their charge because[...]
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