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Pike hoping Catalyst can find old zest

Comeback horse Alligator Blood's Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) triumph has Cambridge trainer Tony Pike hoping that one of that horse's most notable rivals can have a similarly successful return to racing next spring. Alligator Blood's Stradbroke victory was his first trip to the winners circle since he took out the Group 1 Australian Guineas[...]
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Red-letter day for Phelan

It was a red-letter day for New Zealand horseman Shaun Phelan at Hastings on Monday, with a four-win haul, including three in the saddle for local trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal. “It was a dream day,” Phelan said. While he had a notable day in the saddle, his more sentimental victory came as a[...]
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Weatherley riding crest of a wave

Sam Weatherley is enjoying a rewarding season in the saddle highlighted by stakes successes at home and across the Tasman, while a notable milestone has also been ticked off. The Matamata jockey rode his 300th New Zealand winner when he successfully combined on the synthetic track at Cambridge on Wednesday with La Velocita, a mare[...]
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Pike after Derby spoils

New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is hoping the turnaround in weather can play into the hands of his Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) contender Tutukaka at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Usually lapping up the Queensland sun at this time of year, Pike and his fellow Kiwi raiders have been experiencing a deluge of rain, more[...]
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Business as usual for Forsman

Andrew Forsman will be represented by his first runners in his own right on Saturday following a long and successful training partnership with Murray Baker. The New Zealand horseman enjoyed multiple Group One successes with the now retired Baker and will mark the next phase in his career with black-type runners at home and away.[...]
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Stablemates signing off in juvenile feature

A pair of highly regarded fillies from Stephen Marsh's New Zealand stable will go head-to-head at Te Rapa on Saturday when they chase black type honours to end their juvenile preparations. The well-related duo of multiple placegetter Academy Award and first starter Mazzolino will clash in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1100m).[...]
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Bosson in demand for Brisbane

New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson's Brisbane dance card is filling up well with the champion rider already locked in for half a-dozen feature race mounts during the Queensland winter carnival. All Bosson's confirmed bookings to date are for New Zealand-trained contenders and he has enlisted the help of prominent Australian jockeys' agent Mark Guest to[...]
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Te Rapa swansong for Two Illicit

Top quality New Zealand performer Two Illicit will be chasing the perfect end to a stellar racing career when she steps out in Saturday's Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained daughter of Jimmy Choux has carried the colours of breeder Trelawney Stud with distinction and, as such,[...]
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