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Ladies Man primed for Metric Mile tilt

In preparation for Saturday's Group 3 Metric Mile (1600m) at Awapuni, New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock views Ladies Man's participation as a pivotal step toward greater achievements. Ladies Man, a Zed gelding, is set to make his third start of the campaign in this $100,000 feature race. Sharrock commended Ladies Man's recent performance, stating, “I[...]
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Mark Walker brings up 200th winner

Mark Walker is in rarefied air after becoming the first New Zealand trainer to record 200 domestic wins in a season at Awapuni on Thursday. Te Akau's head trainer went into the synthetic meeting requiring two wins to reach the mark and his eight-strong team duly delivered. Redsheis brought the Matamata horseman within one win,[...]
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Crouch hits target at Awapuni

Football has been a big part of Awapuni trainer Mike Breslin's life and that has continued in racing through the naming of his horses. The son of former New Zealand footballer Paddy Breslin, Mike has always had a fascination with the sport and was himself a representative player. “My father was New Zealand footballer of[...]
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Ardee Boy wins on debut

Stylish trial winning two-year-old Ardee Boy lived up to his private reputation with an eye-catching debut victory at Awapuni. The Peter Didham-trained galloper had looked a handy prospect on winter footing when winning over 1000m at the Foxton trials last month and was confidently supported on the tote to start his career with success on[...]
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Fabian Hawk ready to strike at Awapuni

The well-related Fabian Hawk has made impressive progress this preparation and has another opportunity to further his record on his home track on Saturday. Prepared by his Awapuni part-owner Peter Didham, the son of Turn Me Loose will be bidding for the fourth victory of his campaign and third course and distance victory on the[...]
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Crouch strikes at Awapuni

A son of Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino named after a former international footballer kicked another winning goal at Awapuni on Saturday. Trained by part-owner Mike Breslin, Crouch showed he had a bright future over ground with a tenacious performance to account for his Rating 65 rivals. The three-year-old's namesake is Peter Crouch, a striker who[...]
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Belardo Boy bounces back at Awapuni

Local trainer Lisa Latta was to the fore on her home track at Awapuni on Saturday with a winning treble that included capturing one of the feature races on the card, the North Island Challenge Stakes (1400m) with Belardo Boy. The powerfully built four-year-old had disappointed when finishing last at his previous start but Latta[...]
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All In All set for Awapuni assignment

Awapuni wasn't originally on All In All's itinerary, but trainer Jade Zuppicich will be heading there on Saturday with confidence in the well-related stayer. The five-year-old son of Ekraar is in good touch following his first-up victory at Hastings earlier this month. “Initially, we were looking at taking him to Wanganui next week, but when[...]
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