Bonecrusher Stakes

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Last-gasp Guineas win for Dark Destroyer

With back-to-back stakes wins including a last-gasp thriller in Saturday’s Group 2 SKYCITY Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie, Dark Destroyer is stepping up to fill a void for owners David Archer and Diane Wright. The couple’s distinctive grey and blue colours have had a quiet few months following the retirements of quality trans-Tasman performers Bostonian[...]
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Northern summer sojourn for Asano

Leading apprentice jockey Kozzi Asano has decided to head north to Cambridge for the summer and if everything goes to plan it could be a permanent move. Previously based in Christchurch with Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston, Asano has had a couple of previous stints in the north, including a few months in Matamata at Wexford[...]
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Opalescence upsets in Ellerslie feature

Underrated filly Opalescence dented several reputations when she swept to victory in Saturday’s Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. The Jenna Mahoney-trained three-year-old started at odds of nearly $13 despite being a last-start winner as punters set their sights on Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) placegetter Moana and two-race winner Jason[...]
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Bonecrusher test for Explosively

With an overseas sale off the agenda for now, Te Awamutu trainer Stephen Ralph is free to dream big with highly talented three-year-old Explosively – starting with a first black-type test in Saturday’s Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. Offshore offers have circled the son of Sweynesse throughout this spring, following an[...]
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Favourite too classy in Bonecrusher Stakes

Race favourite Riodini provided another example of his burgeoning talent when he comfortably accounted for his three-year-old rivals in the Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie. Unbeaten in three starts leading into Saturday’s contest, the Proisir gelding handled the step up to stakes grade with aplomb. Settled perfectly one out and one[...]
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Surgeonor eyes first Group win

Jo Surgeonor has leapt at an opportunity to snare her first Group win with Showoroses at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Auckland trainer hadn’t planned on backing up the Showcasing filly after her all-the-way win at Ellerslie last weekend but when entries for Saturday’s Group 3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) were left open, she was[...]
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Rhaegar To Get Back To Form At Home In NZ

Premier New Zealand trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have put Rhaegar’s disappointing Sydney campaign behind them and are hoping he can live up to expectations at home over the summer. The three-year-old runs in Saturday’s Group Three Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie after a pleasing second in a barrier trial. Rhaegar ran fourth in[...]
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