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Cup goals for Regazzo

New Zealand trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray believe they may have unearthed their next Cups horse in Regazzo. The four-year-old gelding was impressive when winning his maiden by 5.5 lengths at Te Rapa earlier this month and his conditioners believe big things may be instore for the son of Tavistock. “His win was super[...]
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Caloundra Cup tilt for Swords Drawn

Swords Drawn will likely have his last start for New Zealand trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray when he lines-up in the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) on Saturday. The Listed Hawke's Bay Cup (2200m) winner hasn't fired in his two starts across the Tasman – finishing sixth in the Gold Coast Cup (2400m) and 12th[...]
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Queensland Assignments For Ritchie Pair

With New Zealand heading into the colder winter months, many Kiwis are dreaming of a Gold Coast escape, but Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is living that reality at the moment. Ritchie, who trains in partnership with Colm Murray, is campaigning Badgers Nuts and Swords Drawn over the Queensland Winter Carnival and he said the pair[...]
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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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Tiara tilt for Tofane

A third Group One scalp is in the offing for New Zealand-bred mare Tofane this weekend when she lines-up in the Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of Ocean Park won the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) last year, and on the cusp of being sold as a broodmare[...]
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