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Graham Thomas still going strong

Cambridge trainer Graham Thomas admits he's slowed down a bit since hitting “retirement” age, but he's still going strong training horses for, among others, owner-breeder John Wood. The pair were to the fore again at New Plymouth on Saturday when Turnmeon won a special conditions maiden over 1800m. Thomas admitted he had more confidence in[...]
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Gillies on a winning roll

Cambridge jumps jockey Mathew Gillies has been enjoying a great run of form in recent weeks. On Sunday the 33-year-old notched his first winner as both trainer and jockey when Borninasandpit, who he trains in partnership with Graham Thomas, was successful at Te Aroha. “It was my first ride on a horse I train too[...]
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Gillies breaks Awapuni hoodoo

Talented jumps jockey Mathew Gillies was able to put his self-described Awapuni hoodoo to rest on Saturday when he rode home a winning double at his former home track. The Cambridge horseman, who these days also trains in partnership in Cambridge with Graham Thomas, spent half a decade working at the Palmerston North track and[...]
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