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Australia no bother for Kiwi mare

Posted on August 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Peter Setchell is having a grand old time racing handy mare Bothered in Australia. The five-year-old daughter of ShamExpress continued her undefeated record across the Tasman when winning over 1100m at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. It was her second victory for trainer Clare Cunningham after winning first-up over 1000m at Gosford late last month, and[...]

Posted on July 3, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The training partnership of Keith and Gavin Opie will officially come to an end at the end of the month with Gavin taking over the reins come the new season. The father and son team have been in partnership for the last decade and Keith decided it was time to take a step back and[...]

Posted on June 19, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It's been a long time between runners for Te Aroha trainers Keith and Gavin Opie. The father-son training partnership have not had a runner since January 3 and are hoping to make up for lost opportunity with a four-strong team set to show their wares at Counties on Saturday as racing in New Zealand resumes[...]

Posted on August 24, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive mare Back In A Flash provided owner Grant Kingsford with the perfect birthday present when she underlined her wet track credentials in emphatic fashion at Ellerslie on Saturday. Having her first run back from a short mid-winter break, the Keith and Gavin Opie-trained five-year- old treated her rating 82 rivals with contempt as she[...]

Australia no bother for Kiwi mare

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