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Butler looking to clean-up at Otaki

Promising gelding Butler will be after his first stakes scalp when he heads to Otaki on Thursday to contest the Listed Courtesy Ford Levin Stakes (1200m). The Allan Sharrock-trained five-year-old impressed when runner-up to Imperatriz in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) in August and followed that result with a win over 1200m at Awapuni[...]
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Tavi Mac makes pleasing return

Tavi Mac, the surprise package of this season, made a pleasing start to his preparation at Foxton on Tuesday when comfortably winning his 1000m trial. The rising six-year-old gelding won four of his seven starts this term, including the Listed Matamata Cup (1400m), Listed Levin Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m), and finished[...]
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Tavi Mac continues to impress

He may be small, but he is mighty. That's trainer Allan Sharrock's summation of consistent galloper Tavi Mac after his Listed Courtesy Ford Levin Stakes (1200m) victory at Otaki on Thursday. The diminutive gelding only had five rivals in the race as a result of the heavy track conditions, but that didn't concern Sharrock. “He[...]
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Marsh team on winning roll

Stephen Marsh's racing team has been in fine form of late, recording seven wins in the last week to catapult the Cambridge horseman to the top of the New Zealand Trainers' Premiership. He now sits on 40 wins for the season, one clear of Te Akau's Jamie Richards. “It has been a terrific last few[...]
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Otaki stakes double for Marsh

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh had a memorable day at Otaki on Friday, winning a stakes double and unearthing another Derby prospect. The Waikato conditioner won the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) with Crown Prosecutor this year and he has next year's edition in his sights with Scorpz after his win in the Group 3[...]
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