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Road trip a winner on two fronts

A lengthy round trip to Woodville this week successfully served a dual purpose in Janelle Millar’s countdown to a top-flight target with her talented mare Zola Express. The New Plymouth trainer topped off the Shamexpress six-year-old’s preparation for Saturday’s Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham with a 1000m trial, which she won under[...]
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Bosson to cop suspension on chin

Champion New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson has no plans to appeal the lengthy suspension he incurred on the closing day of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival. While it will cost him Group One opportunities at the upcoming New Zealand Cup meeting at Riccarton, Bosson will take his medicine and concentrate on remaining busy to keep[...]
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Darci La Bella wins Group 3 at Hawera

Progressive mare Darci La Bella added a valuable black-type victory to an already outstanding race record when she strode clear to win the Group 3 Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera. The winner of eight of her 14 starts before contesting Saturday’s Group Three feature, the daughter of Darci Brahma went into the[...]
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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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Chilly Filly set to bring the heat

Finding suitable targets for talented New Zealand sprinter Chilly Filly is proving a challenge for Riccarton trainer Ross Beckett. Friday’s Speight’s Open Handicap (1200m) on the Riccarton polytrack provides Chilly Filly with an opportunity to add to her record of four wins from just eight starts but Beckett isn’t sure where the Michael Crooks-bred and[...]
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