Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes

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Toughness the key to talented filly

Tough is a word that comes up several times in conversation with Otaki trainer Johno Benner when talking about his talented filly Key. The Exceed And Excel three-year-old, a A$550,000 yearling purchase for owner Gary Harding last year, steps up to stakes company for the first time in Thursday's Group 3 Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes[...]
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First stakes tilt for Basarwa

Promising three-year-old Basarwa will have to overcome his outside barrier in the Group 3 Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki on Thursday to keep his undefeated record intact. The son of Atlante won comfortably by 1-1/4 lengths on debut at Hastings earlier this month and trainers Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen believe he is[...]
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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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