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Burgie crashes Reputabelle’s party in Warstep Stakes

Reputabelle’s bid for a rare clean sweep of New Zealand’s South Island’s autumn three-year-old filly features was impressively thwarted by up-and-comer Burgie in Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton. A commanding winner of the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m) and Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) in her last two starts, Reputabelle[...]
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Reputabelle continues on winning way

It may not have been the five-length romp of her last start success but leading New Zealand’s South Island three-year-old filly Reputabelle was even more impressive as she took out the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained daughter of Pins was looking for her fourth win in[...]
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Bright future tipped for Fireglow

Fast-improving Riccarton three-year-old Fireglow could be set for some rich targets at next season’s New Zealand Cup carnival. Fireglow scored his second successive victory when taking out the Selwyn Rakaia Vet Services Three-Year-Old (1400m) at his home track on Saturday, getting up to beat Burgie and Palmetto for jockey Wiremu Pinn despite being blocked for[...]
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Family affinity to the fore with Reputabelle

With a dominant performance at Wingatui by a rising star of the South Island’s three-year-old ranks, Michael and Matthew Pitman have added some black-type glow to a highly successful family association. The Riccarton trainers saddled Reputabelle for a runaway victory in Saturday’s Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m), powering clear in the hands of Tina Comignaghi[...]
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Pitman fillies out to enhance reputations at Wingatui

Michael and Matthew Pitman will attack Saturday’s Wingatui features in threes. The Riccarton trainers will produce Reputabelle, Roussanne and Show Me Champagne in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m), with Rock Sensation, Wild Rover and Seikrid the stable’s trio contesting the ODT Southern Mile Final (1600m). Matthew Pitman rated promising Pins filly Reputabelle as the[...]
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Guineas goal for Mackenzie Lad

Mackenzie Lad is primed to showcase his Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) credentials when he tackles Saturday’s Group 3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton. That’s the opinion of Riccarton trainer Matthew Pitman, who trains the Vespa three-year-old in partnership with his father Michael. The Pitmans produced Marine to[...]
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