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Taplins begin northern raid

Isla Bank trainers Ian and Kerry Taplin will begin their northern assault at Awapuni on Saturday when they contest the Group 3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile (1600m) with in-form gallopers Ritani and Tappy's One. Travelling is nothing new to the pair, having made plenty of trips to Riccarton from their southern base, and Ian Taplin[...]
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Ritani upsets in Winter Cup

Scenes of unbridled joy and celebration broke out on the Riccarton public lawn shortly after outsider Ritani () took out the 124th running of the Group 3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) on Saturday. Friends, family and connections of the Kerry and Ian Taplin-trained seven-year-old Makfi mare were besides themselves as rider Kozzi Asano[...]
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Ritani scores brave win

Trainers Kerry and Ian Taplin had their hearts in their mouths when their mare Ritani looked like she would be headed in the Ascot Sports Bar Handicap (1600m) at Ascot Park on Sunday, but they needn't have worried. The six-year-old mare called on all her reserves to fight back and gain a half-neck victory over[...]
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Stakes targets await Ritani

Seven-win mare Ritani is on trial for stakes targets when she lines up in the Ascot Sports Bar Handicap (1600m) at Ascot Park on Sunday. The Kerry and Ian Taplin-trained six-year-old was purchased by her trainers with a broodmare career in-mind and they would dearly love to get some black type with their mare before[...]
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Marsh team ramping up

Stephen Marsh has his bases covered this weekend as the only trainer in the country to have runners at all three galloping meetings. The Cambridge trainer has two maidens engaged at Wanganui on Friday, six in action at Riccarton on Saturday and four runners accepted for the return to racing at Ellerslie on Saturday, placing[...]
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Marsh using Ruakaka as winter base

Crown Prosecutor will spearhead a squad being sent north by Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh to be temporarily based at Ruakaka. “I'll be sending horses up there at the start of July to get through the winter,” Marsh said. “At this stage I haven't finalised them all, but Crown Prosecutor and Santa Catarina will be two[...]
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