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Last-gasp Guineas win for Dark Destroyer

With back-to-back stakes wins including a last-gasp thriller in Saturday's Group 2 SKYCITY Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie, Dark Destroyer is stepping up to fill a void for owners David Archer and Diane Wright. The couple's distinctive grey and blue colours have had a quiet few months following the retirements of quality trans-Tasman performers Bostonian[...]
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(Sir) Charles Road retired

Quality New Zealand stayer Charles Road has been retired. The seven-year-old gelding acquitted himself well in Australasia's staying features, headlined by his victory in the Group 2 Chairman's Quality (2600m) at Randwick three years ago. Raced as Sir Charles Road in Australia, the son of Myboycharlie also placed in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m)[...]
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Wexford duo return home

Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Rocket Spade and Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m) runner-up Sir Charles Road will return home following their exertions in Sydney last Saturday. The Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained pair didn't trouble the placegetters in their respective Sydney targets, with Rocket Spade finishing eighth in the Group 1 Australian[...]
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Force Of Will primed for Vinery

Group Three winner Force Of Will has arrived in Sydney ahead of her tilt at the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained filly is still finding her feet after flying over to Sydney on Monday, but her connections are confident she will settle in well[...]
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Dragon ready to leap the Tasman

Talented four-year-old Dragon Leap will travel to Sydney on Monday as he looks to target spring riches. The Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained galloper won twice at Group 2 level as a three-year-old and finished fourth in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). The lightly-tried gelding is expected to be best suited to a[...]
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Kiwis given clearance to fly

There was an echoed sigh of relief in Waikato Monday with a handful of trainers receiving travel exemptions for their staff to fly to Australia. Cambridge trainer Tony Pike, who also heads the New Zealand Trainers' Association, was one of the recipients of the good news and he has already booked flights for two of[...]
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