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Pier looking to bounce back in Tarzino

In preparation for this weekend's race at Hastings, Pier, a four-year-old gelding, aims to bounce back from his disappointing eighth-place finish in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa last month. Trained by Darryn and Briar Weatherley, the team is optimistic about Pier's performance in the upcoming Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m). Darryn Weatherley[...]
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Trial stars set to make impact at Avondale

Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott are set to unleash two promising colts, Monday Melody and Geriatrix, at Avondale, New Zealand on Wednesday. Both youngsters have shown their mettle by winning lead-up trials, and pre-race indicators suggest they are ready for strong performances. However, their talented stablemate Molly Bloom, who is currently the joint second favorite[...]
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White Noise signals spring intent

Last start Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) winner White Noise made an emphatic start to his latest campaign with a comfortable victory at Ruakaka. Apprentice Donovan Cooper made good use of his 4kg claim to reduce the handicap on the multiple stakes winner to a featherweight 52.5kg in the open 1400m contest and produced a[...]
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Legarto pleases in Te Rapa trial

Last season's standout three-year-old filly Legarto pleased trainers Ken and Bev Kelso with her first public hit-out this preparation at Te Rapa on Tuesday. The daughter of Proisir settled midfield for jockey Ryan Elliot in her 900m trial before looming wide at the turn and closed late to finish third behind Group One winner Pier.[...]
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La Crique set for Sydney campaign

Lessons learned from La Crique's last spring campaign will be strictly adhered to this time around with the Group One-winning mare. Trainers Katrina and Simon Alexander have already ruled out starting the daughter of Vadamos on unsuitable ground in any lead-up outings ahead of a trip to Sydney. La Crique is going through her early[...]
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Dragon Leap back in New Zealand

Trainers Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott have elected to give quality galloper Dragon Leap a brief let-up after he returned home from his two-race Australian campaign. The Group Two winner ran fourth in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) before posting the same result in the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) a month later, but[...]
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La Crique to head back to Hastings

Following in-depth discussions and widespread monitoring of weather patterns, the connections of multiple New Zealand Group winner La Crique have committed to a return trip to the Hawke's Bay spring carnival. The mare finished a gallant third when resuming in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) and plans for Australia have been set aside until[...]
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