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Riodini primed for Tauranga Stakes

Highly regarded filly About A Girl will continue her career in Australia from the champion Sydney stable of Chris Waller. The daughter of Almanzor made an impressive winning debut over 1200m at Tauranga last month for trainer and part-owner Nigel Tiley, prompting a trans-Tasman agreement for the three-year-old. “We did a deal with one of[...]
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Naval Anthem extends unbeaten record

Debut Wanganui winner Naval Anthem extended his unbeaten record when he scored impressively at Tauranga. The Kurtis Pertab-trained and owned son of US Navy Flag had impressed with a front-running win over 800m at Wanganui and repeated the dose on Saturday despite stepping up to 1200m. Sent to the front in the six-horse field by[...]
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Lovearoadie impresses with maiden success

Matamata trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall only had one runner at Tauranga on Saturday, but their trip over the Kaimai Ranges was made worthwhile when Lovearoadie produced an impressive maiden victory. Lovearoadie's triumph followed a consistent start to the three-year-old filly's career, her two minor placings from three starts seeing her start a short-priced[...]
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Luella Cristina on song on debut

Memories of the fabulous racemare Lucia Valentina came flooding back on Monday as her daughter Luella Cristina made a successful raceday debut at Tauranga. The Stephen Marsh-trained daughter of Snitzel is the second foal of three-time Australian Group One winner Lucia Valentina who registered her greatest triumph in the 2016 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes[...]
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Zackey makes instant impact

Newly arrived South African jockey Craig Zackey has made an immediate impact in New Zealand. The talented 27-year-old arrived just a matter of weeks ago and has quickly shown his class in the saddle. After a trio of runner-up finishes in the first three races at Tauranga on Saturday, Zackey notched his all-important first victory[...]
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