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Oaks hope stars on top day for Pike

Val Di Zoldo headlined a stellar day for Tony Pike at Awapuni where she added serious momentum to her preparation for the country's premier staying feature for fillies. A first stakes winner for her Inglewood Stud-based stallion War Decree, she was one of three success stories at the Central Districts fixture for the Cambridge trainer[...]
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Group Two test for Impendabelle

Promising filly Impendabelle will have her first test at stakes level when she heads to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m). The daughter of Impending was impressive when winning by 4.5 lengths over 900m when on debut at the Upper Hutt track last month and trainer Tony Pike has[...]
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Marchand primed to bounce back

Four-year-old gelding Marchand has a good opportunity at Matamata on Saturday to return to the form that earned him stakes honours last season. The son of Burgundy measured up well in strong company as a three-year-old and looks well-placed to turn his fortunes around in the Harry & Rick Lowe Handicap (1600m). He will be[...]
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Catalyst return delayed

Punters will have to wait at least a couple more weeks before they see Group One winner Catalyst resume his racing career. The son of Darci Brahma was set to have his first start in nearly two years in the Group 2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, but the wet[...]
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Pike hoping Catalyst can find old zest

Comeback horse Alligator Blood's Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) triumph has Cambridge trainer Tony Pike hoping that one of that horse's most notable rivals can have a similarly successful return to racing next spring. Alligator Blood's Stradbroke victory was his first trip to the winners circle since he took out the Group 1 Australian Guineas[...]
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