Wakefield Challenge Stakes

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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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Wolverine on target for home feature

Classy New Zealand juvenile Wolverine showed she is on target for the Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni next Saturday following her effortless trial win at Otaki on Tuesday. While in a 1000m trial, the daughter of Tivaci travelled much further, with jockey Robbie Hannam keeping the filly to the[...]
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No secret about speedy filly

Speedy filly Grace's Secret made it two wins from two starts when she led throughout to take out the Listed Riccarton Park Function Centre Welcome Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong-trained daughter of Vadamos had performed in similar fashion when winning at the venue on debut over 800m, however[...]
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Pike braving the Trentham Storm

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will head south to Trentham on Saturday to a wet welcome, with rain forecast for the weekend's premier meeting. Despite the gloomy outlook he is set to bring his own storm on Saturday in the form of unbeaten two-year-old Stormy, who will contest the Group 2 Pete's Joinery, Precise Design &[...]
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Visitor draws for Cambridge duo

Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will be hoping 10 is their lucky number this weekend. The Cambridge training partnership have drawn the outside gate with Unition and True Enough in their respective 10-horse stakes fields at Trentham on Saturday and they believe they will need every ounce of luck they can get with those gates.[...]
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Pike has options

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has a few races in consideration for smart two-year-old Not An Option. The winner of his only raceday start at Counties, Not An Option won a trial at Cambridge on Tuesday over 800m and looks one of the early lamplighters amongst the juvenile division. “I was really happy with his trial,”[...]
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