Amarelinha shrugged off an unconventional start to prove too good in the New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham on Saturday. Amarelinha started odds-on for the classic having won four of her last five starts however, punters who took the short odds were concerned early when Amarelinha bounded in the air out of the barriers, almost
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New Zealand has lost two champions on the same day, with confirmation on Thursday that dual Group 1 winner Te Akau Shark and four-time Group 1 heroine Silent Achiever have both died. Te Akau Shark (pictured) was retired last year due to an eye infection which subsequently developed into blindness. Owners Te Akau Racing confirmed
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Milford is SW110 for Savabeel breaking his maiden in Sunday’s Gingernuts Salver (2100m) for 3yos at Ellerslie. Turning for home in fifth place, Milford quickened up in good style to run to the front 100m out an then hold the late flourish from Cheaperthandivorce (Savabeel) to score by three-quarters of a length with Edge Of
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Albarado is SW103 for Savabeel winning the Gr3 Norman Robinson Stakes (2000m) for 3yos. Albarado looked keen early in a slowly run race and then made a sustained run from 800m out, challenging in the home straight and staying on strongly to defeat Lets Karaka Deel (Dundeel) and Hit The Shot (Dundeel) in a driving
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Shezzacatch is SW102 for Savabeel following her winning debut in Saturday’s El Roca Trophy (1200m) for 3yos at Hastings. Shezzacatch was behind the leaders on the inside rail until being able to switch off heels inside the final 200m and rush home to defeat Suffused (Choisir) by three-quarters of a length with Alchemia (Per Incanto)
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All Saints’ Eve is the first stakes winner for Sacred Falls after winning Friday’s Gr3 Tibbie Stakes (1400m) for fillies and mares at Newcastle. Smothered away along the inside in a midfield position into the home straight, All Saints’ Eve was able to angle into running room and accelerated into the lead inside the final
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Juanmo Stakes (1350m) at Doomben winner Shalwa is SW96 for O’Reilly. Shalwa is the only foal to race out of Furoon (Elusive Quality), a sister to Sydney winner Unconditional Love, the dam of Gr2 Matriarch Stakes at Flemington winner Jessy Belle (Rock Of Gibraltar). The granddam Flitter (Bluebird) was named Champion Older Mare in Australia
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