On The Bubbles is the first Gr1 winner for Brazen Beau with a comfortable win in Saturday’s Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni. On The Bubbles drove to the lead after 100m and then made all the running for a three-length defeat of I Wish I Win (Savabeel), the fourth in the race for
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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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Melody Belle suffered a rare loss last time out but bounced back in brilliant style to win Saturday’s Bonecrusher Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie. Anchored towards the rear, she copped some buffeting around the home turn before coming widest of all and powering home to defeat stablemate Avantage and land her 14th Gr.1 win, surpassing Sunline
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Sword of State is the 15th Gr1 winner for Snitzel winning the Diamond Stakes (1200m) for 2yos at Ellerslie. Sword Of State started odds-on to confirm his status as the best juvenile in New Zealand and did so comfortably, soon on the lead from an inside draw and never headed, going on to defeat stablemate
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In what most pundits deemed a match race between Avantage and Levante, it was marvellous mare Avantage who triumphed as she made it seven career Group One wins when taking out a superb victory in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The opportunity to see two of the best mares racing in
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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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On The Bubbles is SW10 for Brazen Beau winning the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie. Despite a wide barrier, On The Bubbles was settled fifth before halfway with cover as stablemate Avonallo led them into the home straight. On The Bubbles came with his challenge to strike the front early in the home straight
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A colt by Savabeel out of the O’Reilly mare Miss Opulence, a half-sister to multiple Group One winners Sir Slick and Puccini topped the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale late in the session at $700,000. Presented by Sam and Hana Beatson’s Riversley Park, who finished as leading vendor for the fourth year in
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Melody Belle made it back-to-back wins in Saturday’s Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings – but only just. Melody Belle made her challenge in the home straight along with stablemate Avantage (Fastnet Rock) with the pair chasing down last start Gr1 winner Callsign Mav, getting there in the final strides with Melody Belle gaining a
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Group 3 Matamata Slipper Stakes winner Need I Say More is the 21st stakes winner for No Nay Never and the first from his first southern hemisphere crops. Need I Say More was purchased by Te Akau boss David Ellis for $130,000 from the Kilgravin Lodge draft at the 2019 National Yearling Sale, Need I
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