The Chosen One is the 27th Gr.1 winner for his champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel) and the 12th for one-time Irish National Stud shuttle-sire Flying Spur (Danehill) as a broodmare sire winning today’s Thorndon Mile at Trentham. Racing for the first time since running fifth in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) back in November, The Chosen
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Saturday’s Gr2 Sandown Guineas winner Blue Army is SW121 for Savabeel and his 23rd bred out of an O’Reilly mare. Blue Army turned for home in third place then finished determinedly to wear Blazerro (Pierro) down inside the final 100m to score at just his third start for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr.
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Never Been Kissed is the first Gr.1 winner for Tivaci winning Saturday’s Flight Stakes (1600m) for 3yo fillies at Randwick. The lightly-raced Never Been Kissed raced in fifth place to the final turn where she was delivered to challenge, staying on strongly over the concluding stages to defeat Hinged (Worthy Cause) and score her third
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Mo’Unga is the 23rd Gr1 winner for Savabeel winning the Rosehill Guineas (2000m). Named and part-owned by All Black rugby player Richie Mo’Unga, his equine namesake was waited with worse than midfield to the home turn where he was presented widest of all to come with a sustained run to prevail over Sky Lab and
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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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Ocean Billy is the third Gr1 winner for Ocean Park proving the strongest stayer in Saturday’s Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie. Ocean Billy settled worse than midfield as In A Twinkling and Bluey’s Chance set a solid pace in front, Ocean Billy began to creep closer before the home turn where he sprinted clear around
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Tabata is SW112 for Savabeel getting there in the last stride to win Monday’s Wairarapa Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Tauherenikau. Well back to the home turn, Tabata came with a big finish to get up and nab Cruz Ramirex (Myboycharlie) on the line to score. It is the third win from 10 starts for the
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Our Hail Mary is SW13 for Ocean Park winning the Gr3 Trentham Stakes (2000m) at Trentham. The five-year-old also had to overcome a less-than-ideal trip, unable to settle into a smooth rhythm as defending champion Camino Rocoso went out hard and opened up a 20-length lead down the back straight. Camino Rocoso was on tired
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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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Concert Hall is the 21st Gr1 winner for Savabeel finishing best in Saturday’s Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie and the third SW on the day for the stallion. Concert Hall was back last turning for home but then came widest of to finish best of all and defeat Supera (Savabeel) a neck with longtime leader
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