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Racing: Bolt for Brilliance out of Interdoms due to fracture

New Zealand's assault on the Inter Dominions has ended on a sad note, with trotting series favourite Bolt For Brilliance forced out by injury and set to miss the next six months.The Rowe Cup winner was found to have a fractured...

Source: nzherald.co.nz - Sport | 5 Dec 2022 | 6:00 am(NZT)

Racing: Prise De Fer achieves Group 1 glory

It has been a long time in the making but grand galloper Prise De Fer finally claimed his first elite level title when he took out the Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham yesterday.In a distinguished career that is littered...

Source: nzherald.co.nz - Sport | 4 Dec 2022 | 6:00 am(NZT)

Racing: Grand tips for Group 1s at Addington

Here are five horses to back for the first Group 1 Grand Prix harness meeting at Addington, which starts at 12.15pm today. 1: Muscle Mountain (R8, No 1) Only one of trotting's big three turns up for this Group 1, and he should...

Source: nzherald.co.nz - Sport | 4 Dec 2022 | 6:00 am(NZT)

Racing: Tony Pike depending on Impendabelle

Tony Pike hasn't trained a lot of top-class juvenile fillies, but if they were all as easy as Impendabelle he would love some more.The flying filly continues an unusual start to her career with a second road trip from Cambridge...

Source: nzherald.co.nz - Sport | 2 Dec 2022 | 6:00 am(NZT)

Racing: Akuta needs to justify favouritism for New Zealand Derby

If Akuta is going to justify his $250,000 New Zealand Derby favouritism at Addington on Sunday he will need to be better than he was last Friday.Champion trainer Mark Purdon believes he is.The long-time Derby favourite clings...