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Shaun Clotworthy didn’t foresee Quirky Habits contending for black-type honours as a two-year-old, but has been more than happy to be proved wrong by the youngster.

A trip to Karaka five years ago is well and truly paying off for southern trainer Stephen Blair-Edie.

Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman celebrated a comfortable victory at Cambridge on Wednesday with Medina in the Martin Collins New Zealand MAAT 1550.

Good things come in fours at Grangewilliam Stud, at least for August anyway.

Eshay has shown trainer Peter Didham plenty of ability in work on Awapuni’s polytrack and he is hoping she can bring that to raceday this week.

Hopes of successfully executing a long-term southern plan with talented mare Sanibel received a timely boost in her final lead-up appearance.

Exciting New Zealand-bred gelding Antino is being readied for a spring campaign with Champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan keen to target Melbourne with the son of Redwood.

Rhys Mildon has been Stephen Marsh’s lieutenant over the last few years and has been rewarded for his loyalty with a recent promotion to assistant trainer for Cambridge’s leading stable.

Riccarton Park, LOVERACING.NZ and TAB are supporting Cure Kids with the “Riccarton Park Red Nose Raceday” at this Friday’s synthetic meeting.

It will be take two for southern trainers when they head to Oamaru on Wednesday for their postponed Oamaru Cup meeting.

Allan Sharrock continues to thank his lucky stars that he didn’t altogether banish racetrack failure Often from his successful New Plymouth operation.

New Zealand Bloodstock has announced the appointment of Andrew Buick as the latest addition to the bloodstock team.