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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.

Cambridge trainer Ben Foote will be looking to end the season on a high note at local meetings this week.

Waverley trainer Erin Hocquard has always harboured a passion for horses and she is now pinching herself that she gets to work with them for a living.

Rich Hill Stud proprietor John Thompson admitted he was caught off guard at Saturday night’s Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at Karapiro, where he received the Entain NZTBA Personality of the Year award.

Apprentice jockey Tayla Mitchell finished her season with a bang at Tauranga on Saturday, but it wasn’t the climactic ending she was hoping for.

Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray had themselves a royal day out at the last meeting on the all-weather track at Cambridge and will be hoping for more of the same on Wednesday.

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has revealed a promising spring hope at Avondale on Wednesday, with debutant Elemental producing an eye-catching victory in the Westbrook Wines Maiden 2YO&3YO (1400m).