Merlin all set to wave magician's wand
Pacing's pocket rocket is bigger and stronger for his return to racing at Alexandra Park.
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Top jockey's confusion at credentials of elite horse
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Horse racing: TAB announces unprecedented new betting rule
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Horse racing: Cambridge racing bosses to create richest night in NZ harness racing history
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Foxbridge Plate off radar as La Crique set for Group 1
Freakish filly La Crique won't be contesting the Foxbridge Plate on Saturday.
Lickety Split starts the spring in style
Lickety Split showed she will be a force to be reckoned with.
Rain becomes pain as meeting abandoned in stormy conditions
New Zealand racing has lost another Saturday meeting.
New recruit ready for more Magic, as weather woes put two meetings under threat
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Matthew Cameron was sentenced to 90 hours' community work and will pay the victim $900.
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Horse racing: Copy That to make surprise return to Alexandra Park
Copy That will make a surprise return to racing at Alexandra Park on Thursday night.
'Getn Wiggy Withit': Harness racing driver claims bias in appeal
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Know Keeper and Opawa Superstar triumph in NZ Nationals
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Helena Baby bolted in at Tauranga on Saturday.
It's Grand walk in the park for West Coast
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Fannin fixing to brighten winter of discontent in grand style
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Trainer issues warning as speed freak makes comeback
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