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No Weeping Now For Willow

No Weeping Now For Willow

They say no news is good news -but not always Ask the connections of Wild Willow a collection of  supporters of Purdon Racing including Phil Creighton and John Grainger and wives Margaret and Jenny....

SINBAD SET FOR A SPRING TREASURE HUNT

SINBAD SET FOR A SPRING TREASURE HUNT

Having your horse beaten in a highly  staked race always gives some sense of disappointment no matter how valiant the effort. But then sometimes those result clouds have very silver linings. One...

Top Track-Top Priority

Top Track-Top Priority

Training champion racehorses is about more than an expensive barn, top grade feeding regime, top staff and top owners. Without the best training schedule those factors will never be quite enough....

Anything Goes ? Yes, Including NZ Cup

Anything Goes ? Yes, Including NZ Cup

Anything Goes for Anything Goes in the spring -including the New Zealand Cup in November. The highly promising American Ideal gelding such an impressive winner in his debut for Purdon Racing in...

Victorian Invasion Planned for August

Victorian Invasion Planned for August

We’re back ! To Australia that is. For the first time since the sensational All Stars campaign of 2019 that netted 8 Group 1 races across the Tasman including the Ballarat Cup in Victoria, Nathan...

Mystic Max Makes Early Return for Spring Racing

Mystic Max Makes Early Return for Spring Racing

Michael Purdon has promising young trotter Mystic Max back in work “just in case” it could lead to big things in the 2nd half of the season. Mystic Max is coming of a 4 start early season campaign...

Mark (and Co) $60m 21st Century

Mark (and Co) $60m 21st Century

Mark and Nathan Purdon have returned to the top of the stakes table at a midpoint of the feature racing season, re-establishing  a record which has not and may never be equalled. Its earnings are...

12 Have Won 2 Auckland Cups-Can 1 make it 3?

12 Have Won 2 Auckland Cups-Can 1 make it 3?

Self Assured’s Auckland Cup Challenge.  12 Won Two- None Made Three=Yet ! Self Assured on Friday attempts to become the first horse of a dozen dual winners to win three Auckland Cups. How come, and...

Mark -and Natalie- Size Up the Auckland Cup Picture

Mark -and Natalie- Size Up the Auckland Cup Picture

SELF ASSURED is seeking to become the first horse in the 140 year history of the Auckland Cup to win the feature three times and the one thing that is certain is that he is ready for the task. "I am...

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RACE PREVIEWS

View the pre-race comments from our trainers.

Ashburton Raceway, Sunday 11th August 2024

Race 2

Eyeliner

"Fresh up from a spell, trials have been good, top 4 chance"

Race 4

Carrera Rapido

"Another honest run last week, back to preferred distance, top 2 chance"

Race 6

We Walk By Faith

"Work has been good since returning home, handy barrier draw, top 3 chance"

Race 6

Chase A Dream

"Trialled good last week, in a good place, top 2 chance"

                                Addington Raceway, Friday 26th April 2024

Race 9

Major Hot

"Really happy with the guy, he is working good and seems full of beans! top 3 chance"

Race 1

Party Central

"Has taken natural improvement from his first race start, training well, top 3 chance"

Race 8

Carrera Rapido

"Had no luck last start, steps up in distance, top 3 chance

                              Rangiora Racecourse, Sunday 28th April 2024

Race 8

Franco Indie

"30m handicap isn't easy, has been training well, top 3 chance"

                          

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