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Taimate Diva too strong at Oamaru
Handy mare Taimate Diva brought up the sixth win of her career on Sunday when leading all the way to score at Oamaru. The five-year-old...
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- Jul 14
- 1 min
Carston collects synthetic quinella
With less than a month to go in the 2023/2024 racing season Andrew Carston’s stable is showing no signs of slowing down, continuing to...
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- Jul 11
- 2 min
Bumper season for Riccarton trainer
By Paul Vettise, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Andrew Carston is closing in on his highest tally of winners in a season and on another front,...
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- Jul 5
- 1 min
Delmonico delivers at Ashburton
Delmonico was back at his winning best on Thursday when scoring over a mile. The four-year-old son of Prince of Brooklyn was fourth up...
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- Jun 27
- 2 min
Carston stable scores synthetic double
Andrew Carston added two more wins to his season tally on Thursday with Thats Charming and Magneto winning their respective 1200m...
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- Jun 21
- 2 min
Carston bookends Oamaru card
A trip south to Oamaru on Thursday paid dividends with the Andrew Carston stable posting a winning double. Taimate Diva started the day...
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- Jun 14
- 2 min
Carston cashes in at Riccarton double header
Andrew Carston had his focus firmly on Riccarton this week with the synthetic tracking hosting two consecutive meetings. On Wednesday The...
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- Jun 9
- 2 min
Lippy wins opener on curtailed Timaru card
Andrew Carston. Photo: Race Images South Riccarton-based trainer Andrew Carston didn’t have to make the long trip back from Timaru...
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- May 31
- 1 min
Synthetic specialist scores again
Sincere cemented his synthetic track form with a win at Riccarton on Friday over 1600m. The four-year-old son of Savabeel has shown his...
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- May 18
- 1 min
Sincere strikes at Riccarton
Savabeel four-year-old Sincere continued his affinity with the Riccarton synthetic track winning the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge R65...
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- May 2
- 1 min
Namibia Miss returns to winning form
Seven-year-old mare Namibia Miss is in the twilight of her racing career but proved she still had plenty in the tank when winning on the...
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- Apr 29
- 1 min
So Graceful successful at Wingatui
So Graceful scored an overdue win on Sunday in the Grand Casino Maiden (1600m) at Wingatui. The five-year-old mare was having her third...
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- Mar 7
- 2 min
Carston quinellas Riccarton opener
Andrew Carston had a perfect start to the day on Thursday when the stable finished 1-2 in the Riccarton Park Function Centre R65 (1200m)....
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- Jan 18
- 1 min
Mogul sheds maiden status
Trainer Andrew Carston has held a high opinion of three-year-old gelding Mogul for some time and that faith reaped its reward at...
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- Dec 29, 2023
- 3 min
Jon O' Rocco dead heats in Timaru Cup
Richard Edmunds, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk A pair of rising stars of the South Island’s thoroughbred ranks faced their toughest test so far...
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- Dec 21, 2023
- 2 min
Ashburton double marks difficult day
Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston had mixed emotions after bringing up a winning double at Ashburton on Wednesday. Pegau races home to win...
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- Dec 4, 2023
- 2 min
Cromwell proves fruitful for Carston yet again
Riccarton-based trainer Andrew Carston returned from the weekend at Cromwell Racecourse with three winners and five placings. The two-day...
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- Nov 23, 2023
- 1 min
Carston toasts win with Trelawney Stud mare
Andrew Carston admits Pisco Sour has often left him scratching his head as she has the ability but sometimes fails to deliver on that...
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- Nov 18, 2023
- 1 min
Say Satono strikes at Riccarton
Four-year-old mare Say Satono was back in the winner’s circle on Saturday after scoring an impressive win in the KN Cooltainer Premier...
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- Nov 16, 2023
- 1 min
Seven Eleven scores Cup Week win
Seven Eleven broke through for her deserved maiden success at Riccarton on Wednesday when winning the Speight's Summer Ultra Premier...
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