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Awapuni Racecourse Palmerston North
Group Races Racing Season
September 15th 2012 - Marton Jockey Club :
Group 3 Merial/Ancare Metric Mile (Group 3)
Dubai Belle ridden by The Pope Robert Hannam wins the 2012 Merial Ancare Metric Mile for local trainer Tony Bambry
November 3rd 2012 - Feilding Jockey Club -
Ricoh Feilding Gold Cup (Listed)

A dead heat as Jeu De Cartes (inside) and Savvy Dancer (middle) beat Spiro by a nose in the Ricoh Feilding Gold Cup
December 15th - Manawatu Racing Club -
Ezibuy Eulogy Stakes (Group 3)
Soriano trained by Graeme and Debbie Rogerson wins the Ezibuy Eulogy
December 22th - Manawatu Racing Club
Hotel Coachman Manawatu Cup (Group 3)

Another local victory in the Hotel Coachman Manawatu Cup with Ransomed prepared by local trainer Gary Vile
December 22nd - Manawatu Racing Club -
Tod Seeds Manawatu Challenge Stakes (Group 3)

'The King' or Mufhasa as he is known takes out the Tod Seeds Manawatu Stakes, prepared by Stephen McKee
January 12th- Marton Jockey Club -
Gallagher Group Marton Cup (Listed)
The locals at it again with Ransomed taking out the 2013 Gallagher Marton Cup, prepared by Gary Vile
March 30th - Manawatu Racing Club -
Higgins Manawatu Classic (Group 3)

The impressive Survived takes out the Higgins Manawatu Classic with local jockey Jonathan Riddell in the saddle
March 30th - Manawatu Racing Club -
The Oaks Stud Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (Group 1)
The unbeaten Recite was impressive in taking out The Oaks Stud Manawatu Sires, prepared by John Bary and ridden by Mark Du Plessis
March 30th - Manawatu Racing Club -
Fairdale/Goodwood Studs Flying Handicap (Listed)

Burgundy fought them all off to take out the Fairdale/Goodwood Flying Handicap
March 30th - Manawatu Racing Club -
Lawnmaster Awapuni Gold Cup (Group 2)

Former Singapore Star horse Better Than Ever in the hands of local jockey Hayden Tinsley
April 12th - Manawatu Racing Club -
NZ Bloodstock Insurance Manawatu Breeders

O'Fille is an easy winner of the New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Manawatu Breeders
April 25th - Feilding Jockey Club
Manawatu ITM ANZAC 1600 (Listed)

Testa Secret grabs I Do to take out the Manawatu ITM ANZAC 1600
May 19th - Rangitikei Racing Club
James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (Listed)

A local victory with Zennista prepared by Lisa Latta and ridden by Darryl Bradley
June 16th - Manawatu Racing Club
Manawatu ITM Awapuni Hurdle (Prestige Jumping Race)

Morpheus and Richard Cully jumps the last on there way to victory
June 16th - Manawatu Racing Club
FMG Manawatu Steeplechase (Prestige Jumping Race)

The locals take out the FMG Manawatu Steeplechase. Prepared by Grant Searle and ridden by local jumps jockey Gary 'Irish' Walsh