AVONDALE
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48 Ash Street, Avondale, Auckland
Tuesday, 24 February 2015 AVONDALE Race Results
| Race No | Race Name | Winner | Driver | Trainer | Win Time | PM NZD $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | TIM VINCE SUPPORTS KUMEU TROTTING CLUB MOBILE PACE | EASY FOR CULLEN | M K NORTHCOTT | G A ROGERSON & P T BLANCHARD | 2:48.0 | 5,940 |
| R2 | FEED DIRECT KUMEU HANDICAP TROT | MADAM SIMONE | A G HERLIHY MNZM | TONY HERLIHY | 3:02.6 | 6,199 |
| R3 | JOHN DAVIS MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE | MISCHIEF MAKER | D P FERGUSON | P M CHALKLEN | 2:46.2 | 5,768 |
| R4 | TERRY WALKER CELEBRATES HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY BASH MOBILE PACE | SOUL MAN | P C FERGUSON | G A ROGERSON & P T BLANCHARD | 2:47.3 | 6,026 |
| R5 | ANDREW GRANT RACING STABLES PH 021-070-1852 MOBILE PACE | ELISAVETA | B M MANGOS | G A ROGERSON & P T BLANCHARD | 2:42.6 | 5,940 |
| R6 | AUCKLAND TROTTING OWNERS ASSOCIATION HANDICAP TROT | OUR SUPER RAM | S W ABERNETHY | P G YOUNG | 2:59.8 | 5,681 |
| R7 | HUAPAI TAVERN 2015 KUMEU COUNTRY CUP (HANDICAP PACE) | WESTBURN COURAGE | P C FERGUSON | R J BROSNAN | 4:07.2 | 7,707 |
| R8 | GARRARDS HORSE AND HOUND MOBILE PACE | MCROYAL | T A MACFARLANE | D W & MRS C MCGOWAN | 2:43.9 | 6,026 |
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Ellerslie has been the home of several of Orchestral’s career highlights, and trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood are hoping she can add another on Saturday when she contests the $1 million Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m).
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