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Helen Harvey20:30, Jul 25 2021
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Jockey Sam Weatherley and Justaskme cross the line to take out the Powerworx Opunake Cup on Saturday.
It was first and second for Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock at New Plymouth on Saturday. The $70,000-listed Powerworx Opunake Cup was the biggest race in New Zealand that day, Taranaki Racing Inc chief executive Carey Hobbs said. ‘’It was a terrific local result with Allan Sharrock training the quinella, first and second. Justaskme won and second was London Express.’’
LISA BURD/Stuff It was a ‘’terrific day’’ that couldn’t have gone better, Hobbs said. ‘’To give you some idea – attendance was up, course turnover was up – and Te Rapa, in Hamilton, did $44,000 on course, and we did over $200,000. So our turnover was five times as much as the Te Rapa race day.
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Trainer Allan Sharrock is desperate to clear his name, saying the contamination could have come while the horses were in a temporary stable at the racecourse.