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113:, Champion 2YO & Champion 3YO Filly Miss Finland, Champion 3YO Filly Shoals, Champion Sires Flying Spur & Zabeel, Alverta, Castelvecchio, Danewin, Danzero, Dr Grace, Forensics, Kenedna, Mahaya, Maid Of Heaven, Master of Design, Mentality, Nothin' Leica Dane, Pharaoh, Snitzerland, Stay With Me & The Autumn Sun.
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Zealand Government in respect of the New Zealand racing industry's governance structures, and provide recommendations on future directions for the industry (the Messara Report) which was then used as a basis for Government reforms.
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