Zahara locked and loaded for NZ's newest slot race

01 October 2024
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Three-year-old trotting sensation Keayang Zahara is heading to New Zealand to compete in the new $500,000 slot race, The Ascent, at Addington Raceway on Friday, November 15.

Keayang Zahara is bred and raced by the Ecklin South-based Lee family, with Margaret training the star filly and son Jason her regular driver.

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