A spin around Moonee Valley in a track gallop has given emerging trainer Clayton Douglas the green light to press on with plans to run Shambo (NZ) (Shamexpress) at the course. Shambo is an acceptor for the Ladbrokes Handicap (1500m) on Saturday and Douglas is using the contest as a
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Esta La Roca (NZ) (El Roca) is the quintessential short-course specialist who will be looking to add to her record first-up at The Valley. The Lloyd Kennewell-trained mare will be lining-up up for her 19th race start on Saturday when she contests the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m). Esta La Roca
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For a young trainer, Matthew Brown seems to have his head screwed on the right way. After a Group Two win with Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) as a three-year-old, the temptation would be to aim high as a spring four-year-old and target races like the Caufield Cup,
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Winter find Cross Talk (NZ) (Keano) will face an important career test when he extends to 1600 metres for the first time in the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the gelding has won three of his four starts this preparation, culminating in a
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Mo'Unga (NZ) (Savabeel) will bid to join an illustrious group of horses to have claimed back-to-back wins in the Winx Stakes when he resumes in a star-studded renewal of the Group One opener. A final field of 11 was declared on Wednesday highlighted by seven Group One winners,
Forgot You (NZ) (Savabeel) will return to his favourite track to kick-start his latest campaign and in the process edge towards a start in the Cox Plate. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young trained galloper will run over 1500m at The Valley on Saturday in a Four-Year-Olds and Over Handicap
Right from the time young Cranbourne trainer Alex Rae started working with Shock 'Em Ova (NZ) (Shocking) he thought he had something above average. However, immaturity delayed the start to the racing career of the son of Melbourne Cup winner Shocking who will be having just his second start
With three wins from as many starts at Moonee Valley, Forgot You (NZ) (Savabeel) would appear the ideal Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) contender for the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable. And if Young has her way, that is the direction she would head with the son of 2004
The catalogue for the 2022 National Broodmare and Stallion Share Sale on Gavelhouse Plus is stacked with stallions held in high regard throughout Australasia, both for their own progeny and for their ever-growing reputations as broodmare sires. Buyers will have the opportunity to buy into these world-class bloodlines, with bidding
Cambridge Stud first-season sire Almanzor has continued his strong early run after siring his seventh individual southern hemisphere-bred winner when Islero won the 2YO Maiden Plate (1200m) at Murtoa. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained gelding proved too strong at the finish, winning by a neck ahead of fellow Kiwi-bred Musgrave
Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) summited the peak of Singapore racing on Sunday when taking out the S$400,000 Singapore Derby (1800m) at Kranji Racecourse. The Trelawney Stud-bred four-year-old had to fight hard to hold off a fast-finishing Relentless to win by a head, with a further neck back to
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Champion expat New Zealand trainer Chris Waller enjoyed a highly successful afternoon at Rosehill on Saturday, saddling four winners and reaching 150 city wins for the season, and two of his victories came with impressive performances from New Zealand-breds Lord Ardmore and Bold Mac. Lord Ardmore headed a Waller trifecta