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Tony McEvoy is again looking forward to seeing the familiar OTI Racing colours of navy blue and gold hoops aboard one of his runners when the former Kiwi filly Pick ‘N’ Mix (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) races at Geelong on Saturday. Pick ‘N’ Mix won impressively on debut at Cranbourne
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Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman will be on weather watch this Christmas ahead of Riot And Rose (NZ) (Pins) engagement in the Listed Lord Stakes at the Caulfield Heath on Boxing Day. “We’ll probably just keep an eye on that hot weather, if it looks like it’s going
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The Gr.2 Adelaide Cup in March over 3200m is the next big race target for last-start New Zealand Cup winner Mehzebeen (NZ) (Almanzor). Mark Walker’s tough staying mare arrived in Melbourne this week ahead of an Australian campaign this summer and autumn. “She’s had a little freshen-up
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David and Emma-Lee Browne are hoping to continue to make their presence felt on Australian shores during autumn, as exciting three-year-olds Scary(NZ) (Shocking) and Statuario look to build on their spring momentum. The Browne stable has gone from strength to strength since relocating from New Zealand to Pakenham, with
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Well-travelled gelding Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) will have his first start in Victoria for close to four months when he lines up in the $1 million Supernova slot race at Pakenham on Saturday. After racing in Queensland during the winter, the Lindsay Park-trained galloper ran a gallant second to
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Such is the form his vast Darby Racing stable of horses are in that Scott Darby suspects Saturday's A$300,000 Listed Pakenham Cup could see a reversal in fortunes of his syndicate's runner Goldman (NZ) (Verdi). A one-time early Melbourne Cup favourite in 2023 after
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In-form trainer Grahame Begg has confirmed Niance (NZ) (Swiss Ace) will play no part in the Autumn Carnival after an untimely setback following an accident in the paddock. The emerging lightly raced mare was a last-start winner of the Gr.3 How Now Stakes (1200m, $2.70F) at Caulfield, before
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Impressive debut winner Refusetobeenglish(NZ) (Churchill) will continue his racing career in Hong Kong after confirmation on Thursday he has been sold for an undisclosed sum. A new Hong Kong-based trainer is yet to be named for the three-year-old son of Churchill, who was heavily backed on debut at Cranbourne
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Trainer Tony Gollan admits he isn't sure when Antino (NZ) (Redwood) will next be seen at the races following a frustrating dose of bad luck in Sunday's Group 1 Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin. The star galloper, who won the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap in
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Three-time Group One winner Militarize (NZ) (Dundeel) has gone back into training last week and been gelded after fertility problems put a premature end to his career at stud. The Golden Rose, Champagne Stakes and Sires' Produce winner was standing for a fee of a $38,500, but the
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One-time Melbourne Cup fancy Mark Twain (NZ) (Shocking) is nearing the end of his rehabilitation from a tendon injury as connections plan for another Cup tilt in 2025. OTI Racing director Terry Henderson said this week the rehabilitation program other stable runners have undergone for similar tendon injuries has a
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A few minutes after his horse had strolled away for a 20-length win in the $300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) on Sunday, part-owner Peter Groidis struggled to talk of how his racing dream had come true. Groidis, who sourced 20-length winner Farag (NZ) (Sacred Falls) from New Zealand to win