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Auckland Guineas winner The Pendragon (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) is expected to make an altogether different impact at his second Australian start than he did at his first when he lines up to begin his spring campaign at Caulfield on Saturday. The effects of a long campaign in New
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Richard and Chantelle Jolly’s See You In Heaven (Divine Prohet) has made the best possible start to her campaign, dominating the Gr.3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m) first-up at Morphettville on Saturday. A strong field of mostly locals assembled for the A$150,000 contest, and while the Group Two-winning
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2022 Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) winner Smokin' Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) is on the eve of his best chance to win his first race since the Group One triumph, according to assistant trainer Declan Maher. The now eight-year-old put in a preparation-best performance last start at Flemington over 2000m
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Flemington trainer Simon Zahra will be hoping that history can somewhat repeat itself when Duke Of Hastings (NZ) (Sacred Falls) lines up at The Valley on Saturday. The six-year-old is due to contest the Domsafe Handicap (2500m) and as Zahra pointed out, there is a precedent with the horse using
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It was an emotional John Leek after Affluential (NZ) (Zed) provided him with what he described as the best moment of his training career with his tough win in the Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown Lakeside. The win also gave former English jockey Will Gordon his first feature win
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The Cunning Fox (NZ) (Reliable Man) has stamped himself as a potential star jumper of the future winning Sunday’s BM120 Hurdle (3400m) at Sandown. The Patrick Payne-trained emerging jumper remained undefeated over the hurdles, making it two-from-two to start his jumping career after winning a 3200m maiden hurdle last
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Young jockey Matthew Cartwright will move to New Zealand this weekend as he aims to build further momentum in his riding career, with Friday's meeting at Ballarat to be his final one on a Victorian racetrack for some time. Cartwright will fly across the Tasman Sea on Sunday
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With the stunning return to the winner's list of rising nine-year-old Showmanship (NZ) (Showcasing) at Caulfield last Saturday, owner Bob Peters' attention this week turns to yet another task that was also once thought just as improbable. Peters said on Tuesday that the two-year, drought-breaking win from
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The ballot-free run to the Melbourne Cup of Mark Twain (NZ) (Shocking) will begin in the Victorian capital next month, with four lead-in runs planned for the quality Kiwi stayer. OTI Racing director Terry Henderson said on Tuesday that the son of Shocking will campaign solely in Melbourne in the
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Irish jumps jockey Conor Brassil underlined his toughness when he won his first Australian race by taking out the feature event the Brendan Drechsler Hurdle (3500m) at Pakenham on Right Now (NZ) (Wrote). It was less than a month ago Brassil suffered a small fracture in his lower back when
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Emerging jumper Affluential (NZ) (Zed) remains on track for next month's Grand National Hurdle, despite skipping Sunday's blockbuster all-jumps card at Pakenham. Trainer John Leek Jnr confirmed that Verry Elleegant's younger brother will run in a 3100-metre flat handicap at Warrnambool on Tuesday instead
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Pakenham trainer Phillip Stokes looks set to have an impact at this year’s Spring Racing Carnival, with a strong team of gallopers to represent his stable, headlined by Climbing Star (NZ) (Zoustar). The Gr.1 Robert Sangster Stakes heroine is due to kick off her spring campaign on September