Australia
JD Hayes has no doubt Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is a better horse than he was a year ago when he won the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) but that doesn’t mean he’s winning the race again at Randwick on Saturday. “He’s a different horse to the
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OTI Racing and the Mick Price stable are mourning the loss of Group One star I'm Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking). The two-time Group One winner passed away after an incident following a routine knee operation late on Thursday afternoon. OTI's Terry Henderson confirmed the news to Racing.
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Matthew Enright now calls Bendigo home, but the proud Kiwi is hoping his high-profile New Zealand acquisition can shine at his hometown fixture on Saturday. Formerly known as Buoyant (NZ) (Dalghar), Buoyantsea will be one of the most intriguing runners on the Golden Mile fixture having won the Gr.3
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Mick Price’s instincts with I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) have proven correct with the galloper sent off to the spelling paddock instead of The Championships in Sydney. I’m Thunderstruck galloped at Cranbourne on Tuesday morning to test Price’s theory that the horse might need a break after
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After a year where nothing went right for The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor), trainer Cliff Brown is looking for his smart sprinter to bounce back in 2023. The former star Singapore sprinter will resume in the A$500,000 The Country Discovery (1100m) at Geelong on Good Friday. Brown believes
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When Tony and Calvin McEvoy purchased So Unusual (NZ) (Unusual Suspect) from New Zealand late last year, the trainers told their ownership group that he was a nice horse and could be a Ballarat Cup horse. If all goes to plan on Saturday, their sights will be aimed considerably higher
Australia
Brett Scott joked with owners ahead of Chico Sonado's (NZ) (Zed) debut at Ladbrokes Park Sandown Hillside on Wednesday that he wished the three-quarter brother of Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) would be half as good as his Caulfield and Melbourne Cup-winning sibling. That wish may become reality in
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Liam Howley is hoping that his patience with classy three-year-old Virtuous Circle (NZ) (Almanzor) will be rewarded as he approaches the business end of his autumn campaign. "We looked after him in the spring, we put him away early, he wasn't physically ready for it, but he&
New Zealand
It's a case of one smart mare going out for a spell and another kicking off for Warrnambool-based trainer Matthew Williams, with Toregene (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) set to resume at Ladbrokes Park Sandown on Saturday. Over summer, four-year-old mare Wrote To Arataki (NZ) (Wrote) flew the stable flag
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After riding more than 2000 winners in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, including 25 victories at the highest level, popular jockey Michael Walker has conceded that his career in the saddle is over. Walker had his final race ride at The Valley last July, before he had a
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Adelaide Cup winner Daqiansweet Junior is going too well to defend his Morphettville crown and will instead be aimed at the Group 1 Sydney Cup, according to trainer Phillip Stokes. The OTI Racing-owned stayer will return to the track in Saturday's G3 Carlyon Cup (1600m) and, while a
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Liam Howley will use Saturday's Gr.2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) as a launchpad into the Australian Guineas with his stable star Virtuous Circle (NZ) (Almanzor). Howley resisted the temptation to push on to the Victoria Derby in the spring but expects that decision to reap rewards this campaign