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Mick Price has put the onus onto leading jockey Jamie Kah to have I'm Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) closer to the speed as he chases four elite races this autumn. I'm Thunderstruck returns to racing this Saturday in the Gr.1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at
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Classy staying mare Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) is getting closer to her return to the races and trainer Symon Wilde has revealed that the Adelaide Cup on March 13 is her main target for this preparation. The 2021 Geelong Cup heroine jumped out at Hamilton last Wednesday, where she finished
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Trainer Peter Moody has decided to focus on the feature Flemington sprints for the brilliant I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel), who will kick off his campaign in the Black Caviar Lightning and the Newmarket Handicap. Moody believes I Wish I Win could be a threat in the Newmarket Handicap
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Emerging young trainer Alex Rae is hoping Shock ‘Em Ova (NZ) (Shocking) can put his name up in lights to kick-start 2023 when his undefeated galloper returns to The Valley on Saturday. Jake Noonan will don the famous silks of Colin McKenna for the first time aboard the four-year-old who
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Connections are likely to push on with Detonator Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) this campaign following his shock defeat as $1.40 favourite at Sandown on Saturday. John Allen settled last in the field of six but failed to reel in So Si Bon going under by three-quarters of a length. “He
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Stakes winner in waiting Yonce (NZ) (Proisir) is closer to making her seasonal reappearance after featuring in a jumpout on Tuesday. The gifted Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained mare finished fifth of 10 runners in a 1000-metre Burrumbeet jumpout after being allowed to find her feet early in the heat
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Flying Mascot (NZ) (Tavistock) starred during last season's Melbourne Festival of Racing but will be inactive during the upcoming seven-week period of feature racing. Trainer Tom Dabernig told Racing.com that the five-year-old mare is halfway through an extended break in the spelling paddock. The daughter of Tavistock
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James McDonald has been crowned the best jockey in the world. After leading the Longines World’s Best Jockey rankings for much of the year, McDonald put a major gap on his rivals during the Melbourne spring carnival to ultimately win the award by 46 points over Ryan Moore with
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Liam Howley will resist temptation with his pin-up galloper Virtuous Circle (NZ) (Almanzor) and bypass next Saturday’s A$2 million Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) and instead send the colt to the spelling paddock. Shortening onto the third line of betting after a brave runner-up performance in the Gr.
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Champion mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has been officially retired and will be served by a yet-to-be-confirmed northern hemisphere sire. The announcement was made by her ownership group on Thursday afternoon, pulling the curtain down on a glittering career which saw her claim 11 Group Ones. Her crowning moment came
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Dean Holland has won the battle of the lightweight riders for the ride on She’s Licketysplit (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes. Trainer Andrew Forsman confirmed on Saturday that the three-year-old filly would take on the older mares in the 1600-metre race. The Gr.
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After near-misses in recent years, Michael Hickmott is optimistic he can finally land his hometown Murray Bridge Gold Cup with a two-pronged attack on Friday. Hickmott will saddle up Group Three winner Lord Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock) and in-form mare Unlaced (NZ) (Niagara) in the feature event, having featured in the