Australia
Cranbourne trainer Matt Brown would love nothing more than for his talented galloper Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) to gain a start in the Caulfield Cup by winning the Gr.3 Coongy Cup on Wednesday but said he faces a battle on two fronts. Firstly, he will have
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Tavistock filly Pretty Tavi (NZ) belied her pedigree by comprehensively leading throughout to win her 1200-metre Mornington three-year-old fillies' maiden by 4.5 lengths on Thursday. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Pretty Tavi ($5) burst from the inside barrier and provided rider Jamie Kah with little concern around the
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It’s all systems go for Cambridge Stud bred stayer Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) with a possible start in the Caulfield Cup before she fronts up again for another tilt at the Melbourne Cup. Tralee Rose’s trainer Symon Wilde said the results of her recent scintigraphy at the Ballarat
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Trainer Francis-Henri Graffard knew in the early stages of the Group 1 Prix de Royallieu that star New Zealand bred mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) would not be in the finish of the French feature over 2800m. The 2021 Melbourne Cup-winner failed to fire a shot eventually finishing seventh in
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An Australian jockey will partner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) in next weekend’s €5 million G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) at Longchamp with Mark Zahra booked to ride. Connections of Verry Elleegant were searching for a new jockey to partner the champion mare in Paris as
Breeding
In a not too distant pre-internet past, Phill Cataldo remembers mailing Australian trainers VHS tapes of Kiwi horses’ trials and races in a bid to orchestrate a sale. Many things have changed in the last 25 years, but what hasn’t is Cataldo’s knack for unearthing a superstar of
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They might’ve missed out on playing finals footy, but there was some small tonic for a bunch of Port Adelaide players with South Australian galloper Not Usual Glorious (Fiorente) leading all the way to take out the Benalla Cup (2046m) on Friday. 2021 Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines, Tom Clurey
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Local trainer Brett Scott hopes Saturday's Victorian metropolitan meeting at Mornington can reignite the spark in his veteran galloper Irish Flame (NZ) (Zed). The eight-year-old has been somewhat out of sorts of late, but Scott believes a local-track hit-out in the Listed Ansett Classic (2400m) could be just
International
Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) will take her place in the Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) with connections of the champion mare committing to paying the late entry fee for her to run at Longchamp. The decision was announced via Verry Elleegant’s official twitter page
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Trainer Andrew Forsman has managed to find a Victoria Derby runner in Mr Maestro (NZ) (Savabeel), only five months after branching out on his own as a trainer. Ridden by Damian Lane, Mr Maestro came with a barnstorming finish to defeat the Kermadec colt Kapakiri by one and three-quarter lengths
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Randwick trainer John Sargent has built a reputation as a trainer of Oaks fillies, and he’s got another headed to the VRC Oaks in So Dazzling (NZ) (So You Think) who took out the Kennedy Oaks Preview on Sunday (1800m). So Dazzling, who is guaranteed a start in the
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Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are hoping to have another Group 1 winning weekend with a two-pronged attack on the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Leading their charge is the talented Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj), sitting second favourite behind I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel). Their