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Rarely does a horse race live up to its fullest potential but the 2020 C.S. Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington went well beyond all expectations as Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) prevailed after an unforgettable stoush with the Kiwi star Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma). The Group 1 Australian Guineas
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In-form trainer Mike Moroney will use Saturday's Gr.1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) as a stepping stone for Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) as he targets the G1 Newmarket Handicap with rising sprinter. The four-year-old will resume from a spell in Saturday's A$750,000 feature race,
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Riding your first winner on a Saturday afternoon in Melbourne is meant to be a moment of unbridled joy. Apprentice Thomas Stockdale would have been bubbling with delight inside after his expert all-the-way victory aboard Play Me Now (NZ) (Bernardini) over 2500 metres at Moonee Valley. But there was nothing
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Robert Hickmott believes Talenti (NZ) (Niagara) has black type quality after winning his second Australian race from as many starts on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred four-year-old gelding came from last in a small field to win over 1500 metres at The Valley, as per his local debut 15 days earlier
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Manolo Blahniq (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will make the trip to Perth to run in Saturday's Group 1 Railway Stakes, with connections confident he will gain his spot in the A$1million 1600m feature. The six year-old was scratched from Saturday's Sandown Stakes (1500m) on the morning
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Paul Preusker was full of admiration for his inexperienced stayer Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking), who finished fifth in Tuesday's A$8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington. Surprise Baby, who coming into the Melbourne Cup had won five of 10 starts including this year's Gr.