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While the focus of racing over the week ahead will be on the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m), the Lindsay Park training team will be similarly honed in on the Gr.2 The Q22 (2200m) where Bankers Choice (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) lines up as a genuine chance. As the Hayes
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A gritty performance by Western Empire to win Saturday’s Gr.3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m) at Pinjarra has enabled the seven-year-old gelding to break the A$3 million barrier in career earnings. The Grant and Alana Williams-trained son of Iffraaj was as brave as ever, coming from a three-wide position
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The training partnership of John O’Shea and Tom Charlton continues to flourish as evidenced by a stable quinella in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) as Maison Louis defeated King Of Thunder in a perfect result for the Sydney trainers. Charlton joined O’Shea in partnership this season
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Talented staying filly Shockletz rallied late to run-down Prochester in the Country Racing It’s Got It All Trophy (2000m) at Flemington as both connections of the Ciaron Maher-trained runner and favoutie backers alike gave a collective sigh of relief. Pre-race jockey Harry Coffey suggested to the owners of the
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Talented galloper Flash Feeling notched his first victory for Ballarat trainer Dan O’Sullivan when defeating Liberami to land the 2025 Country Achiever Eric Musgrove (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. The six-year-old son of Iffraaj is at his fourth stable and the change of environment worked the oracle along with
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Improving three-year-old Taken ran out a dominant winner of the Darren Galley Mile (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday under a well-judged front-running ride by Beau Mertens. The son of Ardrossan has now won three races in succession this campaign for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. With key race
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Trainers Patrick and Michelle Payne are aware of the transition horses must make from their three-year-old year to their four-year-old season. A case in point is Bold Soul (NZ) (Embellish) who has won five of his 16 starts but has gone winless through his four-year-old year to date. The Paynes
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An inglorious performance by Engine Room (NZ) (Super Seth) at Gosford's stand-alone meeting left trainer Bryce Heys scratching his head but all the signs point to the gelding being on his best behaviour at Randwick this weekend. The three-year-old son of Super Seth was sent out favourite for
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The Chris Waller-trained Frosty Girl (NZ) (Super Seth) made the perfect start to her career when coming from last to land the Asahi Super Dry Plate (1300m) on debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. The three-year-old daughter of Super Seth sports the colours of prominent Kiwi owner Glenn Ritchie and
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Velocious will bid to add Australian black type to her impressive domestic record when she steps out at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-trained daughter of Written Tycoon will run in the Listed U & U Queensland Day Stakes (1200m) with multiple Group One-winning jockey Ethan Brown to don
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Connections are hoping patience pays off when Dream All Day (NZ) (Savabeel) makes her return to racing at Flemington on Saturday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Dream All Day, a younger sister to star Savabeel mare Atishu, is entered for a fillies and mares benchmark 78 grade race
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Group One winner Velocious (Written Tycoon) is in Queensland ahead of a tilt at the Listed Queensland Day Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm this Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-trained filly was New Zealand’s champion two-year-old last season, when she won four of her six starts including the Karaka Millions 2YO