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Accomplished galloper With Your Blessing put a lacklustre last campaign behind him with a gritty first-up victory in the A$160,000 Inglis Classic Sale Handicap (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred son of Vadamos kicked off his career with a Canterbury placing back in February of 2021
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Geelong has now staged two runnings of the A$300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m), and both of them have been won by the Kiwi-bred gelding Holymanz. The chestnut son of Almanzor carried the 53kg minimum weight to win the inaugural edition of the race last January, and he returned to
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Talented New Zealand-bred filly Perfumist extended her increasingly impressive winning sequence to three with a commanding all-the-way victory in the A$160,000 Captivant @ Kia Ora Handicap (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. The daughter of El Roca was a debut winner at Bathurst as a two-year-old and showed promise with
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Expatriate New Zealander Simon Dunderdale has claimed his maiden Malaysian trainers’ premiership, celebrating his most successful year based in Kuala Lumpur. The well-travelled Dunderdale, who trained in Turkiye for a decade prior to relocating to the Selangor Turf Club in the Malaysia capital eight years ago, prepared 73 winners in
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New Zealand-bred gelding Hemlock Stone defied $81 odds to score a stunning come-from-behind victory in the A$1 million Gr.2 Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on New Year’s Day. The Dalghar gelding is trained by Grant and Alana Williams for syndicator Belhus Racing, and he was bought for
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New Zealand-bred gelding Sounds Unusual hinted at a bright future over staying distances with a maiden victory in the A$100,000 Ranvet Plate (1900m) at Canterbury on New Year’s Day. The four-year-old began his career only a month ago, finishing strongly from last to run second over 1500m
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A return to stakes company is looming on the horizon for proven black-type performer Zambezi Khan, who struck winning form early in her four-year-old preparation in the A$65,000 Australian Trainers’ Association Plate (1700m) at Flemington on New Year’s Day. It was the fourth win of a 17-start
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Waikato Stud-bred star Atishu has produced some of the highlights of her illustrious career at Flemington, and her promising full-sister Dream All Day won at the same venue in the A$65,000 Henry Byron Moore Handicap (1600m) on New Year’s Day. Dream All Day is by champion Waikato
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This week on the Guerin Report, fresh off his side beating the Black Caps in the tests, Michael chats with England coach Brendon McCullum. They reflect on the series, discuss Baz's coaching style, his career, as well as what and who he loves in cricket and racing. Guerin
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Former stakes-winning New Zealand two-year-old Saltcoats has hit his groove in Australia, completing a winning double with a stylish performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 TAB Handicap (2000m) at Randwick. The son of Waikato Stud stallion Ardrossan began his career in the Cambridge stable of Samantha Logan, where his
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A return to winning form by Bankers Choice in Saturday’s A$150,000 Big Max Buggies Handicap (2040m) at Moonee Valley put the cherry on top of a special few weeks for his breeders and part-owners, Ross and Corrine Kearney. Under their Okaharau Station banner, the Kearneys also bred