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Trainer Chris Waller has called top jockey Nash Rawiller off the bench to replace James McDonald aboard classy four-year-old Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick. The New Zealand-bred daughter of Zed has been in career best form this autumn, running out
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An altered program because of the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down some state borders has resulted in Seabrook (NZ) (Hinchinbrook) remaining in Melbourne chasing an overdue win. Mick Price, who trains Seabrook in partnership with Mick Kent Jr, was planning to race Seabrook in Sydney on the way to
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Te Akau Racing will be hoping their trio of Sydney runners can finish their autumn campaigns on a high at Randwick on Saturday. Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) and Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) will contest the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), while Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) will tackle
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Racehorse trainer Rui Severino has been aware of the threat of Covid-19 for longer than most. The worldly horseman has been based at a thoroughbred training centre in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, since late last year, prior to the virus being detected. For many in China’s
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Doncaster Mile placegetter Brandenburg (NZ) (Burgundy) could get another chance to win a Group One race this autumn with the All Aged Stakes (1400m) a consideration. The John Sargent-trained three-year-old colt won the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes in the first start of his current campaign before finishing third in the
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Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has been cleared to take on international stars Danon Premium (Deep Impact) and Addeybb (Pivotal) in the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) after an injury scare. The Gr.1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) winner is the third favourite with Danon Premium assuming
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John Sargent can always lay claim to training the last horse to beat champion Winx (Street Cry). It happened in the 2015 ATC Australian Oaks when Gust Of Wind (NZ) (Darci Brahma) upstaged the favourite to score by 2-1/2 lengths. After her second in the Oaks, the Chris Waller-trained
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Kiwi mare Etah James (NZ) (Raise The Flag) is in fine fettle heading into Saturday’s Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) and has thrived since joining the Sydney stable of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace according to the seven-year-old mare’s former trainer and part-owner Mark Lupton. The Matamata horseman
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Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) will undergo an official veterinary test to ensure his fitness for the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) after suffering mild bruising to his off-fore hoof. One of the leading contenders for Saturday's Group One race, Te Akau Shark sustained the
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A star-studded field of 13, including high profile international visitors Danon Premium (Deep Impact) and Addeybb (Pivotal), has been declared for the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick. Japanese horse Danon Premium has drawn barrier three for Saturday's A$2 million weight-for-age feature on day two
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Newcastle trainer Kris Lees is looking forward to lining up a pair of runners for New Zealand owner Lib Petagna at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Three-year-old Savabeel filly Sorrentina (NZ) will have her first start for the stable in the Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1200m). Sorrentina was a stakes performer
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Trackside’s Nicole Sims catches up with jockey Ulrika Holmquist, who returned to her native Sweden a couple of year’s ago after riding in New Zealand