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Former Te Akau runner Torcedor (Fastnet Rock) has been ruled out of another Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) campaign through injury. The Paul Preusker-trained runner missed last year’s race through illness, while he was ruled out of this year’s edition after pulling up sore at Werribee. “He worked
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Short Fuse (NZ) (Per Incanto) began her preparation in the best possible fashion at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday, winning her 880m heat by a neck. “It was a nice trial and she did what she was asked,” trainer Graham Richardson said. “She was there for an outing and
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It inspired the biggest Australian sports film of the decade, but the story of Michelle Payne’s historic Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) victory has its roots on this side of the Tasman. Ride Like a Girl, the big-screen retelling of Payne’s Cup triumph in 2015 aboard the Kiwi-bred
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Having already secured his Caulfield Cup mount and a likely Melbourne Cup hopeful, former champion Kiwi jockey Michael Walker will be testing out further Group One prospects within the next eight days. Walker is thrilled to have landed the ride on the Chris Waller-trained import Finche in Saturday’s Gr.
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Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins speaks with Lisa Latta after Secret Allure’s win in the Gr.3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/lisa-latta-5
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Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins catches up with Emma Haworth after Red Sierra’s win in the Egmont Cup (2100m). https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/emma-haworth-2
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Trackside Radio’s Des Coppins speaks with Murray Baker after The Chosen One’s victory in the Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m). https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/murray-baker-6
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Group Three winner Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel) will head south to Trentham later this month after missing the Listed Matamata Cup (1600m) on Saturday. Weather conditioners forced the hand of trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood with track conditions deteriorating to a Heavy11. “We had our fingers crossed the entire
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Multiple Group One winner Humidor has a great association with the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m). The New Zealand-bred and part-owned galloper finished runner-up to Winx in 2017 before securing third in last year’s edition and he will attempt to better those marks in this year’s running. The
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The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) faces a major selection dilemma next week when assembling the field for this year’s A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m). With the retirement of star mare Winx, who won the Cox Plate for a record-breaking four years in a row, the
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Cambridge trainer Roger James had a tough choice to make heading into Caulfield with Rondinella (NZ) (Ocean Park) on Wednesday. The experienced horseman, who trains in partnership with Robert Wellwood, was weighing up between a start in the Gr.3 Ladies’ Day Vase (1600m) or the Gr.3 Coongy Cup
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Herbert Power Stakes winner The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) has been given a half-kilogram Melbourne Cup penalty for his victory in the Group Two race. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained New Zealand stayer also passed the first ballot clause with his 2400m-win and now has 52kg in the Melbourne