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Mike Breslin couldn’t be any happier with Crouch ahead of Sunday’s Listed Sandown Cup (3200m), with his only concern being his 60-kilogram impost. The six-year-old gelding finished eighth in his Australian debut in the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington a fortnight ago, and Breslin
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The Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) will always have special meaning to Cambridge horseman Robert Wellwood, who won his first Derby in the 2022 edition of the race with Pinarello (NZ) (Tavistock), and he is hoping to double his tally in the Classic this weekend. Derbys were top of mind
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The New Zealand Thoroughbred industry is mourning the loss of another member of its community this week with the passing of Group One-winning trainer Anne Herbert, aged 68. Herbert had a lifelong passion for horses, taking the well-worn path of riding at pony club as a child before
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Group One performer Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) has been plagued by issues over the last 18 months, but she will make her much-anticipated return to the track at Caulfield on Saturday. The Fortuna Syndication-raced mare’s career was nearly cut short in January last year when she fractured
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Quality jumper Leaderboard (Street Cry) is set to return to New Zealand where he will have his career swansong in the Signature Homes Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) at Te Rapa on June 13. The rising 12-year-old has been a standout over fences in Australia over the last couple of
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Chris Wood may have lost two of his stable flagbearers in That’s Gold (Lucky Vega) and Canheroc (NZ) (El Roca), but he is hoping two recent stable additions in Sassy Lass (NZ) (Staphanos) and Son Of Sun (NZ) (Tavistock) can be worthy replacements. The Cambridge horseman has enjoyed a
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The racing industry has lost one of its most colourful characters with the recent passing of Bob Autridge, aged 85. The patriarch of the Autridge family, Bob was a successful amateur jockey and accomplished trainer, and he passed his passion on to his sons Stephen and Toby, who forged their
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West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) showed his champion qualities at Te Rapa on Sunday when he chased down runaway leader Whiskey Tango to score his first win in 20 months in the Waikato Hunt Cup (3900m). The Mark Oulaghan-trained 10-year-old has an unblemished record at the
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Peter and Jessica Brosnan could be in for an exciting winter with Squire (NZ) (Savile Row) following his impressive victory in the Sal’s Pizza Hamilton Hurdle (2800m) at Te Rapa on Sunday. The son of Savile Row had shown plenty of ability over hurdles last year, winning his maiden
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Expat Kiwi trainer Chris Waller joined an elite club at Doomben on Saturday when recording his 200th Group One win courtesy of Birdman (Free Eagle) in the Doomben Cup (2000m). The Hall of Fame trainer became the first Kiwi and third Australian-based trainer to reach the mark, joining legendary
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A gear change looks to have worked wonders for promising three-year-old Skattebo (NZ) (Nadeem), who scored his second successive win in winkers at his home track of New Plymouth on Saturday when taking out the Hirepool New Plymouth 1600. From his ace draw, he was stoked up early
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Promising juvenile filly Pounce (NZ) (Almanzor) did just that at Ellerslie on Saturday when running over the top of her rivals to take out the MyRacehorse 1100 for trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. The daughter of Almanzor jumped away well under Jasmine Fawcett, who elected to take her