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Unbeaten daughter of Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino, Proxima Dea, faces her toughest assignment yet after drawing barrier 19 for Thursday’s Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington. The David Payne-trained filly has made an impressive start to her racing career, winning all five starts, including a breakthrough Group
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Northland breeder Terry Archer enjoyed a memorable afternoon at Tauranga on Saturday when two progeny of his broodmare La Dama (High Chaparral) won consecutive races, providing a timely boost to a family he will be well represented by at next year’s NZB National Yearling Sale. The remarkable double began
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Champion jockey Nash Rawiller is confident Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto) can create history with a third consecutive victory in Tuesday’s A$3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick, particularly if rain arrives ahead of the feature. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding has made the lucrative race his own over
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A Melbourne Cup victory with a daughter of his former Group One star Shocking would be a dream come true for Australian owner-breeder Laurence Eales, who is hoping Shockletz (NZ) (Shocking) can follow in her sire's footsteps at Flemington on Tuesday. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare secured
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Second and fourth in 1600m Group One races in her two previous starts, De Armas (NZ) (Ardrossan) stepped up in distance at Flemington on Saturday and opened her Australian account in style in the A$300,000 Gr.2 HKJC World Pool Wakeful Stakes (2000m). The New Zealand-bred Ardrossan
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Concord Connie (Contributer) may be lacking in race experience when she comes up against more seasoned mares in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. But her trainer Charlotte Littlefield is confident Concord Connie, who does not officially turn four until next month, has the ability to be
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A blistering finish in The Everest has given connections confidence that Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) is primed to defend his title in Saturday's A$3 million Gr.2 Russell Balding Stakes (1300m) at Randwick. The Ciaron Maher-trained seven-year-old produced the fastest final 200m of the
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Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have delved into their bag of tricks to help Campaldino (NZ) (Ghibellines) turn around his indifferent form. Stakes performer Campaldino has been below his best this spring, but his trainers haven't given up on coaxing him back to form, starting in the
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New Zealand-bred mare Hankee Alpha (NZ) (Proisir) will chase black type down the Flemington straight in Saturday’s Gr.3 G.H. Mumm Rising Fast Stakes (1200m) on Victoria Derby Day. The Cindy Alderson-trained five-year-old earned her shot with a six-length win on her Australian
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New Zealand-bred gelding Cignetti (NZ) (Super Seth) will carry the hopes of trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young in Saturday’s A$3 million Gr.1 Howden Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington. The Cranbourne-based partnership turns to the three-year-old a week after their Cox Plate runner
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New Zealand-bred mare Soverato (NZ) (Vadamos) will look to continue her rise through the grades when she tackles the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on November 7. The Chris Waller-trained four-year-old heads towards the Group Two contest following an impressive victory in Saturday’s
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New Zealand-bred sprinter Raging Blizzard gained a deserved stakes breakthrough in Sunday’s Gr.2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin, heading a successful afternoon for horses with New Zealand connections. The Jamieson Park-bred gelding produced a powerful late finish to claim the HK$5.35 million