The trainer-jockey combination of John O'Shea and Tom Sherry has already celebrated a black-type double this spring and at Randwick on Saturday they will chase a $1 million payday. Having combined to win the Listed City Tattersall's Club Cup (2400m) and Gr.3 Colin
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Fresh from a Happy Valley double, Pierre Ng will bid to add further impetus to an impressive start to the season by throwing down the gauntlet to champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) with Duke Wai (NZ), a son of Per Incanto, in the Gr.2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m)
A last start winner of the Kennedy Oaks Preview (1800m), Harlow Mist (NZ) (Contributer) will drop back in trip and grade to maintain fitness ahead of a potential Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) tilt. The three-year-old filly gave John Sargent his second consecutive win in the Oaks Preview
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Trainer Francis Lui declared Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) a ‘happy horse’ ahead of his highly anticipated return this season in either the Gr.2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) on 19 November or Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) on 10 December. Initially slated to
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Trainer Manfred Man hopes star sprinter Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) can recapture his winning thread in Sunday’s (22 October) HK$5.35 million Gr.2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin. The reigning champion sprinter’s six-race unbeaten streak was halted first-up by the runaway Victor
Kungfu Hero (Press Statement), a son of Novara Park stallion Press Statement, made a bold statement on Saturday with a smashing five-and-a-quarter length debut win in Singapore. For good measure, the Jerome Tan-trained three-year-old also set a new Class record of 1 min 9.
A day after Wolfy (NZ) (Tivaci) broke through for his maiden city success, trainer Nick Ryan knew he had had to press on to the Caulfield Guineas with Wolfy. The three-year-old scored at Flemington over 1420m on September 24, following a Sale maiden win, and Ryan was going
Trainer Phillip Stokes is taking a different approach 12 months on in his bid to have Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (Sweet Orange) peaking for the Melbourne Cup. Stokes elected to bypass The Bart Cummings (2520m) at Flemington last week in favour of the Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield
Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) will be out to continue his love affair with the Randwick mile when he bids to defend his unbeaten record over the course and distance in the A$5m Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m). The Lindsay Park gelding has returned in career-best form
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Trainer Frankie Lor is buoyant Money Catcher (NZ) (Ferlax) can take another step forward this season as he readies for Sunday’s HK$5.35 million Gr.2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin. The six-year-old returns first-up after steadily climbing the ranks last term,
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Chris Waller is renowned for not pushing his young horse too early in their careers, so it is rare to find a two-year-old Group One winner among his ever-expanding haul. Caulfield Guineas favourite Militarize (NZ) (Dundeel) is an exception to that rule being a dual Gr.1
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A A$2 million prize on offer and potentially a slightly easier race than one worth less money in Melbourne could see Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) head to the Hill Stakes at Rosehill. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper is entered for both the Hill Stakes (1900m) on