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While Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) was winning races from her two-year-old year through to retirement as a six-year-old, her trainer Peter Moody said she did not reach full maturity until her later racing years. Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is no Black Caviar, but he is about
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Mick Price is aware there are more suitable immediate options for Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) than this Saturday's C F Orr Stakes, but he thinks it is the right Group One race to have a crack at. Waiting for him will be star miler Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), but
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Nimble Nimbus (NZ) (Sacred Falls) powered to success in the HK$4.2 million Group Three Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Jumping from barrier five, Nimble Nimbus advanced to his sixth win from at his 27th start after Atzeni took the gelding to the outside of
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Pint-sized sprinter Flying Nemo (NZ) (Vespa) took out his first win on the turf after he dashed home strongly in the S$70,000 Class 3 race (1200m) in Singapore on Saturday. With four previous wins over sprint distances on the Polytrack, including his last-start win in the
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October (NZ) (Ocean Park) put his head down where it mattered in an exciting three-way finish in the S$75,000 Restricted Maiden race (1400m) on Saturday. Coming from fourth position one-off the rails in the running, the Stephen Gray-trained three-year-old was set alight on
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The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is banking on a return to Caulfield being a winning formula for Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj). The six-year-old runs in the Listed John Dillion Stakes (1400m) at his favourite track on Friday. Ayrton has raced at Caulfield on six occasions, registering
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Talented horse names making their return to the racebook happens from time to time and should Pendragon (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) find his way to taking on the Australian Guineas at Flemington in March, many punters will quickly recall the Bart Cummings-trained galloper of the mid 2000s. This
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The early part of the New Year is invariably about getting two-year-olds ready for the upcoming Group One races like the Blue Diamond Stakes and Golden Slipper. But it is also the time when trainers put in the work of getting their jumpers ready for upcoming season with
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Raging Blizzard (NZ) (Per Incanto) has stepped up his game this season with a pair of wins and on Wednesday night he will attempt to emulate his Sha Tin heroics at Happy Valley in the HK$1.86 million Class 3 Chater Handicap (1200m). Trained by John Size and to
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Mick Price knows exactly what horse is takes to win the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) and is hopeful that Otago (NZ) (Ocean Park) can win on Saturday and put his hand up as a possible contender. Price, who now trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, has won the
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Interlinked (NZ) will have to concede weight to his fellow three-year-olds over 2000m at Flemington on Saturday as the unbeaten son of Savabeel aims to make it three wins from three starts. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young who purchased him out of Ohukia Lodge's
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Summer racing might have seemed like the off season in the past but between the two and three-year-olds, the time is coming for new and emerging talent to raise their profiles. One of those three-year-olds is Carbonados (NZ) (Belardo) who Ben Hayes is very keen to