Wordsworth (NZ) (Makfi) was back in form at Te Rapa on Saturday, picking up the seventh win of his career when victorious in the Jones Trucking 2100. The five-year-old gelding disappointed when beating just one runner home at Hawera a week prior and trainer Margaret Falconer was pleased to see
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Well-bred mare Princess Rhaenys (Iffraaj) has had to overcome adversity in her short career with trainer Peter Moody hoping the mare can still make it to stakes grade. A maiden winner previously, Princess Rhaenys took out the Ladbrokes Same Race Multi Handicap (1600m) at Sandown on Sunday at only her
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Setbacks have impeded Lucky Patch’s (NZ) (El Roca) ascent this season but trainer Francis Lui believes the speedster can take a step towards reaffirming himself as one of Hong Kong’s premier sprinters in Sunday’s HK$3.7 million Gr.3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m). “He seems
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Seven months ago, Oceanic Flash (NZ) (Sacred Falls) was winless after a handful of starts and his owners had started to consider their options. Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou convinced them to persevere and it proved sage advice, with the grey son of Sacred Falls going on to claim
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Frankie Lor is expecting much the same from Reliable Team (NZ) (Reliable Man) in Sunday’s HK$12 million Gr.1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin but admits he won’t be afraid to see things change up if the go-forward grey doesn’t get
Champion trainer Chris Waller is setting his sights on back-to-back wins in the Queensland Derby after Caboche (NZ) (Vadamos) all but booked his ticket north with a gallant effort at Scone. The three-year-old loomed up to win Saturday's Pages Event Hire Benchmark 78 Hcp (2200m) but was just
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Trainer Cliff Brown is confident he has New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run sale graduate The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) back in peak order as he prepares for another tilt at an Australian Group One victory. A former Singapore champion under Brown's care, The Inferno has been successful
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Teaming with John Size in the absence of Joao Moreira, Alexis Badel is confident Running Glory (NZ) (Kermadec) can continue an impressive debut season in the Class 2 Alnwick Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday with a fifth victory in six starts. Badel replaces championship-leading Moreira, who is serving
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New Zealand bred gallopers were to the fore at Pakenham on Thursday night, headed by Tuahine (NZ) (Iffraaj) who produced a dazzling display to score over 1200m in her Australian debut. The lightly-tried filly placed once from two appearances for Jamie Richards before transferring to Lindsay Park and brothers Ben
In the week leading up to Australia's only Melbourne Cup ballot-exempt race run outside of the Spring Carnival, the Victoria Racing Club has revealed its ambition to implement another as soon as next season. VRC executive general manager of racing Leigh Jordon on Wednesday said the club was
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Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) will attempt to cap a stunning first season in Hong Kong when he lines up in the second section of the Class 3 Kam Tin River Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Unbeaten across his first three outings in the Far East, Manfred Man’
Ranting (NZ) (Zoustar) has made a return to the winner's enclosure at Caulfield after undergoing two operations. A wind operation coupled with a gelding operation saw Ranting take out the Ian Miller Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. The victory was Ranting's second in 17 starts with his