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Promising three-year-old Thunder In Motion (NZ) (Per Incanto) put himself in contention for a tilt at next month's Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) with an impressive maiden victory at Trentham on Sunday. The $700,000 NZB Ready to Run Sale graduate produced an explosive
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Promising three-year-old filly Puzzle (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) opened her winning account with a convincing performance at Trentham on Sunday, with trainer Johno Benner confident there is plenty more to come from the daughter of Satono Aladdin. Prepared at Otaki by Benner for owner Gary Harding, Puzzle appreciated the
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Unbeaten Waverley colt Old Fashioned (NZ) (Proisir) is unlikely to contest the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 14 after a minor foot issue forced his withdrawal from Sunday's meeting at Trentham. The Bill Thurlow-trained three-year-old
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New Zealand-bred gelding Anthracite (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) continues to go from strength to strength in his career-best campaign this spring, scoring another tough victory in the A$160,000 Robrick Lodge Filante Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. Anthracite has turned his $1200 price tag as a yearling
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Talented mare Soverato (NZ) (Vadamos) headed a New Zealand-bred trifecta when she claimed the third and most significant win of her career to date in Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.3 Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes (2040m) at Flemington. The daughter of Vadamos had shown bright promise as a
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New Zealand-breds filled three of the first four placings in a unique running of the A$6 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington on Saturday, and it was Cosmic Crusader (NZ) (Maurice) who shone brightest of them all. The son of Maurice became the third horse foaled
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Proxima Dea (Tarzino) extended her flawless record to five out of five with a powerhouse performance in the A$2 million Gr.1 Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. By Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino and a full-sister to the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m)
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Fourteen years on from Ocean Park’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) triumph, the Waikato Stud stallion marked the anniversary in style with a winner at Randwick on Saturday. Ocean Park’s four-year-old daughter Ocean Tsunami (NZ) added a fourth win to her promising career record with a
Australia
Champion trainer Chris Waller has learned to keep his nerves in check on the eve of a big race. With two runners in the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington on Saturday – Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) and Birdman (Free Eagle) – Waller said he isn't too bad these days.
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A horse that jockey Ash Morgan knows well, and another he's been keeping a close eye on from afar will spearhead his chances of feature race success at Randwick. Morgan has a Group One win in the bag courtesy of Private Harry (Harry Angel) in the 2025 Galaxy
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The John O'Shea and Tom Charlton-trained Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) will take another step towards a potential tilt at 1800m when he contests Saturday's A$1 million Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m) at Randwick. The Group One-winning five-year-old has never raced beyond a
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New Zealand-bred three-year-old Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) will take his place in Saturday’s A$6 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington, with trainer Trent Busuttin confident the talented gelding can measure up against older opposition. The son of Ace High has won four