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Zambardo (NZ) (Belardo) did not make it to the race that was pencilled in as his Group One target this preparation, but co-trainer Michael Kent Jnr remains optimistic he can land a big payday this campaign. Last year's Gr.1 Champions Stakes (2000m) runner-up will get
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I am saddened by the passing of my uncle and childhood hero, former jockey and trainer Raymond James (Buzz) Leggett, aged 83. It was Buzz's notable Great Northern Hurdles-Steeplechase double over the 1965 Queen's Birthday weekend on Smoke Ring (pictured) which piqued my and brother
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New Zealand-bred mare Prima Bella (NZ) (Per Incanto) made a stylish return at Randwick on Saturday with a victory in her first raceday appearance for almost nine months. The A$160,000 Uphire Handicap (1000m) was the Per Incanto five-year-old’s first start since September 3, and
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With a last-start Group Three placing in Adelaide under his belt, accomplished Kiwi-bred gelding Pudding (NZ) (Tavistock) ventured to Victoria on Saturday and landed a deserved victory in the A$150,000 MRC Life Member David Sims 90th Birthday (1800m) at Sandown. Saturday’s Benchmark 100 handicap was
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Any doubts about Khor’s (NZ) (Savabeel) stamina were put to bed by the Kiwi-bred gelding’s never-say-die performance in the A$130,000 The Big Screen Company Handicap (2400m) at Sandown on Saturday. All of the Savabeel gelding’s previous victories had come over distances ranging
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His current connections can't lay claim to coming up with his name, but they are hoping Thebudgiesmugla (NZ) (Redwood) can continue making a name for himself as a stayer of promise. The former New Zealander rises to 2400 metres for the first time this preparation in Saturday'
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Talented gelding Exit Fee (NZ) (Ten Sovereigns) returned to winning form with a late lunge to take out the A$120,000 TAB Highway Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Although he had gone winless in eight runs dating back to another Highway Handicap victory at Rosehill in February of
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Chris Waller has run into Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) enough times to know that taking on the front-running mare will bring most horses undone, and leaving her to her own devices will play into her hands. Finding a happy medium is something not even the champion trainer
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His current connections can't lay claim to coming up with his name, but they are hoping Thebudgiesmugla (NZ) (Redwood) can continue making a name for himself as a stayer of promise. The former New Zealander rises to 2400 metres for the first time this preparation in Saturday'
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The buying power of major Australian-based players has been an almost unstoppable force in securing well-bred and stakes-performed New Zealand mares in recent seasons, but this week’s May Premium Broodmare Sale on Gavelhouse Plus bucked that trend. Five mares were offered on the online platform on
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Comeback mare Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) took a step closer to a return to racing when stepping out in a track gallop between races at Seymour on Thursday. The Mark Walker-trained mare is preparing for the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on May 30 after only one
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Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman is pleased with the condition of talented three-year-old Single Red heading in to Saturday’s Gr.2 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben. Placed in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) won by Ohope Wins, the daughter of Vanbrugh enjoyed a freshen up before