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Trelawney Stud-bred star Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) showed she remains a force to be reckoned with this spring, producing a dominant first-up performance to win Sunday’s Gr.2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at Caulfield. The nine-year-old daughter of Pride Of Dubai made it three
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The Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) will carry record prizemoney of A$3 million this year after Racing Victoria and the Victoria Racing Club announced a A$1 million increase for the Flemington feature. The significant boost lifts the October 31 three-year-old Classic from A$2 million and
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Another sharp workout at Caulfield on Tuesday morning by Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) is likely to see the Group One star wear blinkers for the first time in a race in Sunday’s $2 million Gr.1 Manikato Stakes (1200m). ‘’He had the shades on when he trialled the other
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The Ciaron Maher-trained Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) kicks off her spring campaign this Sunday at Caulfield, with the four-time Group One winner set to contest the Gr.2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) – a race she has won the past two years. Maher’s national assistant trainer, Jack
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Champion trainer Chris Waller has revealed he is revisiting whether to send his star mare Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) to this year’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup, following the release of weights on Thursday. With the triple-Group 1 winner and natural topweight Sir Delius not being nominated for this year’
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Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) has issued an ominous warning ahead of her spring return, with trainer Ciaron Maher delighted by the champion mare’s condition following a dominant Cranbourne jumpout. The multiple Group 1 winner did what racing fans have become accustomed to seeing, rolling forward and putting
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Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young’s three-year-old Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) will be out to enhance his Caulfield Guineas claims when he takes his place in the Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude this Saturday. Blind Raise galloped at Caulfield on Tuesday morning ahead of his first start
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Champion galloper Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is fit and healthy and will forge ahead into the spring after being given the all-clear on Sunday. The 10-time Group One hero pulled up lame in the right hind leg, following his seventh placing in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m)
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Melbourne Cup hopes for the emerging stayer King Pedro (NZ) (Eminent) might soon be finished for 2026 with the New Zealand bred galloper laid low by an infection. OTI Racing director Terry Henderson said on Sunday that King Pedro’s spring future was “in the balance” as he was now
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Unbeaten Kiwi recruit Aurora Belle (NZ) (Belardo) has made an immediate impression since joining Lindsay Park, with Glenn Ingram excited by what he saw from the stakes-winning mare in her first Victorian jumpout. Aurora Belle worked strongly through an 800-metre Flemington hit-out on September 4 as she
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Paddy Payne Snr has died. The patriarch of one of Australasian horse racing’s most influential families, Payne’s life with horses was framed by both tragedy and triumph. His triumphs came in many forms from the deeds and the strength of his 10 children – of which eight were to
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Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is racing for a piece of Australian racing history in Saturday’s Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) as the ‘’peaking’’ nine-year-old makes an attempt at a fourth straight victory in the Group One race. Co-trainer Ben Hayes said Mr Brightside’s first