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Trainer Mike Moroney is happy to back the talent of his three-year-old filly Coeur Volante (NZ) (Proisir) despite almost a month between runs in Saturday’s Gr.1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. Coeur Volante has won three out of her four starts and kicked off this campaign with a
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Owner Tony Ottobre will give Declan Bates a licence to again play ‘catch me if you can’ on Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) when she backs up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington. The daughter of Pride of Dubai landed a breakthrough Group One win
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Emma-Lee Browne is reminded of her favourite horse Monarch Chimes every time she looks at emerging filly Basilinna. A talented jumper who contested the Grand National 'Chase and Grand Annual 'Chase, Monarch Chimes stole his trainer's heart during a 38-start racing career and was loved as
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Craig Newitt has picked up one of the few remaining rides in the $8.4 million Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) aboard Virtuous Circle. Newitt, 38, will have his first raceday sit aboard the New Zealand-bred son of Almanzor on Tuesday after the stable took the Gr.1 ATC Derby
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Tokyo Run will start the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) as a 250-1 rank outsider, but country trainer Dean Mirfin says the son of Staphanos won't look out of place as the field heads to the barriers. According to Mirfin, the gelding's most recent run, where
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Liam Howley is hoping to saddle up his first Melbourne Cup runner next Tuesday, with plans to accept with Virtuous Circle (NZ) (Almanzor) in the A$8.4 million race. For a period, Howley was private trainer for the Melbourne Cup's most-successful owner, Lloyd Williams, but didn'
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Five years is a long time to hang onto Melbourne Cup regret, but New Zealand trainer Allan Sharrock thinks he might get the chance this spring to bury the past. Earlier this week Sharrock was busily crunching the Melbourne Cup numbers with his last-start Gr.1 Livamol Classic winner Ladies
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Legendary trainer David Hayes admits he can’t wait to see Mr Brightside in Hong Kong following the star’s narrow second in the Cox Plate. Given an expert ride by Craig Williams, Mr Brightside popped up along the rails, only to be edged out on the winning post by
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Trainer Ben Hayes is looking for the last pieces of the puzzle for to fall into place for Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) in his bid to win the Gr.1 Cox Plate on Saturday. “Everything has set up perfectly for him. What he needs now is rain and a barrier
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While Saturday’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) continues to be an intriguing head-scratcher before the final field comes together on Tuesday morning, the day’s other Group One at The Valley, it seems, carries no such mystery. The Te Akau star Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) is the heavy favourite
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In an ominous sign for her rivals, Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) has gone to a new level since her blistering Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) win at The Valley last month, according to assistant trainer Ben Gleeson. The track record-breaking sprinting star had a look at Flemington on Tuesday morning
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Peter Moody has elected to spell his gun sprinter I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) and is already planning an attack on the autumn sprint riches. I Wish I Win took his earnings above A$10 million with his second placing behind Think About It in The Everest last week.