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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) suffered his first loss this campaign when he finished second to Fangirl in the King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. Although Mr Brightside’s winning sequence of five wins in a row came to an end, co-trainer Ben Hayes’ confidence about him
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Trainer Peter Moody is considering all his options with his luckless Everest runner-up I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel). “Does he run on Champion’s day at Flemington in the mile, or in the sprint, or does he go to the paddock?” Moody mused of the three most likely
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It's hard to be confident lining up against Amelia's Jewel (Siyouni), but trainer Tony Gollan says his rising star gelding Antino (NZ) (Redwood) will acquit himself well in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. All the better for two Victorian runs under his