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Phillip Stokes hopes a drop in grade will be the key to Sansom (NZ) (Charm Spirit) rediscovering his winning ways, after recently struggling at the top level. Twice a winner at Group Three level in his career to date, Sansom failed to match it against elite company when contesting the
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He hasn't been seen since a narrow defeat in the Gr. 1 Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington last October, but Ben Hayes says Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is doing just fine ahead of his return to the track. The four-year-old gelding is right in the thick of the
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Mick Price fears star galloper I'm Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) will be underdone when he returns to the track in next week's Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m), despite switching the horse into a more competitive jumpout on Tuesday. The Toorak Handicap and Golden Eagle winner
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Will Clarken has his sights set on the Gr.2 Blue Point Sprint over 1000m on February 18 with Parsifal (NZ) (Darci Brahma) following the first run of his Dubai World Cup Carnival campaign. Parsifal finished sixth in the Listed Dubai Sprint over 1200m on Friday night at Meydan, while
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It might have only been in existence for three years, but already the All-Star Mile has become the race where dreams have come true, ranging from the rags to riches tale of Mystic Journey (Needs Further) in the inaugural edition of the race, to the life changing experiences for the
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Brae Sokolski has sent an ominous warning to rivals of Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed), both local and international. Crowned last season's Australian Racehorse of the Year, even before her dominant Melbourne Cup performance, the six-year-old returned to pre-training last month and has done nothing but
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He is already one of this season’s big improvers but there is still a lot more in store in the new year for Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) as his All-Star Mile campaign steps up. Co-trainer J D Hayes reported on Saturday that Mr Brightside was showing the Lindsay Park
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Ayrton’s (NZ) (Iffaaj) racing career is slowly getting back on track with the talented yet largely untested galloper set to return to stable life in the next few weeks. Co-trainer Mick Price said on Monday that his boom horse had fully thrown off the effects of an apparent poisonous
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An Oaks campaign in 2022 is assured for Gypsy Goddess (NZ) (Tarzino) but a decision on whether it’s in Sydney or Queensland won’t be made for several weeks. Trainer David Vandyke reported that the daughter of Tarzino, who stretched her unbeaten run to four with an dominant win
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Jericho Cup Day 2021 will be a day that owner Andrew Kelly will cherish forever, as he celebrated a special success in the Jericho Cup Consolation (4065m) with bargain buy, Savvy Acquisition (NZ) (Savabeel). “I’ve been dreaming of this day ever since the first Jericho Cup,” Kelly said. “We’
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Eight-year-old gelding Portland Jimmy (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) has prevailed in a blanket finish to the A$70,000 Donald Cup (1620m), taking an inside run under Madison Lloyd’s riding to score in the 1620m event. In what was a genuinely run race, Portland Jimmy settled towards the rear
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The rags-to-riches tale of Justacanta (NZ) (Per Incanto) might not yet be finished for the spring with the former Kiwi possibly aiming up at Saturday's A$500,000 Cranbourne Cup (1600m). Such a Stakes victory would double the eight-year-old's already sizeable spring return of some A$