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Simon Zahra will wait the week before deciding whether to push on the Winter Sprint Series final with Zac De Boss (NZ) (Zacinto) but he left little doubt which way he’s leaning. “I don’t want to run him for the sake of running him because the final is
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Connections of impressive gelding Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) hope a return to a dry surface will see the four-year-old gelding back to his best in Saturday’s Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained son of Iffraaj failed to fire
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Simon Zahra is encouraging punters to ignore the last start failure of Tavisteel (NZ) (Tavistock) ahead of her end-of-season goal in Saturday’s Gr.3 South Australian Fillies’ Classic (2500m) at Morphettville. Tavisteel is likely start healthy odds in the Group Three contest following her well beaten twelfth
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Forgotten jumper Bee Tee Junior (NZ) (Nom Du Jeu) is edging closer to a return over obstacles, with another tilt at the Grand National Chase (4500m) at Ballarat firmly on the agenda. Trainer Rachael Cunningham reported that the 2020 National Chase winner, who missed the entire 2021 season due to
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The Clint McDonald trained Ancient Girl (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) notched the biggest win of her career at Morphettville last month, and the Cranbourne-based horseman hopes a second dash to Adelaide can deliver a similar result at the highest level. The promising three-year-old daughter of Turn Me
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Annabel Neasham heads into the final Group One of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival with a three-pronged attack on the All Aged Stakes and she will be hoping that a bit of misfortune could prove to be a blessing in disguise. The most fancied of Neasham's runners
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Progressive stayer Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (Sweet Orange) will attempt to defy recent history on Saturday as he sets out to become the first horse since Gallic (NZ) (Zabeel) in 2007 to complete the Adelaide Cup/Sydney Cup double in the same year. A winner of five of his past six
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The long and winding road to The All-Star Mile finally reaches that critical fork-in-the-road on Saturday for Western Australian star Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man), who is primed to peak in the Gr.2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. "It's nice that we&
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In a last-ditch attempt to propel New Zealand import Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) into All-Star Mile calculations, the gelding's owners are relying on the help of one of the industry's best-known charities. Connections have teamed up with Living Legends, an organisation that rehomes
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Three-time Group One starter Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) should get a long overdue third win at Sandown Lakeside on Wednesday, according to trainer Brent Stanley. Stanley, who recently relocated to Bendigo, says Here To Shock is an intended starter for the Ladbrokes Money Back Odds Handicap (1600m). The
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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