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Aaron Purcell’s iron stayer Farag (NZ) (Sacred Falls) has etched his name into Jericho Cup folklore, winning the marathon 4415-metre feature for the second year running under jockey Will Gordon, who claimed the race for a third time. The son of Sacred Falls, heavily backed from $3.50
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Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) has defied early predictions and is set to be back at the races as early as Saturday at Caulfield after a stunning recovery from a fractured neck. The spring’s best jockey, Mark Zahra, has been confirmed as taking his first ride aboard the now four-
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Progressive staying prospect Skippers Canyon (NZ) (Belardo) will take another step towards a planned Pakenham Cup tilt when he runs over 1800m at Caulfield on Saturday. Stokes has a number of horses nominated to compete at the Zipping Classic Day meeting, with Skippers Canyon scheduled to run in a Benchmark
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Farag (NZ) (Sacred Falls) will be given the chance to enter a new chapter in the Jericho Cup story at Warrnambool this Sunday when he strives to become the first back-to-back winner of the 4600-metre marathon. ‘’No horse has done it before so it would be great
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Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) may be heading off for his summer break, but rival camps could soon have another headache to deal with as his younger brother goes public for the first time on Monday. In’kantosstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) is also trained by Ciaron Maher and is listed for
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Lindsay Park could have saved the best for last in terms of stern tests for Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) this Spring, but Ben Hayes is convinced he can mix it with star sprinters Jimmysstar and Angel Capital in Saturday's A$1 million Gr.1 C F Orr Stakes
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The revamped Spring Carnival programming, which sees the Gr.1 C F Orr Stakes (1400m) run at Caulfield this Saturday, is perfect for Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) according to his trainer Ciaron Maher. Fresh off a dominant win in the $3 million Russell Balding Stakes (1300m), Jimmysstar has returned to
The autumn campaign of Champions Mile winner Ceolwulf (NZ) (Tavistock) is likely to have a major bearing on whether trainer Joe Pride puts the Cox Plate, to be run at Flemington, firmly on his stable star’s 2026 spring agenda. Pride is looking to give Ceolwulf another chance to prove
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Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) has emerged from his unplaced Champions Mile run without any issues, but racing’s popular warhorse is likely heading for a spell. Co-trainer Ben Hayes said on Sunday morning that the weight-for-age star had eaten up and trotted up without problems on Sunday
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Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) has been sent for a spell after a spring campaign that didn’t go to script. For the second year in succession, spring plans haven’t gone to plan for high-class galloper Linebacker, but his trainers remain adamant he will return bigger and better in
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Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) could finish the year as the fourth Australasian horse to top A$20 million in career prizemoney, with connections to decide on a year-ending trip to Perth for the A$1.5m Gr.3 Gold Rush (1400m) in December. Mr Brightside has in recent days
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Leading trainer Mick Price says he would happily scratch Cox Plate hopeful Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) if he is not 100 per cent fit for Saturday’s weight-for-age championship. The Group One star is under an injury cloud heading into Saturday’s feature and Price declared he would