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A gallant run for third in Saturday’s Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) has connections of the New Zealand-bred and trained The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) excited about his prospects for the big event at Flemington next month, the Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m). The five-year-old
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Progressive galloper Paisley Park (NZ) (Azamour) bounced back to winning form when he out-finished his rivals over 1600m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m) winner earlier in the year at the venue was having his third start in a new campaign and looked ready
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Progressive galloper Swords Drawn (Camelot) threw his hat into the ring for some of the upcoming summer staying features when he stormed home from near last to score impressively over 1600m to close out this year’s Hawke’s Bay Spring carnival Placed twice in stakes company as a three-
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Premier trainer Chris Waller and jockey Mark Zahra landed their first Caulfield Cup wins when outstanding mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) held off Anthony Van Dyck (Galileo) and The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel). Waller, who watched the race from Randwick, said it was a special win from a very special
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Breeder and co-owner of Verry Elleegant Don Goodwin talks to Andrew Bensley after her sensational Gr.1 Caulfield Cup win. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/don-goodwin-saturday-october-17-2020
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Andrew Bensley catches up with ecstatic Nick Bishara who was celebrating on Saturday after Verry Elleegant won the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/nick-bishara-saturday-october-17-2020
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The Kim Waugh-trained Trumbull (NZ) (Darci Brahma) landed his biggest win to date when taking out the A$500,000 Gr.3 Sydney Stakes (1200m). The five-year-old gelding covered plenty of ground but showed a ready turn of foot in the run to the post to deny
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Kiwi expats Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are eyeing a second Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) after Albarado (NZ) (Savabeel) won the Gr.3 Neds Classic (2000m) in impressive fashion at Caulfield on Saturday. The stable sent out Sangster (NZ) to win the 2011 Derby, albeit the win was solely
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Superstar racemare Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) celebrated being named New Zealand Horse of the Year last Sunday evening when she stormed home to take out her twelfth individual Group One title at Hastings on Saturday. The Jamie Richards-trained six-year-old was in a class of her own as
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Cambridge visitor Hypnos (NZ) (Reliable Man) gained his second victory at stakes level the hard way when he held out the late charge of race favourite Rock On Wood (NZ) (Redwood) to win the Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings. The Reliable Man five-year-old was
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There were thrills a plenty during the running of Saturday’s ARC Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) at Ellerslie but after the dust settled it was Wanganui mare Magic Wonder (NZ) (Eighth Wonder) who completed the prestigious Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4900m) and Great Northern Steeplechase double with a dominant front-running
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Jockey Shaun Fannin talks to Andrew Bensley after winning the Great Northern Steeplechase with Magic Wonder https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/shaun-fannin-saturday-17-october-2020