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Four-year-old gelding Virtuous Circle registered his first win in more than 650 days when taking out the RDA Daylesford Lesley Hewitt Trophy (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday for trainer Liam Howley. The talented son of Almanzor last tasted success in August 2022 in a three-year-old 1500m race at Moonee Valley.
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High-class Kiwi mare La Crique put her best foot forward when pulling clear of her rivals in Saturday’s A$500,000 Magic Millions National Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm. Prepared by Simon and Katrina Alexander, the lightly-framed daughter of Vadamos took her time to balance up under champion hoop
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Apprentice jockey Celine Gaudray produced an inch-perfect front-running ride to land the RDAV Mary Longden Mile (1600m) at Flemington aboard smart three-year-old Rise At Dawn. Trained by Ben, JD and Will Hayes, the son of Almanzor was resuming over a mile following an enforced break and he hung on grimly
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Trainer Chris Waller has a good opinion of progressive two-year-old Imperialist, who came with a perfectly timed run under James McDonald to claim the Listed The Phoenix (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday in impressive fashion. The New Zealand-bred son of Churchill notched his first win from just three starts
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A trip to Queensland for a black-type assignment is on the agenda for South Australian galloper Fancify after her win at Flemington. The daughter of Niagara has won three of her past four starts, her last two in Melbourne, after leading throughout in the RDA Horsham Jan Croser Plate (1400m)
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Well-related mare Princess Rhaenys has overcome a wide run to score the fifth victory of her career when landing the Mittys Benchmark 90 Handicap (1800m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Tony Gollan-trained six-year-old was sent out a well-supported $2.90 favourite with James McDonald in the saddle. Sporting the
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Ruakaka trainers Kenny Rae and Krystal Williams unveiled a promising young talent in the Marsden Metals Group 3YO (1400m) on their home track on Saturday afternoon. First-starter Dan Vegas went into the race with eye-catching pedigree credentials, being by Per Incanto out of the Savabeel mare Miss Bluebell – dam of
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The well-travelled Quality Time recorded his first New Zealand victory with a bold front-running performance in Saturday’s Daltons Bream Bay Cup (2100m) at Ruakaka. The six-year-old made an eye-catching New Zealand debut at Te Rapa in early May with a strong-finishing second behind Turn The Ace over 1200m, but
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An inch perfect front running ride by Kate Hercock paved the way for former Group One performer Chase to return to the winners’ enclosure at Otaki. The seven-year-old son of Zed, who has twice run third at the highest level over the 1600m distance of Saturday’s contest, hadn’t
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Quality mare Malt Time showed her undoubted class when she blitzed her rivals in the closing stages of the feature event at Ruakaka on Saturday, the Porthouse Bar Eatery Bream Bay Sprint (1400m). The Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained mare was having her second run in a new campaign and stripped
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Veteran Timaru trainer Leonard Stewart is set to feature prominently at his local meeting on Sunday, with 11 runners entered across the nine-race programme at Phar Lap Raceway. Stewart, who will celebrate his 92nd birthday later this month, has just over 20 horses in work and almost half of them
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Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott believe their Group One-winning filly Molly Bloom is in peak condition for one final flourish for their Matamata stable in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. The daughter of Ace High has been an outstanding flagbearer this season for Wexford