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Star mare Imperatriz (AUS) (I Am Invincible) cast aside any straight-track doubts with a game victory in the Gr.1 Darley Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Ridden by Opie Bosson, the Mark Walker-trained mare sat handy to the speed set by Front Page and powered to the front
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Class sprinter Babylon Berlin (AUS) (All Too Hard) showed she will be a force in all the major sprints over the summer months with a comfortable victory in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa. Having her first run in a new campaign since finishing seventh behind Imperatriz
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Undefeated three-year-old Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) confirmed his superstar quality with another scintillating performance in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 51st New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. It was the sixth win of a spectacular six-start career for the super-talented chestnut, who became only the third horse
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Emerging staying star Nest Egg (NZ) (Reliable Man) tightened his hold on favouritism for next weekend’s Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) with a perfect dress rehearsal on the opening day of the carnival at Riccarton on Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-trained gelding arrived in the South Island as a
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A three-time stakes placegetter over the last eight months, Not Guilty (NZ) (Not A Single Doubt)took the next step with a brilliant black-type breakthrough in Saturday’s Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. The Tony Pike-trained mare had made her stakes debut in the Listed Lightning Handicap
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Up-and-coming Cambridge trainer Sam Mynott will have her first taste of black-type racing when she saddles stable star Imwonderfultonight in Saturday’s Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton. Mynott took out her trainer’s licence last season and has quickly racked up six winners from only 37 starters,
Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) will chase Group One honours in the Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington. The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes would like a little luck to go their way in what has been a frustrating week at Flemington. After Mr Brightside was touched
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Owner Tony Ottobre will give Declan Bates a licence to again play ‘catch me if you can’ on Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) when she backs up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington. The daughter of Pride of Dubai landed a breakthrough Group One win
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Within the space of a few hours on Saturday afternoon, Andrew Forsman will be represented by well-credentialled runners at Flemington, Riccarton and Te Rapa. The Cambridge trainer’s big day kicks off in the opening race at Te Rapa, where two-year-old colt Red Sea will make his debut in the
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Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is hoping to hit the ground running as New Zealand Cup Week kicks off in Christchurch this weekend. Marsh will saddle a pair of impressive last-start winners in feature races on the opening day of the carnival at Riccarton on Saturday, with Burn To Shine lining
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Te Akau Racing’s darling of the turf Imperatriz will attempt to put the perfect seal on a standout spring preparation when she heads to Flemington on Saturday to tackle the Gr.1 Champions Sprint (1200m). The daughter of I Am Invincible has been a great flagbearer for Te Akau
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Promising four-year-old Holymanz (NZ) (Almanzor) returned to the winner’s circle when landing the A$150,000 Cirka Trophy (1800m) at Flemington on Thursday. The son of Almanzor sports the colours of Cambridge Stud’s Brendan and Jo Lindsay and was back at Flemington for the first-time since falling in