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Despite the last-minute defection of Skew Wiff, New Zealand maintained a strong influence on Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.2 Furphy Rose of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington thanks to a determined victory by Kiwi-bred mare Life Lessons. There had been plenty of pre-race attention centred
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New Zealand stud master and owner Luigi Muollo didn't hesitate to pay the $2000 first acceptance fee for the Melbourne Cup for Medatsu (NZ) (Staphanos), who has the distinction of being the only three-year-old among the 72 horses left in contention for the race. Muollo said
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Gr.1 Queensland Derby winner Kovalica (NZ) (Ocean Park) has dropped out of the Melbourne Cup nominations this week and the door was also shut on a run in the Golden Eagle (1500m) and Caulfield Cup (2400m) as trainer Chris Waller refined his campaign to target firstly the Gr.1
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Leading apprentice Zac Lloyd might be booked to ride Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) in Saturday's Gr.2 Hill Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill, but the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained stayer isn't guaranteed a start in the A$2 million contest. Currently sitting 15th as the
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Rookie trainer Cody Mo celebrated in his first training success in Hong Kong after Zac Purton piloted Romantic Laos (NZ), a son of Pins, to victory in the Class 3 Wong Chuk Hang Handicap (1650m). “I’m very happy and I want to thank my team and also the owners’
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It's been a month to remember for the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable and they continued their strong run of form with Tidal Force (NZ) (Darci Brahma) winning at his Australian debut on the Pakenham Synthetic on Wednesday. Breaking his maiden, the former Kiwi won in a
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Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto), a one-time The Everest (1200m) second favourite, has been retired. Trainer John O’Shea elected to bring down the curtain on his star sprinter’s racing career following his disappointing last-placed finish in last Saturday’s Gr.2 Premiere Stakes (1200m) at
A A$2 million prize on offer and potentially a slightly easier race than one worth less money in Melbourne could see Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) head to the Hill Stakes at Rosehill. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper is entered for both the Hill Stakes (1900m) on
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New Zealand-bred gelding Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) continued to please his connections at Lindsay Park this week with victory in his 1000m trial at Benalla on Monday. "That's very typical of him," Ben Hayes, who trains in partnership with his brothers JD and Will, told
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Lightning may have struck twice for some of the connections of multiple Group One winner Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), who have now won four races in a row with another promising galloper sourced from New Zealand. Rheinberg (NZ) (Swiss Ace), who also represents the Lindsay Park stable of Mr Brightside’
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Rising star Antino (NZ) (Redwood) put a nightmare Melbourne debut behind him with a comfortable return to winning form in Sunday’s Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m). The Redwood gelding made a huge impression in Queensland with wins in eight of his first nine starts, headed by a dominant performance
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Michael Hickmott hopes it's a case of third time lucky in the Murray Bridge Gold Cup for stable pin-up Lord Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock), who tuned up for Saturday's Listed feature with a sharp piece of work between races at Murray Bridge on Wednesday. The son