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Talented five-year-old mare Principessa (NZ) (Vadamos) has made it back-to-back Sydney metropolitan victories in the space of three days. The Joe Pride-trained daughter of Vadamos was an impressive winner at Canterbury on Wednesday, and bounced through that run to take her place in the Toyota
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The Gr.1 Metropolitan (2400m) will be the short-term target for emerging stayer Major Beel (NZ) (Savabeel). Adrian Bott isn't expecting a winning return from Major Beel in the Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m), but he is expecting the Gr.1 ATC Australian Derby (2400m) victor to
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Craig Williams will be shooting for a third win in the Gr.2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield when he partners Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) on Saturday. Mr Brightside and Williams shared the spotlight 12 months ago while the jockey's first win in the weight-for-age
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As a Group One winner in New Zealand, Ulanova (NZ) (Santos) has paid the penalty for that success ahead of her Australian debut at Caulfield. Now in the care of Anthony and Sam Freedman, Ulanova will represent the stable, along with De Sonic Boom (Spirit of Boom) and Tiz Enuf
This year's Rowley Mile had a little bit of everything – a cow on the track, a winning jockey dumped ungracefully on his bottom, and a thrilling photo finish in between. The Listed feature went to the Chris Waller-trained Bold Mac (NZ) (The Bold One) ($3.80), who
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A reminder of back home has helped convince Kiwi’s Emma-Lee and David Browne of a relocation to Pakenham for the new racing season. The New Zealand couple made their move permanent in the middle of 2022 and originally set up base at Cranbourne, but a change of lifestyle
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Alex Rae had a big team jump out at Cranbourne on Monday, but none impressed more than Shock 'Em Ova (NZ) (Shocking), who showed he's returned in fantastic order ahead of the spring. The lightly raced five-year-old scored a jumpout victory over 1000m, finishing just
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Peter Moody is set to use the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) as the one lead-up run to The Everest for his stable star I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel). The T.J. Smith Stakes winner was given his second jumpout of the preparation at Pakenham on Tuesday morning,
Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) gave Ben & JD Hayes their first Group One winner, taking out the 2021 Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m), and he will follow a similar initial preparation to last Spring as he is set to resume in Saturday's Gr.2 P B Lawrence Stakes
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Former Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock played a starring role at Moonee Valley on Saturday with a quinella in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Challenger Handicap (2040m), headed by emerging four-year-old Superstock. Unplaced in the Gr.3 Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) during an aborted Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m)
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New Zealand-bred mare Travelling Kate has put retirement plans on hold with a purple patch of form, which she continued with a hard-fought win in Saturday’s A$160,000 ACY Securities Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill. The well-related daughter of Savabeel has hardly put a foot wrong
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Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr were determined to come home with a Contributor two-year-old they had picked out at last year's New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale. That $170,000 purchase made his debut in the Ladbroke It! Plate (1300m) at Sandown on