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Australian syndicator Darby Racing are daring to dream of Group glory with their recent New Zealand import Goldman (NZ) (Verdi). The son of Verdi has made an instant impression since joining Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s Randwick stable and they are now contemplating some bigger targets over the Sydney
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Brett Scott joked with owners ahead of Chico Sonado's (NZ) (Zed) debut at Ladbrokes Park Sandown Hillside on Wednesday that he wished the three-quarter brother of Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) would be half as good as his Caulfield and Melbourne Cup-winning sibling. That wish may become reality in
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Injury has halted the autumn campaign of dual stakes winning three-year-old Mr Maestro (NZ) (Savabeel). He had galloped well at The Valley on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s Gr.2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m), but a tendon issue was found on Wednesday morning. “He had a bit of thickening there
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Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley are gearing up for what could be a big day for their stable at Rosehill on Saturday. The Byerley Park training partnership will line-up talented three-year-old Sacred Satono (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) in the Listed Munro Stakes (1200m) and they are expecting a positive result after
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Liam Howley is hoping that his patience with classy three-year-old Virtuous Circle (NZ) (Almanzor) will be rewarded as he approaches the business end of his autumn campaign. "We looked after him in the spring, we put him away early, he wasn't physically ready for it, but he&
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Racing is a cut-throat game and Daniel Moor admits he has done things he would normally not do to get a ride, especially around Spring Carnival time. Out of respect for Jamie Kah, Craig Williamson and Ethan Brown, all sidelined through recent falls, Moor chose not to get on the
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Five-year-old mare Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer) has made her mark in domestic weight-for-age company this preparation and her impressive progress will be rewarded with a trip to Australia. The Mark Walker-trained daughter of Contributer is to join her Te Akau Racing stablemate Imperatriz in Melbourne where the duo will chase seven-figure
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Michael Moroney believes he has Nerve Not Verve spot on for Saturday’s Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m). The seven-year-old mare has crossed the Tasman from Moroney’s Flemington base for a hit-and-run mission at the $500,000 staying feature at Pukekohe and he has received positive
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Group Three performer Hurry Cane (NZ) (Nom Du Jeu) will get his chance to test his talents in Australia after joining Symon Wilde’s Warrnambool barn. Formerly in the care of part-owner Raymond Connors, the Nom Du Jeu gelding won five and placed in 13 of his starts on the
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Hong Kong Champion jockey Zac Purton is playing a pivotal role in the fortunes of Kiwi runners in this year’s Sydney Autumn Carnival. Last Saturday he upset the applecart when driving late with Artorius to nab the Mark Walker-trained Imperatriz on the line to win the Gr.1 Canterbury
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They may be 18,000km apart, but Legarto’s win in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) brought Warwick and Alice Jeffries a lot closer on Saturday. The father and daughter duo have a shared love of thoroughbreds, and have a particular bond with Legarto, Warwick having bred the now
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Exceptional filly Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) overcame a nightmare run down the Flemington straight to deliver a first New Zealand triumph in Saturday’s A$1 million Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m). No New Zealand-trained horse had won Melbourne’s autumn three-year-old feature since its inception in 1986, but the outstanding