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New Zealand-breds dominated the inaugural running of the revamped A$2 million Gr.2 The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday, with an all-Kiwi trifecta headed by a pair of John O’Shea-trained stablemates. Kirwan’s Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) was presented at just the right time by jockey Brenton
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Trainer Peter Moody is contemplating the prospect of black type after New Zealand-bred mare Life Lessons completed a hat-trick of wins in Saturday’s A$130,000 Ladbrokes Market Control Handicap (1400m) at Sandown. The four-year-old daughter of Tavistock had won at Moe and a midweek Sandown meeting in her
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Sent out as one of the day’s hottest favourites right across Australasia, Kiwi-bred gelding Detonator Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) lived up to those lofty expectations in style at Sandown on Saturday. The Group One performer went into the A$150,000 Tile Importer Handicap (1600m) as a winner of four
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Group One performer Detonator Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) will be looking to extend his impressive form line when he heads to Sandown on Saturday for a mile assignment. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained gelding has won four and placed in two of his six starts to date, including placing in
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Bigger prize money and the chance to race on one of Australia's best racetracks will see Steven Pateman head to Sandown with El Gladiador (NZ) (Ghibellines). A last start runner-up to Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield, El Gladiador is entered in
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Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are hoping to achieve more Group One success with Smokin’ Romans as they set their sights towards autumn with the New Zealand-bred six-year-old. The son of Ghibellines was a dominant winners of the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in October and his
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Top-class miler Aegon is off for a break with features across the Tasman in autumn in mind after a great effort for second in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m). Fresh from a fourth-place finish in the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, Aegon started favourite
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Progressive New Zealand-bred galloper Kissinger (NZ) (Tavistock) provided further evidence of his staying prowess when he produced a sustained home straight burst to comfortably score his first stakes success in Saturday’s Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) Under the guidance of Damien Oliver, the lightly raced seven-year-old sat back in the
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Flash Feeling (NZ) (Iffraaj) bounced back from a disappointing effort at his most recent start when he produced a determined finish to take out the John Duff & Co Benchmark 78 (2000m) at Pakenham. The four-year-old Iffraaj entire had run ninth in
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Group One performer Vassilator is set to end a frustrating last few months for his connections when he makes his raceday return at Pakenham on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred seven-year-old has overcome an ulcer to an eye and a severe case of tying-up that had his new trainer Lisa Jones
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Trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney will have a two-pronged attack in Saturday’s Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) courtesy of Sound (Lando) and Milford (NZ) (Savabeel). Moroney is on a fact-finding mission with Group One performer Milford, who has only run over 2400m on two occasions – runner-up in the Gr.1 New
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New Zealand-bred gelding Kissinger (NZ) (Tavistock) will have the biggest test of his career when he steps out in the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) on Saturday. The seven-year-old was an exciting prospect before he required throat surgery, and his owners are looking forward to the Lindsey Smith-trained runner to finally