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Days like Sunday are what trainer Amy McDonald and her husband, jockey Lee Horner, get out of bed at ungodly hours for. The couple teamed up with their star jumper Flying Agent (NZ) (Raise The Flag) to land the Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) in dominant fashion, with the ten-year-old careering away
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Tom Dabernig is eyeing the new season with great optimism from his Warrnambool base having recently moved into his new 40-horse on-course stable complex. Dabernig gave stable star Flying Mascot (NZ) (Tavistock) her first hit out ahead of her spring assault at Penshurst on Thursday but reflected fondly on his
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Horrifying’s golden run of form continued at Flemington on Saturday where he produced another determined performance to narrowly get the better of fellow New Zealand-bred Through Irish Eyes in the Rose Room (2530m). The five-year-old son of Shocking has responded positively since trainers Mark and Levi Kavanagh have elected
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Five-year-old gelding Lord Ardmore continued his strong winter form, making it back-to-back victories when a hard-fought winner of the Premier's Cup Prelude (1800m) at Randwick. The son of Reliable Man, who had led previously in his middle distances wins, enjoyed a sweet run throughout under Hugh Bowman to
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Three-year-old Proisir gelding My Truth (NZ) broke maiden ranks at Canterbury on Wednesday with a minimum of effort and the smart young galloper is tipped to extend his record as he steps up further in distance. The Anthony Cummings-trained chestnut had finished fourth at Wyong last month in his first
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Doctors will slowly look to bring Michael Walker out of sedation as the Group One hoop continues to make positive progress after a fall on Monday. Walker was riding in a jump out at Pakenham on Monday morning when the horse he was riding collapsed. The 38-year-old was treated by
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Racing NSW today announced a further $30 million in prizemoney increases along with record investment in infrastructure and an additional share of prizemoney for both equine welfare and stable staff. As detailed below, these latest prizemoney announcements totalling $30 million will see total prizemoney paid in NSW increase to $358
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Trainers David and Emma-Lee Browne are hoping they can emulate their success in last season’s Melbourne Spring Carnival once again this year with Elephant (NZ) (Shocking). After an Australian debut win at Caulfield just shy of 12 months ago, the son of Shocking went on to run second in
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An early decision to send Mr Maestro (NZ) (Savabeel) to Australia will give the gifted three-year-old every opportunity to stamp himself as a classic contender. The well-bred Andrew Forman-trained son of Savabeel will cross the Tasman in the early hours of tomorrow morning and, all going well, will open his
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The former Maher and Eustace trained Tavistock gelding Playoffs (NZ) scored a dominant win in the A$200,000 Darwin Cup (2000m) on Monday beating Savabeel eight-year-old Kaonic (NZ). Trained by champion Northern Territory trainer Gary Clarke, Playoffs made a winning debut from his new quarters when successful in the
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Despite it being the venue of his biggest failure, Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) is a likely contender for the Gr.1 Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on the final day of the Victoria Racing Club carnival. Trainer John O’Shea said he was keen for the sprinter to
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A seven-day delay to the Listed ATC Foundation Winter Challenge (1500m) paved the way for talented New Zealand-bred Cross Talk (NZ) (Keano) to make a highly impressive black-type debut at Rosehill on Saturday. The A$160,000 feature was originally scheduled to be held at Randwick last weekend, but the