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Leading French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard is looking forward to welcoming 11-time Group One winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) to his Chantilly barn later this week. The New Zealand-bred mare is transferring to his care from leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller and Graffard is excited about the challenge ahead. “It was
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Palmerston North horsewoman Lucy Tanner turned a few of her colleagues’ heads when she nicknamed a young filly “Rolls Royce” before she’d even had a trial. That assessment was vindicated in style when Belle Plaisir (NZ) (Proisir), who she owns with Lance Hickman, won the Gr.3 RA Lee
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Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) winner Jungle Magnate’s racing future now lies in Hong Kong. His sale was confirmed on RSN by Mick Price who trained the gelding in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr. The son of Tarzino was purchased by Price out of Westbury Stud’s 2020
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Three-year-old Natural Mystic (Tarzino), by 2015 Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) winner Tarzino, is following in his sire's footsteps with a liking for staying trips and has co-trainer Michael Kent Jnr declaring the gelding an "out-and-out stayer". Natural Mystic ($6.50) won the TROA Supports NJT
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Well-bred mare Princess Rhaenys (Iffraaj) has had to overcome adversity in her short career with trainer Peter Moody hoping the mare can still make it to stakes grade. A maiden winner previously, Princess Rhaenys took out the Ladbrokes Same Race Multi Handicap (1600m) at Sandown on Sunday at only her
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On the anniversary of her first stakes win in last year’s Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m), classy New Zealand mare Belle Plaisir doubled her black-type tally with a powerful come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s Gr.3 R A Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville. A four-time winner from 19 New
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Stawell trainer Andrew Bobbin had a day to remember at Flemington on Saturday, celebrating his first stakes win in the Listed Hilton Nicholas Straight Six (1200m) with highly talented New Zealand-bred Ocean Beyond. Previously a three-time winner and Listed performer from the Warrnambool stable of Daniel Bowman, the four-year-old was
Seven months ago, Oceanic Flash (NZ) (Sacred Falls) was winless after a handful of starts and his owners had started to consider their options. Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou convinced them to persevere and it proved sage advice, with the grey son of Sacred Falls going on to claim
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Chris Waller is hoping to upset the apple cart in the Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m). The leading Sydney trainer will line-up a quartet of runners, including three New Zealand-breds, against short-priced favourite Zaaki (Leroidesanimaux). Polly Grey (NZ) (Azamour) and Kukeracha (NZ) (Night of Thunder) finished second and third respectively
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The next stage of Craig Thornton’s international racing career will open in earnest at Flemington on Saturday when the experienced New Zealand horseman saddles his first Australian runner. The former successful jumps jockey turned trainer will be represented by the Kiwi-bred El Gladiador, who will step out in the
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New Zealand raiders recouped plenty of travelling costs at the Sunshine Coast meeting on the polytrack on Wednesday, with trainers Robbie Patterson and Kelvin Tyler both sending out winners. Talented El Roca three-year-old Nom de Plume (NZ) scored over 2150m for Robbie Patterson to win in the manner of a
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A well-bred first crop daughter of Deep Impact’s son Satono Aladdin has made a dream start to her career with a stirring debut display on the Kensington track at Randwick. Koshu (NZ) was untroubled to win over 1100m for trainer John O’Shea and in the process credited her