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Following second declarations for the Melbourne Cup, there are 58 horses remaining in contention for the Group One race at Flemington. After Tuesday's second acceptances, there are four horses – Rodrigo Diaz, Deauville Legend, Loft and Without A Fight – prepared by international trainers while Hoo Ya Mal and Camorra
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A treatment mistake has ruled Benaud (Reliable Man) out of the Gr.1 Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Trainer John O’Shea informed stewards on Monday morning that the gelding was mistakenly given medication which contained a prohibited substance. “Trainer Mr John O’Shea has this morning informed Racing
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Trainer Danny O’Brien is set to have a two-pronged attack in the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday courtesy of New Zealand-breds Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man) and Young Werther (NZ) (Tavistock). Inspirational Girl finished runner-up first-up behind compatriot Mr Brightside in
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Kiwi raider She’s Licketysplit (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) is thriving in Melbourne and as a result trainer Andrew Forsman has elected to line her up at Flemington this weekend. She sealed her ticket across the Tasman with a first-up victory in the Gr.3 Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m)
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Graham Richardson is hoping for the perfect homecoming for Defibrillate when he contests the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Saturday. After a successful career in Melbourne in which he earned more than A$750,000, Defibrillate is set to have his first run in New Zealand
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Mr Brightside's (NZ) (Bullbars) three-race winning sequence ended in Sunday's Gr.1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Sandown, but co-trainer Ben Hayes wasn't dwelling on the rare defeat afterwards. "They all have to lose some time, they can't always keep
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Mick Price was left slightly disappointed after stable star I'm Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) finished fourth in the Gr.1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Sandown on Sunday. The son of Shocking settled second last in the run and gave the leaders a five-length start but he still loomed
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Waikato Stud homebred I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) confirmed his status as a rising star of Australian racing with a freakish off-the-canvas victory in Sunday’s Listed Tile Importer Testa Rossa Stakes (1300m) at Sandown. A multiple Group One placegetter in New Zealand as a two and
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The connections of expat New Zealand gelding Regal Lion (NZ) (Jakkalberry) have circled the spring of 2023 as the time to target some of Australia’s staying showpieces, but a powerful performance at Sandown on Sunday has given them something to think about in 2022. Making his second start for
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They might’ve missed out on playing finals footy, but there was some small tonic for a bunch of Port Adelaide players with South Australian galloper Not Usual Glorious (Fiorente) leading all the way to take out the Benalla Cup (2046m) on Friday. 2021 Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines, Tom Clurey
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Local trainer Brett Scott hopes Saturday's Victorian metropolitan meeting at Mornington can reignite the spark in his veteran galloper Irish Flame (NZ) (Zed). The eight-year-old has been somewhat out of sorts of late, but Scott believes a local-track hit-out in the Listed Ansett Classic
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Trainer Chris Waller believes Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) has been the forgotten runner from the Gr.2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m). The Savabeel five-year-old finished seventh first-up in the race a fortnight ago, which was won by her stablemate Kiku. “She ran terrific first-up,” Waller said of