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New Zealand-bred galloper I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) has come through his second placing in last Saturday’s A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) in fine fettle and trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are keen to push on towards the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). The four-year-old son
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Classy filly Gypsy Goddess (NZ) (Tarzino) faces her biggest test to date when she contests Saturday’s Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill, where the track is currently rated a Heavy 8. Trainer David Vandyke is confident the daughter of Tarzino will run well but has cautioned that
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New Zealand-bred mare Inspirational Girl (Reliable Man) is likely to continue her autumn campaign in Sydney, with leading owner Bob Peters weighing up two options for the star Western Australian mare. Winner of the Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m) back in 2020, Inspirational Girl has raced just five times since
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Matamata trainer Graham Richardson is looking at a Queensland winter campaign to get some compensation for the bad luck that Aspen Colorado (NZ) (Proisir) suffered at Trentham on Saturday. Aspen Colorado was a fast-finishing third in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), only getting clear in the final 150m.
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Jack Bruce is about to embark on the most exciting adventure of his career as he takes the plunge to start training. The young Kiwi expat has been entrenched in the competitive racing jurisdiction of Sydney for the best part of a decade and he is now looking forward to
Mark Zahra will be the new rider on Karaka graduate and former Singapore star The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) when he makes his return to The Valley on Friday night. The Inferno is set to contest the Gr.1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) on Friday night, the track he was
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Five-year-old gelding No Compromise (NZ) (Pins) ran out a game winner of the Gr.3 Queen’s Cup (2400m) at Rosehill on Saturday as the former Kiwi gears up for a tilt at the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m). The son of Pins, who began his career with Waverley trainer
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The stunning inaugural campaign of unbeaten mare Yonce (NZ) (Proisir) will culminate in a tilt at the Gr.1 Queen of the Turf Stakes (1600m) at Randwick in three weeks’ time after yet another facile victory at Flemington. The daughter of Proisir comfortably accounted for her opposition when winning the
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Three-year-old colt Prix de Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) relished being ridden closer to the speed when comfortably taking out the Gr.2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night for young Cranbourne trainer Matthew Brown. Sent out a $26 chance, Prix de Turn swept to the
Promising stayer Through Irish Eyes (NZ) (Tavistock) returns to the scene of his biggest win which in turn could lead to a Melbourne Cup qualifier in early winter. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Through Irish Eyes runs in the Kennedy Grand Handicap Classic (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday, his
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Victorian trainer Danny O’Brien will have a pair of runners in Saturday’s A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington headed by last-star Gr.2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) winner Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man), while fellow Kiwi-bred Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) landed a late place in the field.
Chris Waller's hopes for an eighth Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) success hinge on the state of the Rosehill track. The premier trainer's two runners, Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) and Hungry Heart (Frankel), are both more effective on top of the ground and Waller is