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Champion Kiwi jockey James McDonald capped off an incredible Royal Ascot carnival, riding a third winner for the week on Saturday’s final day of racing. While it wasn't the Gr.1 Platinum Jubilee (1200m) on the Chris Waller-trained Home Affairs (I Am Invincible), George Boughey'
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Talented former New Zealand three-year-old Texas Tea hinted at a bright future across the Tasman with a commanding victory in Saturday’s A$130,000 Sir Henry Bolte Handicap (2000m) at Flemington. Making his first start since a midfield finish in last month’s Gr.1 South Australian
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Long-priced winners are rare for the Danny O'Brien stable but, even so, Grinzinger Bishop's knockout win at $71 at Flemington on Saturday did not come as a shock for connections. O'Brien, who also won the opening Flemington event with stayer Saracen Knight on
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It was worrying viewing on Ballarat Cup day last year when Kurabui (NZ) (Proisir), who had won four from five leading in, dropped out in the straight and was clearly amiss, beaten 30 lengths behind now Group One winner Lighthouse (Mizzen Mast). The report post-race was worrying, with Kurabui
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A bright future is being tipped for promising filly Po Kare Kare (NZ) (Savabeel) after her two-length win at Gosford last Thursday. It was the second victory from four starts for the daughter of Savabeel, who has placed in her other two outings. Trainer Bryce Heys was pleased with
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Moscow Red (NZ) (Road To Rock) and Horrifying (NZ) (Shocking) combined to deliver an impressive winning double for New Zealand-breds at Sandown on Saturday afternoon. Veteran mare Moscow Red took her career earnings past A$300,000 with a powerful come-from-behind performance in the Ladbrokes Switch Handicap
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Something about the Queensland sun brings the very best out of talented New Zealand-bred mare Charmmebaby, who picked up the second stakes win of her career in Saturday’s Listed Radiotab The Wayne Wilson (1600m) at Eagle Farm. Charmmebaby moved north to the Sunshine State last December to join
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The John O’Shea-trained Waihaha Falls showed he is in for a lucrative campaign when he produced a strong performance over 1200m at Randwick on Saturday to successfully resume from a five-month break. Bred and raced by Waikato Stud with Guy and Bridget Lowry, the four-year-old
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Leading jockey Craig Grylls has been collecting plenty of frequent-flyer points over the last few weeks, and he will return to Brisbane again on Saturday to ride two key Kiwi runners at Eagle Farm. Grylls, who rode at Matamata on Wednesday and sits in fourth place on the New
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New Zealand raider Badgers Nuts (NZ) (Rageese) is a maiden no longer after scoring over 1350m at Doomben on Wednesday. The Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained son of Rageese went into the race in good form, having finished runner-up over 1100m on the Sunshine Coast polytrack last month
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South Island Filly Of The Year Reputabelle (NZ) (Pins) will join the Flemington stable of Mike Moroney later this month. The daughter of Pins has proved a revelation this year for trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman, winning four races in succession between January and April, including two of the three
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Dual Group Three winner Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) will be looking to bounce back to form when he lines-up in the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. It will be the New Zealand-bred’s first crack at elite-level and trainers Mick Price and Michael