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Tim Donnelly is hoping the wet weather forecast doesn’t put a dampener on the undefeated record of Participator (NZ) (Contributer) when they line-up in the TAB Highway Hanidcap (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The son of Contributor has won both of this starts for the Wagga Wagga horseman but
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Cambridge trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne will be represented by handy stayer Border Leicester (NZ) (Redwood) in Sunday’s A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool, the longest flat race in Australasia. Restricted to Australian and New Zealand-bred horses, the Jericho is the brainchild of philanthropist and historian Bill
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Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) will make his first raceday appearance since jumping favourite in last year’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he lines-up in the Gr.3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday for new trainer Gavin Bedggood. The son of Shocking finished 13th in the
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Australia’s darling of the turf, Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed), will likely get her chance to pit her talents against the best in Europe next year. The New Zealand-bred has nothing left to prove in Australia, having won 10 Group One races, ranging in distance from 1400m to 3200m. The
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Queensland’s winter carnival will now boast seven million-dollar feature races after significant prizemoney boosts were signed off on by Racing Queensland officials during the week. Two of the big winners are the Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) and Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m), with their respective prizemoney being enhanced
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Dual Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) placegetter Sound will be looking for back-to-back wins in the Gr.2 Zipping Classic when he contests the 2400m Caulfield feature on Saturday. The Michael Moroney-trained entire heads into the weekend in good form, having placed in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup
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The Simon Miller-trained Angelic Miss (NZ) (Savabeel) landed her first black-type success when closing well to win the Listed Jungle Mist Classic (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. The five-year-old mare by Savabeel relished the hot tempo, sitting worse than midfield under jockey Chris Parnham before pouncing late as
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The combination of trainers Grant and Alana Williams, jockey William Pike and leviathan owners Bob and Sandra Peters were to the fore again in this year’s Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m) when Western Empire became the fourth successive winner of the famed Perth race for the unstoppable partnership. The
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Five-year-old mare Zayydani has been one of the flagbearers for the training talents of Ben and JD Hayes, and the daughter of Savabeel continued her winning ways when a gritty winner of the A$500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday. The Hayes brothers, who are forging a career
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Lightly raced four-year-old Ocean Beyond had been building towards a return to the winner’s circle and under a patient Harry Coffey ride, the breaks went his way on Saturday when winning the A$150,000 Tonks Plate Handicap (1200m) at Ballarat. Prepared by Warrnambool trainer Daniel Bowman, the son
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Zayydani (NZ) (Savabeel) has been a special horse for trainers Ben and JD Hayes and they are hoping she can continue her great form for the stable in the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday. Bred and raced by Brent and Cherry Taylor of Trelawney Stud, Zayydani has posted some
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The blue, white and red silks of syndicators Go Racing will be carried in feature races in New Zealand, New South Wales and Victoria on Saturday, headed by star mare Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) in the A$1 million The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange. The winner of last season’s