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Casey Lock was questioning her father’s (trainer Peter Lock) sanity when he outlaid $2,000 for a two-year-old filly at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2019 May Sale, but now she is hailing him a genius. That filly was Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and she gave Casey
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The first-up performance of Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) has convinced Lindsay Park the gelding has gone to another level in his second campaign for the stable. The Ben and JD Hayes-trained galloper is preparing for a shot at the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on
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Trainer Cliff Brown has not totally ruled out a start in the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington but says The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) should be considered a doubtful starter. The Inferno was a little sore in the days following the Gr.1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington
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Smart Kiwi stayer Defibrillate was back in winning form when successful in the Listed Mornington Cup Prelude (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday for trainer Patrick Payne. The son of Shocking, who sports the colours of his original trainer Graham Richardson, lumped topweight of 60kgs to score an impressive win in
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Champion mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) showed all her fighting qualities when landing her second Gr.1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m). Now an 11-time Group One winner, it was the first time the six-year-old daughter of Zed had won a Group One race that she had previously
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Sierra Sue has doubled her Group One tally with a strong win in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The winner of the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes over the same course and distance last spring, the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained mare went
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Four-year-old Tavistock mare Flying Mascot added a second Group Three victory to her burgeoning CV when landing the Mannerism Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. The Tom Dabernig-trained mare was the winner of the Gr.3 Tesio Stakes (1600m) in the spring and went on to finish fifth in
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Levante has established herself as New Zealand’s pre-eminent sprinter this season and will now be given the opportunity to star in one of Australia’s premier short course events. The multiple Group One winner’s next appearance has been confirmed as the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at
If Mark Zahra can guide Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) to victory in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday, he will be allowed more time to savor the win. When Tofane scored first-up in the Gr.1 C F Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on February 12,
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Trainer Brad Widdup is still hopeful his star mare Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls) can gain a berth in next month’s A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m). The daughter of Sacred Falls has already featured in two other Australian rich features, finishing runner-up in last year’s A$
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The thumbs up from Joe Bowditch has Mick Price confident he has I'm Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) in a position that he can be a winning chance in Saturday's Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) before peaking for the All-Star Mile. The Cranbourne trainer called on Bowditch
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Leading jockey Danny Beasley was well inspired in asking trainer Daniel Meagher to back Lim’s Bestbreaker (NZ) (Battle Paint) up this week after the gamble came off with happy results on Saturday. The Battle Paint five-year-old ran a closing third in a Class 4 mile race last