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If anyone can overcome barrier 19 in a Melbourne Cup, then it's Chris Waller and James McDonald. Or as Verry Elleegant's part-owner Brae Sokolski puts it: 'the A-Team'. The star mare was handed an unfavourable gate at Saturday evening's barrier draw, following
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2021 has been the year of Kiwi-bred gelding I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking), who showed his class and trademark fight when winning the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The son of Shocking stepped out on raceday for the first time when winning a maiden
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Veteran galloper Justacanta continues to thrive in Australia this spring and landed his second stakes race of the campaign when winning the Gr.2 Linlithgow Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. A Group Three performer in New Zealand, Justacanta was transferred by trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy to Patrick Payne
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New Zealand-bred horses won every Derby in Australia last season. Below we take a look at the six NZ-Breds in Saturday’s Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) Forgot You (NZ) 3YO Colt - Savabeel x Simply You Busuttin Racing paid $330,000 for the Waikato Stud-bred colt from the draft
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Michael Moroney always thought a mile would be ideal for his dual Group One winner Tofane and that has proven to be the case. She had previously only raced up to 1400m until last month where she ran fourth in her first start over a mile in the Gr.1
Young Cranbourne trainer Matthew Brown has such a good opinion of Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) that he is trying to land the colt's maiden win in a stakes race on Victoria Derby Day. Prix De Turn runs in the Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m)
Brothers Ben and JD Hayes are slowly starting to put their stamp on Lindsay Park having taken over the reins following the departures of their father David and cousin Tom Dabernig. The pair has trained 46 winners since joining forces in June and have three Listed race winners on their
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Star New Zealand-bred mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) will likely take her place in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington next Tuesday. The daughter of Zed finished third in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley and part-owner Ozzie Kheir said she has come
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Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young ran one-two in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) last Saturday with Forgot You (NZ) (Savabeel) and Commander Harry (NZ) (Reliable Man), and the expat Kiwi trainers are hoping to repeat the feat in the Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday.
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He’s secured Group One spoils in Victoria and now New Zealand-bred gelding I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) has travelled north to plunder the riches on offer in Sydney on Saturday. The son of Shocking will contest the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill after winning the
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Aegon’s (NZ) (Sacred Falls) co-trainer and part-owner Andrew Forsman can only hope Lady Luck will be riding on jockey Jason Collett’s shoulder in their quest for a share of Rosehill’s pot of gold this weekend. Everything had gone according to script for the four-year-old’s tilt at
Nothing is likely to ease the pain for James Mcdonald of having to watch the Cox Plate from the jockeys' room, but a Victoria Derby (2500m) win would help a little. McDonald teams with Kiwi gelding Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) in the Group One Classic at Flemington on Saturday. Tutukaka