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Country trainers will have their biggest day on the Australian racing calendar when they head to the big smoke of Sydney on Saturday for the A$1.3 million The Kosciuszko (1200m) at Randwick and no one is more excited than Cody Morgan. The Tamworth trainer will have two contenders
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Te Akau have withstood the A$15 million carrot of The Everest (1200m) with exciting Kiwi sprinter Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock) and will continue towards the inaugural A$2 million The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick on October 23. The Everest slot holder James Kennedy has been looking for a replacement for
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A bright future is being tipped for former Kiwi galloper Corretto (NZ) (Zacinto) after he broke maiden ranks in his Australian debut when winning over 1100m at Hamilton on Saturday. Trainer Tom Dabernig was pleased with the win but said there is plenty of upside to the son of Zacinto.
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Emerging star Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) booked his place in the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes (1600m) later this month with his sixth consecutive win in Sunday's Listed Seymour Cup (1600m) at Sportsbet-Ballarat. The Lindsay Park gelding made a one act affair of the AUS$200,000 feature,
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South Island-based stallion Prince of Brooklyn, who stands at Grassyards Farm on the Taieri Plain near Mosgiel, sired his first winner on Sunday from his first runner when the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Brooklyn Boss won on debut at Ballarat. The stylish three-year-old gelding
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Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) got a Group One welcome to remember in the Toorak Handicap (1600m), leaving his co-trainer David Browne forced to re-focus his campaign. The Kiwi galloper was bumped a few times when the pressure came on in the home straight and Elephant got squeezed out before
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Drinks were flowing at Epona Park on Saturday night, the boutique 40-acre property owned by Cambridge couple Tony Forlong and Jennifer Jones after they cheered home emerging star I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). The pair bred and initially raced the son of
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Quality four-year-old I'm Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) confirmed himself as a rising star of Australian racing by beating some of the best milers in the land in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday at just his eighth start. Luckless in the Gr.1
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Outstanding mare Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) landed her fourth Group One win when showing all her tenacity to narrowly prevail in the Gr.1 Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old rallied under Brett Prebble as the pair were forced to make their run closer
The transformation in Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has been amazing as the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained mare attempts a second Group One win. Sierra Sue took out the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield at her most recent outing on September 18 and will attempt to
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New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Benaud (Reliable Man) will be after his first Group One scalp when he contests the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Reliable Man colt won on debut over 1400m at Nowra before running third in the Gr.3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill
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Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have set their sights on another Derby triumph in Australia. In the past 11 years, the stable has had success in seven trans-Tasman Derbys, including the 2010 Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington with Lion Tamer (NZ) (Storming Home). Baker and