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The Parramatta Cup is the long-term goal for Toomuchtobear (NZ) (Press Statement), who has returned a winner at Randwick. Chris Waller saddled up five of the nine runners in the ATC Thanks John Williams Handicap and two of the least fancied fought out the finish. Toomuchtobear ($10) overhauled stablemate
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Evergreen Kiwi-bred jumper Gold Medals (NZ) (Elvstroem) has started his final racing campaign, with the Warrnambool May Carnival his final goal. The veteran two-time Grand Annual Steeplechase winner and reigning champion must retire by season’s end on July 31, as he approaches 13-years-old, the mandatory
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Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup will lead a two-pronged attack into Randwick on Saturday confident Queen Bellissimo (NZ) (Swiss Ace) will continue her consistent form in the Midway (1200m). Having only missed the placings once in seven career starts (four wins), Widdup believes Queen Bellissimo can continue her fine form
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Undefeated three-year-old filly Gypsy Goddess (NZ) (Tarzino) is set to start a short-priced favourite for the Gr.3 Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred daughter of Tarzino has shot to prominence under the tutelage of Sunshine Coast trainer David Vandyke,
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Peter Moody and Luke Nolen predicted that Lucky Decision (NZ) (Per Incanto) can become a metropolitan regular after belatedly starting his three-year-old season with victory at Sandown Hillside on Wednesday. Lucky Decision ($6) settled behind the leader Endlessly ($2.25 favourite) and pounced under Nolen's guidance,
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Odeon (NZ) (Zacinto) will start his 10th racing campaign in search of breaking the million-dollar barrier at Flemington on Saturday. The son of Zacinto has been a wonderful servant for Simon Zahra, who purchased Odeon for approximately $100,000 after failing to meet his NZ$120,000 reserve at
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Time Flies (NZ) (Time Test) has been unbeaten in two trial appearances and will bid to give his Little Avondale Stud-based sire his first Southern Hemisphere winner when he steps out at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday. The son of Time Test was co-bred by the Wairarapa nursery, who
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Five-year-old mare Charmmebaby (NZ) came from last to land the Listed Brisbane Handicap (1640m) at Doomben on Friday evening to become the 12th individual stakes winner for her sire Charm Spirit. Ridden by Taylor Marshall, the Kiwi-bred mare finished a quarter of a length ahead of the
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Kiwi import Lightning Jack (NZ) (Per Incanto) made an immediate impression when winning the Catanach’s Handicap (1600m) at Randwick in his first start for trainer Annabel Neasham, 12 days after arriving in Sydney. A dual stakes winner in New Zealand for Riverton trainers Kelvin and Aimee Tyler, the five-
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Consistent mare East Asia (NZ) (Swiss Ace) landed the most important win of her career when getting up late to score in the Listed Just Now Handicap (1300m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday for trainer Robert Heathcote. The five-year-old daughter of Swiss Ace was on the quick back-
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Four-year-old Savabeel gelding Mightybeel (NZ) has enjoyed a fruitful campaign that has netted four wins from seven starts, including Saturday’s Listed Christmas Cup (2400m) at Randwick. Sporting the colours of Kiwi syndicators Go Racing, Mightybeel is yet another New Zealand-bred stayer that has benefited from the
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Nominations for the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) opened this week with two New Zealand-trained horses already putting their hand up for a tilt at the world’s richest mile race. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aegon and Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained Elephant