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An Australian campaign is already paying dividends for Cambridge trainers David and Emma-Lee Browne. Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) made an immediate impact winning at Caulfield on Saturday, three days after arriving in Victoria, while stablemate Rhinoceros (NZ) (Vadamos) finished a credible fourth at Cranbourne the following day. On Tuesday Bifrost
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Racing Victoria has today announced a series of enhancements to the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival, bolstering all Group One races for the carnival to a minimum of A$1 million in prizemoney. There is also an A$1 million bonus to be paid to the winner of the Gr.1
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If anyone needed reminding about the ability of Ardsley Stud to raise top-level racehorses, they got a double reminder last Saturday. Outstanding jumper Tallyho Twinkletoe, who created history when winning the Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) at Riccarton, and Sierra Sue, victorious in the Gr.2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m)
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Three-year-old colt Footlights (NZ) (Savabeel) made an impressive debut when coming from off the pace to score over 1400m at Cranbourne on Saturday for trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young. Enjoying the strong tempo set by Kiwi raider Rhinoceros (NZ) (Vadamos), who finished a credible fourth, Footlights impressed
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One Melbourne jockey is about to awarded what is potentially the spring’s biggest prize with the Melbourne spring ride on Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) to be confirmed on Monday. Verry Elleegant could run in as many as three Groups One’s in Melbourne this spring - including the Cox Plate
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One of Australia’s oldest jumps races the Great Western Steeplechase (3600m) has gone down to the wire, with Henry Dwyer and William McCarthy continuing their successful partnership this season after Riding High (NZ) (Raise The Flag) got his head down when it counted most in Coleraine’s feature event
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Three-time Derby winner Explosive Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) will move closer to a spring return after a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday. The son of Jakkalberry has been pencilled in to return in the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September 11, with trainers Ciaron Maher
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Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) was all class claiming Saturday’s feature race at Caulfield, upsetting a bunch of talented weight-for-age gallopers in the Gr.2 P.B Lawrence Stakes (1400m). Last month the five-year-old mare made a 13-hour round trip from Cranbourne to race
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Cambridge raider Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) made his presence felt at Caulfield on Saturday when making an impressive start to his Australian spring campaign as he cruised to victory in the IVE Print Handicap (1400m). The five-year-old son of Shocking crossed the Tasman undefeated in his four lifetime starts,
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Jamie Kah enjoyed a far better journey on Second Slip (NZ) (Alamosa) than did Mark Zahra just seven days ago after Melbourne’s champion rider took him to a convincing win at Caulfield on Saturday. Zahra was sent to hospital for scans and was subsequently sidelined with soreness for two
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Tivaci has rapidly doubled his winning tally with further Australian success on Thursday at Scone where his daughter Mascherata was a stylish and untested winner over 1200m in her three-year-old debut. The Waikato Stud stallion was off the mark on Wednesday when Celevacci triumphed at Belmont at the
James Ponsonby has set a long-range goal to qualify Philipsburg (NZ) (Per Incanto) for next year's Country Championships Final - if he can keep the horse in Australia. Ponsonby, who was the foreman for Mark Newnham at Warwick Farm before venturing out on his own almost 12 months