The first part of a patient and painstaking plan to advertise Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) as an Everest contender has come to fruition with the emerging star posting his most important win to date in the Listed Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill. Now, trainer John O'
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Kiwi-bred mare Kurabui (NZ) (Proisir) kept her undefeated record intact at Pakenham on Wednesday when winning over 1400m under the guidance of leading Melbourne jockey Jamie Kah. It was the third victory for the half-sister to talented stayer Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking), and trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr
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Shaun McKay's name will pop-up in form guides in Victoria over the next three months, with the Kiwi rider giving Melbourne racing a three-month 'crack'. The 24-year-old winner of about 250 races told Racing.com on Wednesday that due to a lull in New Zealand racing
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Promising three-year-old Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) is one of the talk horses of Australian racing, with an unblemished three from three record. In his short body of work, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained son of Iffraaj has ratings experts fizzing, with many labelling last Saturday’s impressive Caulfield victor
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It has been eight months since Dragon Leap (Pierro) has been sighted on raceday, but that is about to change. Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have taken their time with the Hermitage Thoroughbreds-raced gelding after injury curtailed his spring campaign. “We took him to Sydney in the spring
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Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) will get his first opportunity at stakes level on Saturday when he contests the Listed Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill. The Per Incanto four-year-old hasn’t put a foot wrong so far in his career, winning five of his six starts, and finishing
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Fresh from saddling the first two runners home in the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) last Saturday, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are set to display the depth of their staying three-year-olds with promising galloper Through Irish Eyes (NZ) (Tavistock) ready to take on older horses in the Listed
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The Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 22 remains set as the final start in the storied career of Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) following her midfield finish at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Trainer Jamie Richards said the 14-time Group One winner ran well when finishing 10th in the
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Lightly-tried Kiwi import Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) took another step towards an audacious tilt at the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) when winning a 1200m handicap at Caulfield on Saturday to extend his undefeated record of three wins from three starts. The comfortable win provided ace jockey Jamie Kah with an
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Leading trainer Chris Waller showed the depth of his team of fillies when saddling the first three across the line in the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) on Saturday, with all three carrying the (NZ) suffix. Grace And Harmony (NZ) (Sebring) led home former New Zealand-trained fillies Signora Nera (NZ)
New Zealand-bred gelding Brandenburg (NZ) (Burgundy) has broken a 15-month drought from the winner’s stall to take out the A$500,000 The Coast (1600m) at Gosford. John Sargent’s decision to bypass the Gr.2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) with Brandenburg and target a lucrative prize money purse closer
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Former New Zealand-trained mare Polly Grey (NZ) (Azamour) has given Chris Waller successive wins in the Listed Gosford Cup (2100m), aided by a smart ride from in-form jockey Tommy Berry. Berry had planned to settle the mare midfield but when the speed wasn't as fast as anticipated, he