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Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards is getting used to having runners at multiple venues across Australasia and this weekend will be no different. The premiership-leading trainer in New Zealand will be at Te Rapa on Saturday where he is hoping Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) will set a record for most
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Former Kiwi galloper Defibrillate (NZ) has been keeping his New Zealand owners entertained over the last month, winning his last three starts in Melbourne, including a controversial last start dead-heat, and now Cup targets beckon the talented son of Shocking. Part-owner and co-breeder Graham Richardson has been over the moon
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Paul Preusker’s stable star Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) is out of the autumn carnival, ruling him out of All-Star Mile contention after sustaining an injury to his hock on Monday. Further tests are being performed in the coming days to ascertain the severity of the injury and the next
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Promising three-year-old The Irishman (NZ) (Tavistock) has been sold to Hong Kong interests and has been transferred to the care of Sydney conditioner Mark Newnham. The Irishman had three starts in New Zealand for former trainer Tony Pike, for whom he won on debut at Avondale in September and finished
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Chris Waller will begin the roll out of his carnival big guns this weekend with Caulfield Cup winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) leading the charge in Sydney. The earner of over $7 million in stakes, Verry Elleegant will launch her campaign in the Gr.2 Apollo Stakes (1400m), alongside stablemates
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Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) is on target to fly the Kiwi flag in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) and the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) after proving a class above her rivals in Saturday’s Gr.3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. The multiple Group One winner carried
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As a New Zealand-bred daughter of Savabeel out of a Pins mare, Tilianam (NZ) arrived at Tulloch Lodge with little expectation that she would make the grade at two. But despite her stout pedigree, the filly has shown natural precocity to back up a debut win at Canberra with victory
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Flemington trainer Mike Moroney was pleasantly surprised with the runaway win from Snapper (NZ) (Power) at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Moroney was a little concerned Snapper might need the run but the son of Power turned it into a procession after crossing from the outside to lead and then
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The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Explosive Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) showed his staying prowess when winning Friday’s Listed Tasmanian Derby (2200m) at Hobart and in the process provided his late Novara Park sire with his first stakes winner. Relishing a strong tempo, Explosive Jack came from well back to
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Lightly-raced son of Tavistock Young Werther will resume in the Gr.2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, with trainer Danny O’Brien pleased with the gelding’s development since spring, where his three starts culminated in a third placing in the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m). "He
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A will to win is usually a boon for a racehorse but at times Tommy Gold's (NZ) (Sacred Falls) competitive nature has been his undoing. Jockey Hugh Bowman has no doubt the colt has the ability to win Saturday's Gr.3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at
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Tom Dabernig only has to look at the results of the Gr.1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) to know it is a worthy assignment for his three-year-old gelding Crosshaven (Smart Missile). Last year the race was taken out by Mike Moroney's Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice), who became