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Randwick trainer John Sargent is hoping he can win his home Derby for the first time on Saturday with Kiwi-bred gelding Favreau (NZ) (Tavstock). The son of Tavistock recorded two consecutive wins this preparation before running fourth in the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill last Saturday and
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Kiwi-bred gelding Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) will be after his second Group One victory at Randwick on Saturday when he contests the Australian Derby (2400m). The John O’Shea-trained three-year-old was victorious in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) at the Sydney track two starts
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All members of the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame have gained induction through their own set of unique qualities, but if there’s one amongst the equine members that stands apart it is Starcraft. During the mid-2000s the big chestnut gained fame in both hemispheres, first as the
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Lance O’Sullivan admits his confidence in Rocket Spade’s (Fastnet Rock) prospects for Australia’s richest staying classic hasn’t been bolstered by the subsequent Australian performances of the pair that trailed him home in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). Rocket Spade is on the third line
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Astute trainer Roger James has every confidence that his top mare Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel) will stay 3200m in Sydney this autumn. Concert Hall arrived in Sydney on Monday for a two-race campaign, which takes in the Gr.2 Chairman’s Quality (2600m) on April 10 and the Gr.
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Star filly Amarelinha (NZ) (Savabeel) has given champion jockey Opie Bosson just the confidence boost he was looking for ahead of a trip to Sydney to partner her in Saturday week's A$1 million Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick. Bosson rode Amarelinha in a 1200m open
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Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will get two chances at Group One glory at Randwick on Saturday on the opening day of The Championships. The Frontman (NZ) (Makfi) will contest the A$2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m), while Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) will be looking to
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Fresh from his Group One win aboard Hungry Heart (Frankel) in the Vinery Stud Stakes, Kerrin McEvoy is turning his attention to The Championships. Having tested New Zealander Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) in a recent barrier trial, jockey Kerrin Mcevoy is buoyant about his Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) prospects,
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Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) will get one last chance at winning a feature race in Sydney with the 14-time Group 1 winner cleared to take her place in Saturday’s Gr.1 $1.5 million Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill. The mare’s place in her first ever attempt
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Progressive staying three-year-old Deepstrike (NZ) (Tavistock) made it back-to-back win at Sandown on Wednesday with an impressive victory over 1800m. Prepared by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, the son of Tavistock will now be aimed at Group races in South Australia, with his conditioners likely
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Group One winner Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) pleased his connections with his trial win over 1175m on the polytrack at Warwick Farm on Thursday ahead of his tilt at the Gr.1 Doncaster (1600m) at Randwick next Saturday. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained gelding had a brief freshen
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Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman is hoping to time his run perfectly ahead of several stars of the stable stepping out in feature races over the Sydney autumn carnival. Forsman will fly to Sydney on Saturday to oversee the final preparations of Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls), The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel)