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Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club have determined that all race meetings forming part of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival will be run seven days later than originally scheduled. This was determined after the postponement of Saturday’s Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill due to continued heavy rain and
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After six runs following a near 12-month break from racing, Defibrillate is ready to take the step up to the 2400m of the Mornington Cup. The attraction of a ticket into the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) is the furthest thing from the mind of trainer Patrick Payne who
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Kylie Scott has never been one to whinge, even when she's got every right to. Her world came crashing down earlier this month when her husband, former champion jumps jockey-turned-trainer Brett Scott, suffered a serious head injury when he was kicked by a horse at their
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Exciting three-year-old Mo’unga (NZ) (Savabeel) will be looking to end his autumn preparation on a high when he contests the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Savabeel colt has placed in both of his starts this campaign, including a last start runner-up
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Promising sprinter Alfa Oro (NZ) (Bachelor Duke) will get the chance to prove himself at Group One level this autumn with trainer Matt Laurie eyeing a trip to Adelaide. The five-year-old son of Bachelor Duke has long been considered a rising star, but is yet to taste success
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Cambridge trainer Murray Baker is looking to land a pair of Sydney three-year-old features for a remarkable sixth time with his exciting colt Frontman (NZ) (Makfi). Baker, who trains in partnership with Andrew Forsman, has a splendid record throughout Australasia, but no races have been better to him
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Regally bred filly Toffee Tongue (NZ) (Tavistock) added another Group win to her tally on Saturday when taking out the Gr.3 Sky High Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. A winner of last year’s Gr.1 Schweppes Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville, Toffee Tongue was third-up this preparation after finishing
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Former Kiwi The Irishman (NZ) (Tavistock) will have his first stakes tilt in Australia at Rosehill on Saturday when he contests the Gr.2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m). He won first-up over 1400m at Warwick Farm last week and pleased new trainer Mark Newnham with the way he handled
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Leviathan owner Bob Peters said star mare Arcadia Queen (Pierro) will be given every chance to line-up in Saturday’s A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) after she failed a second vets inspection on Friday. The $3.90 favourite presented with two out of five lameness in her
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Trainer Danny O’Brien is expecting the 2040m of the Gr.2 Alister Clark Stakes at The Valley on Saturday to suit Gr.1 Australian Derby (24000m) candidate Young Werther (NZ) (Tavistock). The Danny O'Brien-trained three-year-old has been comfortably held in his two starts back
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Exciting New Zealand three-year-old Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) put in an uncustomary subpar performance in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) on Saturday when running sixth, and now trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are reassessing the colt’s autumn plans. It was the first defeat for the
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Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker sent out the quinella in the Gr.3 Sharp Extensive IT Aspiration Quality (1600m), with six-year-old mare Missybeel (NZ) (Savabeel), a $61 chance, narrowly prevailing from more fancied stablemate ($5) She’s Ideel (Dundeel). Already the winner of last season’s Gr.3