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Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald is looking forward to continuing his association with multiple Group One winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) in the Gr.1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. The gun hoop missed her Victorian spring Group One double in the Turnbull Stakes (2000m) and Caulfield
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Trainer Grahame Begg is excited by the prospects of promising three-year-old filly Butter Chicken (NZ) (Savabeel), who caught the eye when runner-up in last Saturday’s Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m) behind Parure (Fastnet Rock). The daughter of Savabeel will now step up in distance as she
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Talented stayer The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) is building up for another tilt at the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m), a race he finished second in last year. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained five-year-old finished second when resuming in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m)
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Charm Spirit mare Charmmebaby (NZ) will head to the big smoke during Easter weekend to take her place in the Country Championships Final at Randwick after winning at Scone on Sunday. The Bob Milligan-trained four-year-old ran home well under jockey Grant Buckley, after settling back early, to
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New Zealand Bloodstock sales graduate Chequerboard (Fastnet Rock) recorded her first stakes victory when taking out the Listed Kevin Sharkie Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston on Sunday. The Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes-trained filly was fresh off a runner-up result in the Listed Strutt Stakes (2100m) at Hobart
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Symon Wilde has long had a theory about Australasian staying horses, and he can’t believe he might have the chance to prove it. ‘’I am so relieved and happy that we have been able to develop our own stayer,’’ Wilde said on Sunday just one day after his talented
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Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) appears the horse to beat in the next month's Gr.2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) after an emphatic victory in Saturday's Gr.3 Lord Reims Stakes (2600m) at Morphettville. Prepared by Victorian trainer Symon Wilde, Tralee Rose has now won five of her
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High-class three-year-old Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) proved the New Zealand form was right up to the mark when dominating his Australian rivals in the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained gelding crossed the Tasman earlier this week
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Outstanding Kiwi mare Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) has rocketed to equal favouritism for the $A5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) with a resounding victory in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Despite travelling wide throughout, Probabeel swept down the middle of the track and proved too good
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Chris Waller went into the Gr.2 Millie Fox Stakes (1400m) wary about the prospects of his two runners on a rain-affected track and he was pleasantly surprised to come away with the quinella. Rosehill was posted as a heavy eight to start Saturday's meeting and neither
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Patrick Payne will consider raising the stakes for Defibrillate (NZ) (Shocking) after he recorded his fourth successive win in the Mornington Cup Prelude. Defibrillate took the front early in the straight and proved too strong for his rivals to take out the 2000 metre opening event at Caulfield. Payne said
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A star-studded field awaits Kiwi raider Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, where she will clash with the likes of Behemoth (All Too Hard), Arcadia Queen (Pierro), Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) and last-start Group One winner Streets Of Avalon (Magnus)