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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
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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). "
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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)
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Quality galloper Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) will kick off her summer campaign in Melbourne this Saturday when she contests the Gr.3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. The four-year-old Savabeel mare travelled to Australia last week in preparation for a three-race assignment culminating in the A$5m
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Progressive galloper War Critic recorded his third victory when winning over 1800m at Caulfield on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred four-year-old was pushed forward from his outside barrier by jockey Damian Lane, who was able to slot his charge just in behind the pace. Pacemaker Legenda opened up
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Trevor Miller is synonymous with the Sunshine Coast and he has set his sights on another feature race success on Saturday with track specialist Victory Eight (NZ) (Nadeem). An eight-time winner at the circuit, Victory Eight has drawn perfectly in barrier two for the Listed Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m)
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Hours of analysis of New Zealand race replays have reaped rewards for Bluegrass Bloodstock director Leonard Russo, with Second Slip (NZ) (Alamosa) the latest addition to a long list of successes. An Alamosa gelding who won two of his 12 starts from the stable of Kevin Gray, Second Slip is
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Jamie Kah may be Melbourne’s leading rider, but those old connections are still paying off following the win of the now South Australian-based Second Slip (NZ) (Alamosa) scoring at Sandown on Saturday. A former premiership winner in SA, Kah has now won seven races from her past 20
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Cranbourne trainer Trent Busuttin is looking forward to the autumn with a number of New Zealand-breds, particularly three-year-old filly Impecunious (NZ) (Sacred Falls). The Kiwi import has won her only start in Australia when victorious at Caulfield over 1200m last month. She is back in the stable
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Group One winner Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) is set to miss autumn racing after suffering a kidney complaint. The New Zealand-bred mare spent a week at the U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital after falling ill and may be out of action until the Brisbane winter carnival. The Mike Moroney-
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Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) winner Johnny Get Angry (NZ) (Tavistock) has been sent to the paddock and will miss the autumn carnival. Owner-Trainer Denis Pagan said on Wednesday the three-year-old pulled up a little scratchy after his work on Tuesday and while not lame, Pagan said