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Trainer Amy McDonald is keeping a lid on the hype surrounding impressive maiden steeplechase winner Flying Agent (NZ) (Raise The Flag). The Kiwi import romped home by 17 lengths at Warrnambool on Sunday but the Ballarat horsewoman is keen to take the Raise The Flag seven-year-old through the
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Boom Kiwi galloper Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) remains in an equine hospital in Sydney after undergoing eye surgery. The striking chestnut had optic implant surgery for a rare condition last month and while recovering well from the operation picked up a lung infection that is causing concern.
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Kiwi rider Bridget Grylls is hoping a win in Sunday's Ultrasigns Maiden Plate at Pakenham, could provide a springboard to greater opportunities in Victoria. Brazen Princess was Grylls' second winner since relocating across the Tasman with partner Joe Waldron, who trains at Mornington, but hopes it is
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Former New Zealand-trained gallopers made an impact at Warrnambool on Sunday, headed by Gobstopper (NZ) (Tavistock), who landed the feature race, the Kevin Lafferty Hurdle (3200m) with a hard-fought win over fellow Kiwi Woodsman (NZ) (Mastercraftsman). A brother to Group One winners Werther and Toffee Tongue, and Group
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Michael Dee’s season is over with the jockey likely to have surgery later on Monday for a broken collarbone. Dee, 24, fell from Heroic Fighter after colliding with the riderless Midas Man shortly after Heroic Fighter won the Sandown Lodge Handicap (2200m) at Pakenham on Sunday with the jockey
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AFL legend Denis Pagan made an immediate impact with his first metropolitan runner as a trainer when his juvenile horse Johnny Get Angry (NZ) (Tavistock) ran third as a $101 chance at Flemington on Saturday. "You can’t beat good luck, can you," Pagan observed after the two-
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A trip north paid dividends when Tigre Royale (NZ) (Redwood) scored a gritty victory at Randwick in the TAB Vision Bm78 Handicap (2400m) on Saturday. The Archie Alexander trained Tigre Royale was chasing his third successive wins after winning at Geelong at his two previous starts. The four-year-old
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Potential West Australian top-liner Showmanship (NZ) (Showcasing) kept his near perfect record in tact when winning the Amelia Park Handicap (1400m) in comfortable fashion at Belmont on Saturday, his fifth win from six stars. Prepared by Grant and Alana Williams for prominent owner Bob Peters, Showmanship travelled like the
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Walking Flying (NZ) (Tavistock) brought up a winning hattrick at Flemington on Saturday when scoring a stylish victory in the Silver Bowl Series Final (1600m). The filly lumped 60kg to victory under a slick ride from Jamie Mott, who also partnered the filly in her previous two successes. “She’s
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Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald has had a three-week riding ban reduced to seven days by the Racing NSW Appeals Panel. The panel upheld the stewards' decision that McDonald's effort on beaten favourite Threeood at Randwick last month breached the running and handling rule but reduced
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Three-time Group One winner Humidor (NZ) (Teofilo) will be transferred to Chris Waller. Originally trained in New Zealand by Johno Benner and Holly Wynyard, the rising eight-year-old gelding has also had stints with Darren Weir, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, and most recently Lindsey Smith. There had
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Trainer Colin Little is banking on Vassilator's (NZ) (Zacinto) liking for Flemington as a key factor as the gelding chases a second stakes victory. The Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final on Saturday is the culmination of a series of races of which Vassilator won a heat