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Zed Em (NZ) (Zed) looks to be on track to defend his crown in the Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) at Warrnambool next month after his eye-catching win over 2000m at Werribee on Saturday. The Patrick Payne-trained gelding struggled to keep contact with his rivals for the majority of the race,
Kiwi jockey Opie Bosson is making the most of his opportunities and fresh from landing the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) aboard Quick Thinker at Randwick on Saturday, he is eyeing further riches as the Sydney autumn carnival. Bosson has ridden 10 Group One winners this season alone and is
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Te Akau Racing, who will make a two-pronged attack on next Saturday’s Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), have confirmed riders for their stable candidates Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) and Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands). Five-year-old Rip Van Winkle gelding Te Akau Shark will have regular pilot
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Dual Everest-winning sprinter Redzel may have run his last race with co-trainer Peter Snowden signalling retirement is looming. Redzel ran third in Saturday's TJ Smith Stakes won in brilliant fashion by Nature Strip from last year's winner Santa Ana Lane. Snowden said he believed it was
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Syndicator OTI Racing announced Tom Melbourne's retirement after the nine-year-old gelding finished unplaced in Saturday's Listed Old Comrade Stakes in Perth. Tom Melbourne won six of his 51 starts and more than $1.4 million prize money. His best performances include the 2016 Listed Albury Cup
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The compression of the famous Warrnambool carnival into two days has forced local trainer Symon Wilde to consider his options. A key player at the carnival, Wilde is in a dilemma which race to target with local hero Gold Medals. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year's carnival
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Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick is hoping the decision to scrap the winter carnival can be overturned to allow Eric The Eel another chance at a Group One win. Racing Queensland is under pressure to reverse its decision to abandon the carnival which would mean the cancellation of the Queensland Derby
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Prize money for races in NSW will be cut by 20 per cent until the end of the financial year because of the flow-on effects from the coronavirus crisis. While racing is continuing in Australia under strict biosecurity protocols, meetings are being held without spectators, reducing the income from wagering,
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Pressure is mounting on Racing Queensland to reverse its decision to scrap the winter carnival which was due to start later this month. The Brisbane Racing Club, breeders, and some trainers and owners are pushing for a scaled down carnival to be run in June and July after RQ cancelled
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Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan has reached another milestone amid sad and trying circumstances with the death of his father Darryl Gollan. Tony Gollan had a treble with Niedorp, Get Stuck In and Macewen at Doomben on Saturday to bring up a century of winners for the fourth time in
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Talented stayer Salsamor (NZ) (Tavistock) maintained his winning form when landing the Remember Roy Higgins Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday for trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young. Ridden by in-form claimer Thomas Stockdale, the son of Tavistock box-seated behind the speed for much of the contest before wearing down
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Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have done it again. Their names are synonymous with Derby success and the Kiwi conditioners applied their deft touch to Quick Thinker (So You Think), who became Baker’s fifth Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) winner when proving too strong for his rivals