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It was an emotional day on Saturday for the team at Cambridge Stud. The prestigious thoroughbred nursery went through a tumultuous few months last year when losing three stallions, including flagbearer Tavistock, but they had something to cheer about on the weekend when celebrating his first Oaks winner. His daughter
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Group One winning trainer Henry Dwyer has fond memories of the Warrnambool Carnival and he is hoping to conjure some more when Kiwi import The Black Leopard (NZ) (Ekraar) contests one of Wednesday’s features, the Listed Warrnambool Cup (2350m). A young Dwyer would often follow his late father Mick
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Fresh from her win in the Listed Wagga Wagga Gold Cup, House Of Cartier (Alamosa) will now try to add the $200,000 Gosford Gold Cup. Four-year-old House Of Cartier is among 26 nominations for Saturday's Listed Gosford Gold Cup (2000m) which this year is being
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Dual purpose jockey Clayton Douglas has been attending the Warrnambool May carnival for as long as he can remember. His father Vic trained three winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase (Hoki 1995-96, Miracle Star 2000) while Clayton's first ride in the 5500m marathon resulted in victory aboard
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Promising New Zealand-bred three-year-old Kinane (Reliable Man) will bypass the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) on Saturday in favour of Queensland targets over the coming month. The son of Reliable Man has won two of his four starts, including a last-start victory in the Gr.
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Nerves only come but once a year for Patrick Payne, and that time is now. The Warrnambool May Carnival is like Christmas Day for the Victorian trainer and he will once again have several live chances on one of Australia’s biggest days of jumps racing. “I love it,” Payne
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After passing a serious staying test with his narrow defeat in the VRC St Leger, Saint Eustace (NZ) (Tavistock) is on target for a Classic race in Adelaide. Trained in Victoria by Mick Price and Mick Kent jr, Saint Eustace is returning to Adelaide on Saturday to contest the Group
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Race favourite Toffee Tongue (NZ) (Tavistock) had plenty of international supporters during the running of Saturday’s Gr.1 Australasian Oaks (2000m), none more so than thoroughbred enthusiast Edmund Wong, who was cheering hard from his home in Hong Kong as the daughter of Tavistock claimed her maiden victory in
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Chris Waller has pulled off another Group One training coup with Toffee Tongue (NZ) (Tavistock) breaking her maiden in style in the Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The filly had been runner-up at her four starts leading into Saturday's Adelaide feature, twice to Colette (Hallowed
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Four-year-old mare Oceanex (NZ) (Ocean Park) has added another string to her bow, showing her staying prowess when winning the Listed Port Adelaide Cup (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday for Caulfield trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr). A Group Two winner of the Matriarch Stakes (2000m) in
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New Zealand-bred galloper Rising Red (NZ) (Redwood) has had plenty of setbacks with injury throughout his career, which made his victory in the Ladbrokes Switch Handicap (2100m) at Sandown on Saturday even sweeter for his connections. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained gelding jumped well from barrier four
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Sydney trainer John Sargent has prepared the winners of the two feature races on the second day of the annual Wagga Wagga Gold Cup carnival. Sargent sent two runners to Friday's meeting with Foxborough (Dissident) a dominant winner of the $72,000 MTC Guineas (1600m) for three-year-