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Kiwi jumper Zed Em (NZ) (Zed) finished a close-up third behind Gold Medals in a 2800m steeplechase trial at Warrnambool on Tuesday, pleasing connections as he prepares for next week’s Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) at the same venue. The winner of the time-honoured event last year, Zed
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Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani is looking forward to the future with promising three-year-old Trench Warfare (NZ) (Pentire) after his debut win over 1312m at Geelong on Sunday. “It was fantastic to get the win,” Cumani said. “It has been a long time coming, but we have always liked
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Star Kiwi jumper Zed Em heads to Warrnambool on Tuesday for a crucial steeplechase trial over 2800m as he looks to defend his crown in Tuesday week’s A$315,000 Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) at a revamped Warrnambool Carnival. The nine-year-old son of Zed was sent out
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Jockey Tommy Berry is hoping he has done enough to square the ledger with the Hawkes family after lifting family horse Amangiri to victory in the Gr.3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1500m). The mare is raced by Jenny and Clare Hawkes, the wives of father and son co-trainers John
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Sacramento has survived a protest to give Gai Waterhouse a fifth Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) win in the past eight years at Flemington. The victory also has given the Waterhouse and Adrian Bott training partnership their third successive win in the race for three-year-olds. Waterhouse started the
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The autumn resurgence of Tulloch Lodge has continued with Dawn Passage a dominant winner of the Gr.3 Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott partnership had relatively quiet 2019 but the stable has come back with a bang this year, claiming four Group
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A tilt at the Gr.1 JJ Atkins (1400m) at Eagle Farm in June could be on the agenda for New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Kinloch. The Kris Lees-trained juvenile impressed when winning on debut over 900m at Newcastle on Thursday, weaving a path from the back of the field
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Queensland apprentice Zoe White has had her six month disqualification for breaking coronavirus regulations halved on appeal. White became the first racing participant in Australia disqualified for breaching the regulations at an inquiry earlier this month. Stewards found she ignored a direction on April 1 to stand down from riding
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Melbourne Cup Day 2020 will be like Christmas Day for Horsham trainer Paul Preusker with New Zealand-bred galloper Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking). The laconic horseman has purposely not raced the bargain basement purchase through the autumn, with a view to once again peaking his brilliant stayer for the Group
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Next month’s Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) is shaping as a thrilling contest, with rising star Kinane (NZ) (Reliable Man) a likely runner despite intense interest from Hong Kong buyers. There had been reports that Kinane might be sold for upwards of $2 million and miss the May
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Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls) will attempt to secure her first stakes victory at Rosehill on Saturday when she contests the Gr.3 Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m). The three-year-old daughter of ill-fated Waikato Stud stallion Sacred Falls heads into the race in good form, having won two of her
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It might have been a lowly 1400m maiden at Terang on Sunday, but the 5-1/2 length demolition by lightly-tried galloper Paddy Mac (NZ) (Raise The Flag) provides cause for optimism for the connections of the recent Kiwi import. A four-year-old son of Raise The Flag,