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There will be few jockeys who have crossed the Tasman more times than Opie Bosson, and the top New Zealand hoop is set to add to his frequent flyer points in the coming months. Bosson made frequent trips to Australia in the spring to partner Te Akau stars Melody Belle
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Glen Boss insists Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) will not peak until next month's $5 million All-Star Mile but the champion jockey still expects him to take plenty of beating in the Futurity Stakes. Kolding forms part of a select field of eight for Saturday's weight-for-age Group
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Star New Zealand gallopers Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) and Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) have secured a start in the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) after polling was closed for the rich race. The top 10 vote getters, headed by Alligator Blood, secured spots in the race at Caulfield on
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Group One-winning filly Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) will begin her autumn campaign at Caulfield on Saturday when she lines-up in the Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m). The New Zealand-bred filly was a last-start winner of the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) in November and trainer Danny O’Brien is
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Star New Zealand mare Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) may be vulnerable when she makes her return to racing in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. The warning comes after Paul Richards, father of the mare's trainer Jamie, rode Melody Belle in a gallop on the course proper at Caulfield
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Training partners Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have been granted permission to train more than 100 horses from Cranbourne's training complex. Cranbourne Turf Club announced that Busuttin and Young have been allocated an additional 40 boxes, allowing them capacity of 115 horses stabled at one time. Busuttin and
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Letzbeglam (Snitzel) could this weekend kick off a successful four-week Group One attack by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay. On Saturday when Vernazza (NZ) (More Than Ready), another Lindsay-owned filly, will spearhead the homefront team with a tilt at the Gr.2 J. Swap Contractors Matamata Breeders Stakes
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High-class three-year-old Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) has settled into life in Sydney well and was put through her paces when finishing fifth in a 1000m trial at Randwick on Monday morning on a track rated a Soft6. The Jamie Richards-trained daughter of Savabeel closed well late in the hands of Glen
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Rarely does a horse race live up to its fullest potential but the 2020 C.S. Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington went well beyond all expectations as Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) prevailed after an unforgettable stoush with the Kiwi star Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma). The Group 1 Australian Guineas
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Sydney visitor Raqeeq confirmed his rating as the best-weighted horse at Eagle Farm with a strong win. Raqeeq ($4) got home strongly along the rails to beat Ruby Guru ($17) by 1-1/4 lengths with a short head to Art Attack ($17) in third in the Events @ BRC Handicap (2200m)
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Fabric (NZ) (Ocean Park) has clinched her third city success with a front-running victory at Flemington and Danny O'Brien's assistant trainer Ben Gleeson believes a stakes win is within the mare's scope. Having the third start of her current campaign, Fabric was able to
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Trainer Clayton Chipperfield cannot fault star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) ahead of the Group One winner's introduction to Australian racing in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington. But Chipperfield hopes the outside draw in the seven-horse field does not play against Catalyst because he