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Former Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock) took 11 races and more than a year to record his first stakes victory in Australia, but now he has gone back-to-back. The seven-year-old added a supreme weight-carrying performance in Saturday’s A$300,000 Listed Guardian Safety Solutions
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An impressive come-from-behind performance at Gosford on Saturday has the well-related Monopolistic (NZ) (Savabeel) on target for the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m). The New Zealand-bred son of Savabeel was bought for A$500,000 from the draft of breeders Windsor Park Stud at the 2024 Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
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A move across the Tasman has reaped rewards for New Zealand filly Fringes (NZ) (Niagara), who impressively won the A$170,000 Gr.3 Ken and Helen Smith SA Fillies’ Classic (2546m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Bred and raced by renowned New Zealand racing photographer Trish Dunell, Fringes began her
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Queensland Derby winner Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth) turned in his best performance of the spring at his second run from a spell, and trainer Tom Charlton is looking for a similar effort when the four-year-old heads to Gosford. Maison Louis tackles Saturday's Listed Gosford Gold Cup (2100m)
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Kate Walters dedicated her 2026 Warrnambool Cup to the late Dean Holland, as her father Wayne’s Any Luck (NZ) (Puccini) denied favourite Alder (Australia) in a thriller on Thursday. Backing up from a solid effort on Tuesday, Any Luck was unwanted in betting and wide, but travelled well throughout
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The Storyteller (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) took out the feature hurdle, the Galleywood Hurdle (3200m) on Wednesday. Ridden by Luca Remondet who rode his second winner of the Galleywood having partnered Chains Of Honour to victory in 2024 for Ciaron Maher. Trainer John Leek said it was apt that both
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Ciaron Maher wasted no time making his mark on the Warrnambool May Carnival, combining with Steven Pateman to win the opening event with progressive five-year-old Ongatiti (NZ) (Sweynesse). The Novara Park bred stayer, having his first campaign over hurdles, enjoyed the perfect run in transit behind outsider Lucky Chance before
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The complexion of this Saturday's Gr.2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) changed on Monday when Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) was confirmed for the $500,000 feature. The popular mare is among 20 nominations for the Gold Coast event, which also includes the past two Melbourne Cup winners,
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By Teo Nugent’s estimations, he was 12 years old when he first sat on one of Phillip Stokes’ horses. Some 15 years later, Nugent has won the top-class trainer a Group One, as New Zealand import Wigmore (NZ) (Sweynesse) soared home to claim the South Australia Derby at $50
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The Cliff Brown-trained Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel) will venture to Queensland this winter after his good win in the Listed Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo on Saturday. The son of Savabeel closed too well for his rivals carrying 60kgs and Brown was delighted to see the stable favourite salute. “He
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Six-year-old gelding Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel) has booked a trip to Queensland following a strong win in the Listed Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo on Saturday. The Cliff Brown-trained son of Savabeel was having his second tilt at the race, having finished a luckless fourth last year. As the field
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Recent Kiwi acquisition Wigmore (NZ) (Sweynesse) has made an instant impact for trainer Phillip Stokes and his OTI Racing connections when winning the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at his second Australian start. The son of Sweynesse was previously prepared by Caley Myers in New Zealand, where he was