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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
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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
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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
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The Anthony Freedman-trained Super Seth has pleased his connections since his unplaced run in the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) last month and the stable is confident he is back to his best for Saturday’s Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick. “I thought he went okay
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Valuable mare Tofane is set to tackle Saturday’s Gr.1 T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m) for trainer Michael Moroney, with the daughter of Ocean Park targeting further black-type after placing in the Gr.1 Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill last start. The Group Three-winning mare is out of
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Tasmania has shut down racing as part of the state government's latest response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Premier Peter Gutwein said greyhound and horse racing would stop, effective immediately, for the next month. A statement on the Tasmanian Racing authority's website said Tasracing would work
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The Anthony Freedman-trained Super Seth (Dundeel) has pleased his connections since his unplaced run in the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) last month and the stable is confident he is back to his best for Saturday’s Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick. “I thought he went
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Valuable mare Tofane (NZ) is set to tackle Saturday’s Gr.1 T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m) for trainer Michael Moroney, with the daughter of Ocean Park targeting further black-type after placing in the Gr.1 Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill last start. The Group Three-winning mare is out
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Former New Zealand galloper Chuck A Luck (NZ) (Niagara) will take his next step towards the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) when he lines-up in the Neds Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained gelding has been in fine form since joining