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Punters were caught off guard when All Saints' Eve (NZ) (Sacred Falls) claimed victory in the Mode Handicap (1400m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. The three-year-old filly, who was having her third career start, is raced by a group that includes Waikato Stud proprietor Mark Chittick, who stood her
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Premier Sydney based kiwi jockey James McDonald will ride Conqueror (Fastnet Rock) in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic as he and the Lindsay Park stable chase back-to-back wins in the race at Ellerslie. They combined to win in 2019 with Long Leaf and McDonald will ride Conqueror for the first
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Rejuvenated mare Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) will be given a Group One opportunity across the Tasman after landing back-to-back stakes wins with a classy performance in the Listed January Cup (2000m). In a race that did not go to plan, Luvaluva was flushed out into a three-wide position when the speed
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After re-establishing herself as a winner, Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) will start the short-priced favourite to enhance her record in the Listed January Cup (2000m) at Randwick. The John Sargent-trained mare won the Gr.3 Summer Cup on December 26 over the same 2000m-course as Saturday's Listed race. Her
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Ocean Park gelding Bumper Blast (NZ) will step up to stakes level for the first time at Flemington on Saturday when he contests the Listed Manifold Stakes (1400m). The New Zealand-bred four-year-old has recorded three wins from just five starts, including a last start win over 1400m at Flemington, and
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More kiwi flavour has been injected into this year’s A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) with the nomination of Super Seth (Dundeel). A majority share in the son of Dundeel was purchased by Waikato Stud after his dominant win the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) last year and they
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Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman)will be given the chance to add another stakes win to her record with trainer John Sargent extending her summer campaign to include the January Cup at Randwick. The last-start winner of the Group Three Summer Cup (2000m) on December 26 will line up over the same
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Champion trainer Chris Waller will roll out a number of his stable stars at barrier trials next week including Gr.1 Epsom Handicap winner Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park). Kolding emerged as a genuine star in the spring with his wins in the Epsom Handicap and the inaugural AUS$7.5
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Group-performed colt Conqueror (Fastnet Rock) has shown he is on target for a trip to New Zealand for the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) after resuming from a let-up with a win at Caulfield. Having his first start since finishing second in the Gr.2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) on November
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Trainer Simon Zahra was finding it hard to split the chances of stablemates Mrs Beckham (NZ) (Torondado) and Parmie (Snitzel) ahead of their clash at Caulfield. And with good reason. Mrs Beckham, coming off a maiden win at the same track on December 18, held off a late charge from
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A missed opportunity for a provincial win has had a silver lining for Private Thoughts (Snitzel) who has instead racked up a metropolitan victory at Randwick. Private Thoughts was supposed to run at Gosford on Tuesday but the meeting was called off after two races because of extreme heat. Trainer
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El Don (NZ) (Don Eduardo) has edged out High Bridge (Monsun) to give trainer Peter Gelagotis a second Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington while winning jockey Beau Mertens has joined his father on the honour roll. Gelagotis won the Bagot in 2013 with Module (Reset) and said he had