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Riding your first winner on a Saturday afternoon in Melbourne is meant to be a moment of unbridled joy. Apprentice Thomas Stockdale would have been bubbling with delight inside after his expert all-the-way victory aboard Play Me Now (NZ) (Bernardini) over 2500 metres at Moonee Valley. But there was nothing
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A day after producing Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) to win the Summer Cup, trainer John Sargent has claimed another Group Three win with Tinkermosa (NZ) (Alamosa) in the Belle Of The Turf Stakes at Gosford. Although Luvaluva had not won for more than 18 months she was well-supported to win the
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Whenever trainer Doug Harrison calls on his nephew, champion jockey Craig Williams, there is a good chance they will walk away with a prize. The family connection combines on Saturday at The Valley with Reliabelle (NZ) (Reliable Man) in the Summer Membership Handicap (2500m). As a team, Harrison and Williams
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More than 18 months after signalling her class with a Group Three win, Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) has claimed an overdue victory in the Gr.3 Summer Cup (2000m) at Randwick. Since her triumph in the Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) as a three-year-old in April 2018, the John Sargent-trained Luvaluva has
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Odeon (NZ) (Zacinto) has broken a winless streak with victory in the Listed Lord Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield. Co-trainer Simon Zahra said Thursday's victory was like winning a Group One race after the gelding had been winless for so long. Odeon's last win came in the
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Punters are keeping faith with Luvaluva (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) who will start favourite in the Summer Cup in her bid to win her first race for more than 18 months. The John Sargent-trained mare has been as short as $3.70 for Thursday's Group Three race since acceptances on
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Trainer Pat Carey will see how the week unfolds before committing Maclairey (NZ) (Makfi) to a start at The Valley. Maclairey has been nominated for the 2040m-handicap at The Valley on Saturday after sharing the prize with Danon Roman in the Yarra Valley Cup last Friday. Danon Roman (Deep Impact)
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Alward (Aqlaam) will revert to his favourite distance of 2000 metres in the Summer Cup after another defeat over longer. The Chris Waller-trained import has yet to win in 11 attempts beyond 2000m but has seven wins at the distance of Thursday's Listed feature at Randwick. His most
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Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker will call on his knowledge of New Zealand breeding when he chases back -to- back wins in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes at Eagle Farm. Baker has jumped NSW provincial class with Savvy Valentino (NZ) (Savabeel) to take on Saturday's 2206m race
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It takes a special type of horse to be serving mares while still racing and Ocean's Fourteen (NZ) (Ocean Park) fits that bill. The five-year-old runs at Flemington on Saturday in the #Lovethehorse Trophy (1600m), his second start back after a knee injury his owners thought would force
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Lightly raced Cinquedea (NZ) (Rios) has been in a work in progress and is poised to take another important step when he chases his first metropolitan win at Randwick. Trained by brothers Richard and Michael Freedman, Cinquedea did not race until late in his three-year-old season and even then, immaturity
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Hard work is paying off for trainer Joseph Waldron who landed his first Caulfield winner on Wednesday since moving from New Zealand. The former travelling foreman for leading trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, Waldron set-up a training base at Mornington in November 2018. Victory by outsider Break My Stride