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A week after a filly in her family raced to a Group One win at Randwick, four-year-old mare Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) has claimed a valuable stakes race victory of her own at Caulfield. The Mike Moroney-trained Tofane unleashed a powerful turn of foot under jockey Dwayne Dunn to sweep
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After spending most of the week in hospital, trainer Kerry Edwards has watched her best horse Rox The Castle race to a satisfying win in the Listed Weekend Hussler Stakes at Caulfield. Edwards, who only trains a small team of horses, revealed she had been in hospital from Monday until
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Win, lose or draw Vegas Knight (Declaration of War) is heading to the paddock for a rest after he runs in the Caulfield Guineas. Trainer Colin Little has been surprised by the gelding's resilience after being in work for more than half the year, without a spell, racing
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Craig Williams has yet to ride his Thousand Guineas mount Acting (NZ) (Savabeel) in a race, but well remembers a text message he received about the filly while on holidays. Acting is owned by Garry and Mark Chittick of Waikato Stud and is the third favourite for the Group One
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The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds has been a great source for Flemington trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra and they are hoping to strike more success with sale graduate Age of Chivalry (NZ) (He’s Remarkable) this weekend. The son of He’s Remarkable was
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Andrew Forsman, who trains in partnership with Murray Baker, is welcoming the forecast rain ahead of the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Cambridge trainers will line-up Quick Thinker (So You Think) and Rhaegar (Pluck) in the Sydney feature and believe a wet track will
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The prospect of partnering Kiwi-bred stayer Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) in next month’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) is enough to make a gruelling few weeks well worthwhile for jockey Jordan Childs. The tall 23-year-old usually rides at 55kg or higher, but will have to drop to 53.5kg
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If Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) wins the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap, a crack at the A$5 million Cox Plate could prove irresistible. The David Brideoake-trained Gr.1 Australasian Oaks winner heads to Saturday's Toorak (1600m) at Caulfield for the third start of her spring campaign on
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Trainer David Hayes, who trains in partnership with son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, has issued a warning to punters not to dismiss Kiwi import Yourdeel (NZ) (Dundeel) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). The former Jamie Richards-trained gelding has had two starts for Hayes, finding the line
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is aiming to secure a spot in the A$14 million The Everest (1200m) on Saturday when his quality sprinter The Bostonian (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) contests the Gr.2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) will run the Schillaci Stakes as the
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Two years after hitting a career high with a placing in the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, Wyndspelle (NZ) (Iffraaj) has returned across the Tasman for another shot at Melbourne’s spring riches. The six-year-old entire will line up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at
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Connections of Night's Watch (NZ) (Redwood) hope the decision to bypass the Turnbull Stakes with the gelding will be rewarded with a Group One win in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. The Chris Waller-trained Night's Watch was taken to Caulfield early on Tuesday morning and turned