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Ahead of Surprise Baby's (NZ) (Shocking) bid to secure a Melbourne Cup berth, the TAB has taken a big bet on the lightly raced local stayer to win Australia's most famous race. The Paul Preusker-trained gelding is in to $18 for the Melbourne Cup, with the
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Former Singapore champion Debt Agent (NZ) (Thorn Park) makes his Australian debut for new trainer Jim Conlan at Flemington on Saturday. Racing as Debt Collector in Singapore for expatriate Australian trainer Cliff Brown, the gelding's career was curtailed by respiratory issues after posting 12 wins from 24 starts,
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Still Single showed she was well above average as a juvenile and she’s wasted no time getting on the board this season. The Cambridge Stud-raced More Than Ready filly resumed on the Kensington track at Randwick and was an emphatic winner. Trained by Chris Waller, Still Single settled at
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Surprise Baby gets a second chance at securing a start in the Melbourne Cup when he contests the Bart Cummings at Flemington. The winner of Saturday's race is afforded a ballot exemption into the $8 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 5. Surprise Baby missed by millimetres
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Te Akau Shark has retained favouritism for the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday despite drawing 16 of 20 in the A$1 million race. However, he now shares the favourites tag with Gr.2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) vanquisher Dreamforce and last start Gr.3 Bill Ritchie
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Te Akau Shark retains favouritism for the Epsom Handicap ahead of the declaration of the final field. Trained by Jamie Richards and part-owned by recently retired Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen, Te Akau Shark has had one run in Australia, finishing second to Dreamforce in the Tramway Stakes (1400m) on
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It has been a huge weekend for former Kiwi trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young as they target some of the major spoils on the Melbourne Spring Carnival. The Cranbourne-based couple picked up four wins, including a Group Two double, and welcomed the arrival of their English import Mirage Dancer,
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Promising filly Acting will be a late entry for the Group One Thousand Guineas after delivering a star performance to win the Prelude at Caulfield. Acting had won her past two starts at Echuca and Sandown and made the step up to stakes grade in Sunday's Group Two
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A slashing run for second in Friday’s Gr.2 Stocks Stakes (1600m) at The Valley was just what the doctor ordered for trainer Roger James and his quality mare Rondinella. James, who prepares the five-year-old Ocean Park mare at Cambridge with training partner Robert Wellwood, was keen to see
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The David Brideoake-trained Princess Jenni came with a well-timed run under Damien Oliver to win the Gr.2 Stocks Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night, notching her fifth win from nine career starts. The winner of the Gr.1 Schweppes Oaks (2000m) at three, Princess Jenni was having
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A crack at the $2 million Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) looms for The Holy One, a son of Tavistock, after the colt's frontrunning victory in the Gr.2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley. The Holy One brought up an early double for the Trent Busuttin and
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Andrew Forsman is set for a busy weekend, overseeing black-type contenders in both Sydney and Melbourne. The winner of four New Zealand trainers’ premierships in the last five years alongside Murray Baker, Forsman will saddle Quick Thinker and Rhaegar in Saturday’s Gr.3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill. The