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An association spanning more than 15 years continues to pay dividends for trainer Danny O'Brien. Fabric, winner of Saturday's Fight Cancer Foundation Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield, is the latest O'Brien winner to wear the Waikato Stud colours. The association between O'Brien and
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Te Akau Racing has confirmed it has booked James McDonald to partner New Zealand raider Te Akau Shark in the Group One Epsom Handicap. McDonald has retained the mount after riding the dual Group winner at his Australian debut when he finished runner-up to Dreamforce in the Tramway Stakes at
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The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Madison County will have his first hit-out of the spring when he steps out at Caulfield on Saturday to compete in the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m). The son of Pins has pleased his connections with the way he has been working
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A return to middle distance racing has Matamata trainers Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott confident that Charles Road can produce an improved performance two weeks out from his main Sydney spring target. Myboycharlie six-year-old Charles Road, who races as Sir Charles Road in Australia, steps up to 2000m
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Torrential rain in Sydney has put doubts over whether trainer Jamie Richards will start quality gallopers Probabeel and Avantage in their respective races at Randwick on Saturday. The Matamata horseman has flown over to Sydney where he will keep a close eye on track conditions (rated a Heavy 9 on
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Off the back of a last-start win at The Valley, lightly raced Tofane is set for a return to stakes racing in the Gr.3 How Now Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. Tofane, a New Zealand-bred daughter of Ocean Park, has been installed second favourite for Saturday's race for
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Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick put aside a disappointment early in the day to produce another promising young horse at Doomben. Kendrick got his second long-priced winner in a week when Soldiers ($21) beat Couldn't Refuse ($1.70) by a short head in a Maiden Plate (1350m). The day
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Danzdanzdance will begin another raid on Sydney on Saturday when she lines-up in the Gr.1 Colgate Optic White Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. It will be the third trip to Sydney for the Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley-trained mare, with her best result being a third placing behind Avilius in
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The George Main Stakes looms as a campaign-defining race for Verry Elleegant with trainer Chris Waller to weigh up the mare's options after the Group One event. Waller admits Verry Elleegant's first run as a four-year-old when she beat just one runner home in the Group
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Four-year-old mare Spanish Whisper has confirmed her liking for the Flemington 1400m course with another Group Two win in the Let's Elope Stakes. Spanish Whisper won the Gr.2 Kewney Stakes over the course and distance in the second start of her autumn preparation in March and added
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Lightly raced gelding Rox The Castle has taken the step to stakes company and continued to build on his promising record with a determined victory in a Listed race at Flemington leading home a New Zealand-bred trifecta. Five-year-old Rox The Castle took his record to seven wins from 12 starts
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Shock Alert (blue and yellow cap) on his way to winning at Rosehill on Saturday (bradleyphotos.com.au) Trainer Bjorn Baker has had a marvellous start to the season with two wins at Rosehill after starting the day's meeting with six metropolitan winners. Both Saturday's wins