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Former Kiwi galloper Gundown(High Chaparral) has come from the rear of the field to land Thursday's Moe Cup (2050m) in style, relishing the rain-softened conditions. The five-year-old son of High Chaparral made the most of the worsening track conditions to power over the top
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New Zealand galloper Crown prosecutor (Medaglia D’Oro) is in doubt for the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) after presenting with lameness when examined on Thursday. Racing Victoria released the following statement on Thursday afternoon: Racing Victoria (RV) veterinarians have today completed their inspection of the 18 starters and three
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Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman know what it takes to prepare a Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) winner, having put the polish on 2015 victor Mongolian Khan (Holy Roman Emperor). The champion New Zealand trainers will be represented in the A$5 million contest by The Chosen One
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Danzdanzdance (Mastercraftsman) will don new gear and step through a new routine in Sydney on Saturday. The dual Group One winner will race for the first time for new trainer Chris Waller in Saturday's Gr.3 Craven Plate (2000m) at Randwick. Waller has immediately made changes to the
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Caloundra galloper Victory Eight (NZ) (Nadeem) will take the first step towards rich mile races during the Brisbane summer carnival when he resumes at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Victory Eight is first-up in the DSS Law Open (1200m) in a race trainer Trevor Miller believes will give a good
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Hong Hong-based Australian jockey Blake Shinn will reunite with Humidor (NZ) (Teofilo) in the Cox Plate if the gelding makes the field for the A$5 million race. Shinn rode Humidor in the 2017 Cox Plate when the gelding gave Winx (Street Cry)a scare, getting within a long
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Chris Waller's preference is to run Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) in the Cox Plate but the champion trainer is keeping the door ajar for the Caulfield Cup until after the mare works at The Valley. Waller has favourite Finche and Naturalism Stakes winner Brimham Rocks heading to Saturday&
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Former Te Akau runner Torcedor (Fastnet Rock) has been ruled out of another Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) campaign through injury. The Paul Preusker-trained runner missed last year’s race through illness, while he was ruled out of this year’s edition after pulling up sore at Werribee. “He
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It inspired the biggest Australian sports film of the decade, but the story of Michelle Payne’s historic Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) victory has its roots on this side of the Tasman. Ride Like a Girl, the big-screen retelling of Payne’s Cup triumph in 2015 aboard the
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Having already secured his Caulfield Cup mount and a likely Melbourne Cup hopeful, former champion Kiwi jockey Michael Walker will be testing out further Group One prospects within the next eight days. Walker is thrilled to have landed the ride on the Chris Waller-trained import Finche in Saturday’s
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Multiple Group One winner Humidor has a great association with the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m). The New Zealand-bred and part-owned galloper finished runner-up to Winx in 2017 before securing third in last year’s edition and he will attempt to better those marks in this year’
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The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) faces a major selection dilemma next week when assembling the field for this year’s A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m). With the retirement of star mare Winx, who won the Cox Plate for a record-breaking four years in a row,