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Warwick Farm trainer Gary Portelli has predicted more Sydney horses will be heading to Brisbane in coming weeks after Picaro won at Eagle Farm. Picaro won a battle with favourite Miss Shanti to score by a half head in the Madison Cleaning Plate (1825m). The four-year-old son of
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Surprise Baby, a $NZ5,500 purchase off gavelhouse.com, will kick-off his Melbourne Cup campaign at Moonee Valley on Saturday when he contests the Gr.2 John F. Feehan Stakes (1600m). The surprise package has now won four of his eight starts since being purchased off the online auction
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New Zealand-bred stayer Makdanife had his connections scratching their heads after he went from a dismal last seven days ago on the Gold Coast, to a tough win at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Chris Waller trained Makdanife won a slogging battle with fellow kiwi-bred Ocean Addict to
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Nine years after combining to win the Gr.3 Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) with Lion Tamer (NZ) (Storming Home), jockey Hugh Bowman and master Kiwi trainer Murray Baker were at it again with Quick Thinker, who has surprised the stable to win his Australian debut. Andrew Forsman, who now trains
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Age of Chivalry (NZ) (He’s Remarkable) delivered a brave front running performance at Caulfield on Saturday notching up two wins from as many starts on the Melbourne track. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained four-year-old was backing up from his last-start win a fortnight ago
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Danny O'Brien will test My Pendant at stakes level after the mare staged a last-to-first victory at Caulfield. Under a cool ride by Damien Oliver, My Pendant was last on the home turn before overpowering her rivals to win Saturday's Clanbrooke Racing Handicap (1400m)
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Princess Jenni has made an appearance at a midweek Sandown meeting with trainer David Brideoake taking the opportunity to give the Gr.1 Australasian Oaks winner a raceday gallop. The New Zealand-bred Princess Jenni is nearing her spring racing return and Brideoake galloped the four-year-old mare with
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After operating out of two Waikato stables, trainer Brendon Hawtin is taking another step in his career with a shift to Victoria. Hawtin has accepted a position as assistant trainer to expat New Zealanders Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young at Cranbourne and will also train a few horses on his
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Craig Thornton received a great welcome home gift at Ellerslie on Saturday when Lacustre took out the CLC Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4900m) for trainer Samantha Logan. Thornton has recently returned from a seven month training stint in China and he was pleased to be trackside on Saturday to watch the
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Last season’s premiership winning jumps jockey Aaron Kuru secured the biggest scalp of his riding career when taking out the Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat on Sunday aboard the Patrick Payne-trained Tallyho Twinkletoe. The duo have formed a formidable partnership, retaining their 100 percent strike-rate after
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James McDonald will ride Epsom Handicap favourite Te Akau Shark when he makes his Australian debut in the Tramway Stakes. Now Sydney's premier jockey, McDonald was formerly the stable rider for the powerful Te Akau operation in New Zealand. Te Akau Shark is the TAB's $6
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A boozy night in a pub in the South Island of New Zealand has resulted in Ablaze making his way to the stable of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and two hurdle victories. Making a winning jumps debut at Coleraine a week ago, Ablaze backed that up with success in