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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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The Lindsey Smith-trained Saone will have her second tilt at black-type when she lines-up in the Gr.2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield on Sunday. The New Zealand-bred filly finished fourth in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) last start and Smith is expecting a
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Avantage’s disappointing unplaced performance in the Gr.3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) at Randwick last Saturday has trainer Jamie Richards a little puzzled, however, he is hoping she can bounce back to form at Rosehill on Saturday. “I was pretty disappointed with her run on Saturday, it’s probably
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A more favourable weight scale for Princess Jenni has her trainer David Brideoake expecting an improvement on her first-up run. After being unplaced at Flemington, Princess Jenni goes to The Valley on Friday night to run in the Gr.2 Stocks Stakes (1600m), a weight-for-age race for
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Tuesday's release of Victoria Derby nominations contained two colts from the Lindsey Smith stable and the pair justified their payment fee 24 hours later at Flemington on Wednesday. Adelaide Ace ($6) won the $60,000 AAMI Victoria Derby Trial (1800m) while stablemate Olympic Oath ($6.50) ran an
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Tony Pike does not believe he could have The Bostonian going any better ahead of the sprinter's spring return in the A$1 million Moir Stakes at The Valley, but would have liked a better barrier draw. The Bostonian, who won two weight-for-age Group Ones in