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Multiple Group One winning jockey Blake Shinn admits he is honoured to have been called up to partner Lindsay Park’s champion Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) in the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September 12. Shinn will take over from Mr Brightside’s regular rider, Craig
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Australian breeder-owner Bob Peters is undecided which race his Group One winner Cosmic Crusader (NZ) (Maurice) will next contest, following his luckless run in Saturday’s Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. The New Zealand born son of Maurice will either line up in the Gr.1 Makybe
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Moments after the post-race cheers for Beiwacht had died down as the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes field returned to scale, another mounting yard celebration roared into action. It didn’t come from the stable of the runaway winner, but rather from another large group of connections who could have
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A return to 1400m around Caulfield brought the very best out of the Group Three-winning mare Fancify (NZ) (Niagara), who bounced back to winning form with a dominant front-running performance in Saturday’s A$150,000 Evergreen Turf Handicap (1400m). Previously a seven-race winner including the Gr.
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With bigger and better things pencilled in for later in the spring, the lightly raced Mr Miller (NZ) (Almanzor) continued his impressive progress through the grades with another easy win in Saturday’s A$160,000 Bankstown Sports Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill. The New Zealand-bred Almanzor gelding was a
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Transcend’s (So You Think) connections could be forgiven for having déjà vu through the closing stages of the Mounties Group Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday, but this time the talented mare deservedly took home the winner’s share of the A$160,000 stake. The Michael Freedman-trained
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Promising staying three-year-old Proxima Dea (Tarzino) extended her perfect record to three out of three with an irresistible finish in Saturday’s A$120,000 Midway Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill. The David Payne-trained Proxima Dea had made a winning debut over 1400m at Rosehill on July 11,
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Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) is set to make one of his rare appearances in Melbourne when he kicks off his spring campaign at Caulfield in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m). The Ciaron Maher-trained galloper has been a good money-spinner for the stable, amassing more than A$8.
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Promising Savabeel colt Savagram (NZ) will be given an early opportunity to confirm his spring credentials when he steps up to stakes company in Saturday’s Gr.3 Up And Coming Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old is one of three runners
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Exciting four-year-old Mr Miller (NZ) (Alamanzor) will take another step towards a potential Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) tilt when he lines up at Rosehill on Saturday. The lightly-raced son of Almanzor will contest the Bankstown Sports Handicap (1500m), with Tommy Berry taking the ride as trainer
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Triple Group One winner Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) will have his first start in Melbourne this Saturday since his unplaced effort in the Gr.1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) in the autumn. Following that, the Ciaron Maher-trained gelding ran well without winning in both Sydney and Brisbane. Jimmysstar will
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Group One performer Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) has been retired from racing following a second fibrillation episode and will be offered for sale as a broodmare prospect on Inglis Digital next month. She was initially purchased by Te Akau Racing principal Sir David Ellis, on behalf of Fortuna Racing, out