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A few minutes after his horse had strolled away for a 20-length win in the $300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) on Sunday, part-owner Peter Groidis struggled to talk of how his racing dream had come true. Groidis, who sourced 20-length winner Farag (NZ) (Sacred Falls) from New Zealand to win
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After securing the Cranbourne Cup, Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) will be given the opportunity to make it back-to-back prestigious country cups with his next start in the Listed $500,000 Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday. Price is eagerly anticipating Globe having his first start over 2000 metres, as he thinks
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John Sargent held Casual Connection (NZ) (Complacent) in high enough regard to contest the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup (3200m) earlier this year, and the Complacent gelding made a welcome return to form in Saturday’s A$120,000 Midway Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill. Casual Connection earned his Brisbane Cup opportunity
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With a well-timed finish in Saturday’s A$130,000 Vale Elvstroem (2400m) at Caulfield, talented stayer Kadavar (NZ) (Tarzino) improved his 2400m record to a perfect three-from-three. The Tarzino gelding won a Benchmark 78 in his first attempt at that distance on the Kensington track in June, then delivered
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The super-talented Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) put a troubled 14 months behind him with a powerful all-the-way win in Saturday’s A$500,000 Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m). The New Zealand-bred son of Charm Spirit had announced himself as an exciting young talent on the Australian scene with wins in
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Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto) continued his coming-of-age campaign with a powerhouse front-running performance under 60kg to win Saturday’s A$1 million The Illawarra Mercury Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange. The Per Incanto gelding continued an outstanding run in the race for New Zealand-breds, who have now won it three
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Talented New Zealand-bred gelding I’mintowin (NZ) (Contribuer) announced his return to racing in style at Kembla Grange on Saturday with a victory under 62kg in the A$160,000 Evergreen Turf Benchmark 78 Handicap (1400m). It was the first start since July for the Contributer gelding, whose rating of
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Talented stayer Savoir Faire (NZ) (Savabeel) staked his claim for next month’s Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) with a commanding victory in the A$130,000 John Duff & Co The Lester (2025m) at Cranbourne on Saturday. The Savabeel gelding began his career with nine starts in New Zealand, scoring
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Almost exactly a year after his purchase from the NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, New Zealand-bred three-year-old Refusetobeenglish got his career off to a perfect start with a dominant debut performance in Saturday’s A$150,000 Frankston Sand Soil & Mini Mix Handicap (1200m) at Cranbourne. The
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Te Akau Racing will be hoping Group 2 winner Wild Night (NZ) (Vanbrugh) can start his Australian campaign on a strong note in Saturday's Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m), after the stable reported the 'cool, calm and collected customer' had 'settled in beautifully' at their
Joe Pride is set to have a strong hand in the feature race at the stand-alone Kembla Grange meeting with up to three runners in the $1 million The Gong (1600m). The Warwick Farm horseman has nominated Little Dance (1600m) runner-up Estadio Mestalla (Galileo Gold), last start winner King Of
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A week has passed since Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) thrilling victory in the Gr.1 Champions Mile at Flemington and the Lindsay Park team are still beaming with pride in what he was able to achieve on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. In the midst of a