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John O'Shea has provided James McDonald with seven of his 100 Group 1 victories and the trainer suspects those numbers can increase by one when McDonald rides for him in Saturday's $2 million Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington. It has been more than eight years since
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Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) had her name up in lights during the autumn in Sydney, and on Saturday she will step out on the big stage at Flemington as a key hope in the A$1 million Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m). The daughter of Savabeel had an incredible three-
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The Melbourne Cup Carnival has been a happy hunting ground for expat Kiwi trainer John Sargent, and he is hoping to extend his run of success in the coming week. The Randwick-based trainer will campaign New Zealand-bred filly Powers Of Opal (NZ) (Ocean Park) in Melbourne, beginning with
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Belclare’s (NZ) (Per Incanto) failure to reach her A$700,000 reserve at the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare sale earlier this year has proven to be a blessing in disguise for owner-breeder David Woodhouse. Following a 11-win career in New Zealand in the care of
Chris Waller denied a top Japanese galloper in last Saturday's Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) and he will look to bring down another of its stars this weekend. The champion trainer has Joliestar (Zoustar) heading towards the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill. The Group One-winning
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The Anthony Cummings-trained El Castello (Castelvecchio) ran out a strong winner of the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday under a confident Josh Parr ride. El Castello worked forward under Parr, who pushed the button mid-stretch and had enough in reserve to stave off
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Connections of multiple Group One winner Belclare (NZ) (Per Incanto) have savoured a bumper payday as the seven-year-old daughter of Per Incanto proved too strong in the A$2 million Gr.2 The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Under a positive Tyler Schiller ride, Belclare had most
Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) will be one of two runners for the Lindsay Park team in the Cox Plate. The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes believe their three-year-old runner in the Cox Plate is more than just making up the numbers. Evaporate joins
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Almost 70 years after his grandmother bred the winner of the Cox Plate, Kiwi horseman Sam Williams will chase his own slice of racing history with three-year-old Evaporate(NZ) (Per Incanto) in Saturday's weight-for-age championship at The Valley. Williams, who owns and operates Little
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Trainer John O'Shea has no distance queries with Victoria Derby aspirant King Of Thunder (NZ) (Tivaci) ahead of the gelding's first Melbourne start at Moonee Valley. King Of Thunder, a winner of one of his four starts on the NSW provincial circuit this season, steps up
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Craig Williams will chase a second Moonee Valley Cup win when he partners the Graeme and Deborah Rogerson-trained Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood). Graeme Rogerson knows the feeling of big race success at Moonee Valley having saluted in the Cox Plate with three-year-old Savabeel. He also has
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There is a distinct Kiwi flavour to the 191-strong nominations for December’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), headlined by New Zealand-bred Australian stars Antino (NZ) (Redwood) and Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars). Antino, a son of Westbury Stud stallion Redwood, was an impressive last start winner of