Jockey Jamie Kah can't wait for the official opening of the Spring Carnival which coincides with the first Group One race of the new season in Melbourne. Kah will ride Queensland visitor Antino (NZ) (Redwood) in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, her first
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The Good Fight (NZ) (High Chaparral) has dominated the A$400,000 Grand National Steeplechase at Ballarat on Sunday, giving trainer Rachael Cunningham her second win in the race, and Daryl Horner Jr his first. The 10-year-old gelding was a gutsy third in the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown earlier
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The Cunning Fox (NZ) (Reliable Man) has capped off a dramatic fifteen minutes for the Payne and Kuru combination, as the grey gripped onto victory in the J.J. Houlahan Hurdle at Ballarat on Sunday. Owned by Prime Thoroughbreds, the six-year-old won his first two jumps starts by a combined
Stylish debut winner Public Attention (NZ) (Written Tycoon) will progress his campaign towards the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas with a barrier trial at Cranbourne on Monday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained three-year-old scored at the final meeting of the 2023-24 season at Caulfield with Price immediately setting his
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New Zealand import Trosettee (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) collected a long-overdue first Australian victory with a come-from-behind win in Saturday’s A$130,000 Ladbroke It! Handicap (1600m) at Moonee Valley. The Jimmy Choux gelding was a five-time winner from 12 starts in New Zealand for his Opaki owner-trainer Grant Nicholson.
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New Zealand-breds fought out a thrilling finish to Saturday’s A$80,000 Dr Bernard Clarke Memorial Handicap (2040m) at Moonee Valley, with Lauding digging deep to score a narrow win over Lincoln Rocks. Road to Rock gelding Lincoln Rocks went into the race as a $3.30 favourite on
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Chris Waller is looking forward to stepping Medatsu (NZ) (Staphanos) up in distance after the emerging four-year-old collected his second successive victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Jersey Day Andrew Wisemantel Handicap (1600m) at Randwick. The New Zealand-bred son of Staphanos began his career in the Cambridge stable of
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New Zealand-bred gelding Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) kept his unbeaten three-year-old record intact in style in Saturday’s A$150,000 Airitalia Handicap (1523m) at Moonee Valley. The son of Per Incanto has always been held in high regard by trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes, who threw him in
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Spring staying features are looming large on the horizon for Dashing Duchess (NZ) (Tavistock) after the Kiwi-bred mare’s dominant victory in Saturday’s A$150,000 Italian Chamber of Commerce Handicap (2500m) at Moonee Valley. It was the second win from as many starts at The Valley for the
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Imported New Zealand stayer Strathtay (NZ) (Preferment) has made an impressive start to his Australian career, and he kept that strong form going with a third Sydney victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Gold Coast Turf Club Trophy (2400m) at Randwick. A two-time winner in New Zealand for Matamata
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After winning at The Valley's first race meeting of the season, New Zealand import Lincoln Rocks (NZ) (Road To Rock) is entered to head back there on Saturday aiming to make it back-to-back victories. The six-year-old gelding made it two wins from three Australian starts when he took
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Go Racing’s multiple Group One winner Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) will kick-off what they are hoping will be a lucrative spring preparation at Randwick on Saturday in the Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m). The daughter of Savabeel was a standout last spring, finishing runner-up in the Gr.2 Golden Pendant