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Evergreen galloper Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) will continue his preparation towards his racetrack return with a jump-out at Flemington. The nine-year-old, prepared by Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes is scheduled to compete in a 1000m jump-out on Friday morning. Mr Brightside is
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She won’t have top billing at her first three-year-old race at Caulfield this Saturday, but the unbeaten New Zealand filly Lara Antipova (Russian Revolution) may soon demand the honour if she returns as is hoped in the Gr.3 Quezette Stakes (1100m). Wearing the tangerine and white
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A third straight Feehan Stakes could be on the cards for popular Trelawney Stud bred mare Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai), who is back in work ahead of the Spring Carnival. The Ciaron Maher-trained and Tony Ottobre-owned nine-year-old was last seen at the races in
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He stopped short of comparing him to his famous sibling, but Ethan Brown says he’ll be shocked if In’kantosstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) doesn’t progress to “at least” metro class after the full brother to Jimmysstar won in dominant fashion on Tuesday. “He is a very nice horse,
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It has not been smooth sailing with the Mitch Freedman-trained Asakura (Churchill), who fell ill after returning home from his spell following his fourth placing in The Kiwi on March 7. But the Ballarat trainer was happy with what he saw from the gelding in two jumpouts in the
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Trainer Nikki Burke’s patience with progressive New Zealand-bred mare Perfect Ten (NZ) (Tavistock) is being rewarded, with the Gr.3 Tesio Stakes (2040m) emerging as a spring target for the six-year-old. Perfect Ten continued her outstanding preparation with an authoritative victory over 1800m at Caulfield on
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A sustained betting move for six-year-old mare Perfect Ten (NZ) (Tavistock) proved on the money as the daughter of Tavistock comfortably notched the fifth win of her career when successful in the Bottle Stop Handicap (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The Nikki Burke-trained mare sat behind a
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Five-year-old mare First Chorus (NZ) (Ghibellines) continued her winter winning spree with her third victory in succession at Caulfield on Saturday when saluting in the Travis Harrison Cup (1800m) for trainer Lindsey Smith. The New Zealand-bred daughter of Ghibellines was perfectly handled by apprentice Luke Cartwright, who
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Six-year-old mare Prima Bella (NZ) (Per Incanto) continues to enjoy a strong campaign, relishing the fast tempo set by Beast Mode (Better Than Ready) to power over the top in the Ranvet Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday. Trainer Matthew Smith will now thrust the daughter of Per
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Connections of Kiwi raider I Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) have been well and truly rewarded for their decision to undertake an off-season staying campaign in Sydney, with the Lauren Brennan-trained five-year-old scoring a dogged victory in the A$160,000 Myplates Handicap (2400m) at Randwick. The
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Cameron Crockett is a very hands on trainer and he knew something wasn’t quite right with Leovanni (NZ) (Leovanni) when she returned to work for her second preparation with him. He’d spent $40,000 to buy the mare, but in her first two starts she was being hesitant
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Promising four-year-old Phantom Major (Snitzel) broke through in impressive fashion with victory in Wednesday's $100,000 Schweppes Handicap (1200m) at Canterbury, producing a powerful finishing burst at just his second race start. An entire son of Snitzel, Phantom Major has been given plenty of time by