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An investment in an English mare more than 30 years ago is continuing to reward Blandford Lodge, with a homebred descendant successful on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick. The John O’Shea-trained Good Banter appreciated the step up in distance to claim the Gr.3 Adrian
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A ground saving ride by Thomas Stockdale paved the way for the Paul Preusker-trained Captain Envious (NZ) (Savabeel) to upset the applecart when he prevailed in a thrilling finish top the Gr.3 Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield. The son of Savabeel went into the race after two less
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Racing on or near the pace has been a hallmark through most of Here To Shock’s (NZ) (Shocking) career, but the talented New Zealand-bred changed things up at Caulfield on Saturday and powered home from off the pace to win the Gr.3 Victoria Handicap (1400m). The accomplished
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Promising three-year-old staying prospect Gold Wolf (NZ) (Tivaci) showed he could be a contender for the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) next month when he produced a strong finish to tip out fellow kiwi-bred galloper Antrim Coast (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) in a thrilling conclusion to
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With a hard-fought victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 TAB Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) at Randwick, Good Banter (NZ) (Tavistock) completed a trans-Tasman feature double for three-year-old progeny of former Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock. Good Banter became Tavistock’s 50th individual stakes winner – a tally that
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Former Kiwi galloper Desperado (NZ) (Ghibellines) lived up to his name when he produced a desperate finish to take out the Robert Taranto Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Initially prepared in New Zealand by Brian and Shane Anderton where he was successful in his fourth of five starts, the
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An outstanding few weeks for Waikato Stud’s freshman sire Super Seth continued at Caulfield on Saturday with the unbeaten Feroce (NZ) winning the A$150,000 Vale John Russell (1200m). Feroce now boasts a two-from-two record and is one of two first-crop winners in Australia so
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A year ago, I Wish I Win scored his first elite-level scalp in the Gr.1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m), and on Saturday his connections are hoping for a repeat dose. After his heroics at Randwick last year, he went on to place in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes
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The 2023-24 season has already delivered countless highlights in both New Zealand and Australia for Te Akau Racing, and the powerhouse Kiwi syndicators are hoping the next few days will produce more of the same. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are dominating the domestic premiership with 131 wins,
Few people know how to win a Doncaster Mile like Chris Waller. A six-time winner of the 1600-metre Group One, Waller sits just one win behind Tommy Smith and Gai Waterhouse who share the record for most wins in the A$3 million event that will be run
Peter Moody fears a lack of recent match practice could come against defending titleholder I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) when he resumes against a crack field of race-fit sprinters in the Gr.1 T J Smith Stakes at Randwick. A forecast for drenching rain in Sydney has many
Michael Freedman might be preparing to saddle up his first Australian Derby runner in his own right, but the Randwick trainer has plenty of experience when it comes to the time-honoured race. Freedman will start Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes winner Wymark (NZ) (Savabeel) in Saturday's blue riband,