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New Zealand-bred mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) will join a select group of downunder thoroughbreds to contest the time-honoured Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m) next month. The connections of the 11-time Group One winner have elected to pay the late entry fee for
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Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) will take her place in the Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) with connections of the champion mare committing to paying the late entry fee for her to run at Longchamp. The decision was announced via Verry Elleegant’s official twitter page
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Champion New Zealand-bred mare Verry Elleegant gave her supporters a sight but came up short in Sunday’s €130,000 Gr.2 Prix Foy (2400m) at Longchamp, finishing third behind multiple French stakes winners Iresine and Bubble Gift. Verry Elleegant attempted to lead throughout in the traditional Prix de
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Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) extended his undefeated record at Sha Tin to three on Sunday when taking out the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m), Hong Kong Champion Griffin in 2021/2022 with five wins from seven starts, the New Zealand-bred resumed in superb fashion by
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Sky Field (Deep Field) faces a weighty task in Sunday’s Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin when he makes his return at the first of 88 fixtures for the new season. Trained by Caspar Fownes, the classy chestnut who was purchased out of
Cash Cove (NZ) (Charm Spirit) gained support late and reprised his win in the Novice race over 1100m on the Polytrack at Kranji on Saturday. It was a back-to-back victory after the three-year-old son of Charm Spirit opened his account in a similar race on August
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Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion Almanzor sired his third stakes winner when Lassaut romped away with the Listed Prix Nureyev (2000m) at Deauville on Sunday. The three-year-old is prepared by Jean-Clade Rouget, who trained his sire, and the three-time winner is part-owned by Haras d’Etreham,
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Talented sprinter Lim’s Kosciuszko scored back-to-back stakes wins when landing the S$300,000 Lion City Cup (Sing G1) (1200m) at Kranji on Sunday after a thrilling win in the Singapore Derby (1800m) last month. With stablemate and likely race favourite Lim’s Lightning scratched at the
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Cheers Brothers added himself to New Zealand Bloodstock’s growing honour role of Derby winners when taking out the M$2.3m Macau Derby (1800m) on Sunday. The son of Deep Field was purchased out of Kilgravin Lodge’s 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale by trainer Glenn
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Verry Elleegant’s (NZ) (Zed) connections remain buoyant last spring’s Melbourne Cup champion can impact at the highest level in Europe despite her withdrawal from her expected French debut next Tuesday. Co-owner Brae Sokolski said trainer Francis Graffard had stressed that he was pleased with how the mare
Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) summited the peak of Singapore racing on Sunday when taking out the S$400,000 Singapore Derby (1800m) at Kranji Racecourse. The Trelawney Stud-bred four-year-old had to fight hard to hold off a fast-finishing Relentless to win by a head, with a
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty’s record-breaking performance during the 2021/22 racing season saw Hong Kong’s champion earn consecutive Horse of the Year titles at a special presentation held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Happy Valley Clubhouse on Friday night.