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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, the northern hemisphere home for
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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 was
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Australasia’s darling of the turf Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) is edging closer to making her European debut. Her new trainer Francis-Henri Graffard is eyeing the Gr.1 Prix Rothschild (1600m) at Deauville at the start of next month to kick-off her European career. Part-owner Brae Sokolski said that Graffard
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The week at Royal Ascot certainly got the heart-rate up for Verry Elleegant’s (NZ) (Zed) owners as the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup champion continues to impress in early training ahead of her European debut in late August. Managing part-owner Ozzie Kheir said that watching Nature Strip win the King’
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The Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes (1000m) on the opening day of Royal Ascot was billed as a match-race between star Australian sprinter Nature Strip (Nicconi) and American speedster Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). But it turned into a one-act affair the minute the US raider fluffed his lines from
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Twelve-time Royal Ascot winner Wesley Ward returns to the June 14-18 meeting where the American trainer will be represented by headline acts Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) in the Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes (1000m) and Campanelle (Kodiac) in the Gr.1 Platinum Jubilee (1200m). But in addition to the
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South Australian trainer Will Clarken will have dual representation at his first international foray when He's A Balter (Spirit of Boom) and Parsifal (NZ) (Darci Brahma) run at Meydan on Saturday morning, New Zealand time. Both gallopers have been entrusted to the care of Caitlin Jones who will
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A successful global partnership celebrated another international victory overnight when the aptly-named Almanzor colt Franz won at Haydock in England at the first time of asking. The two-year-old is owned by Nicolas de Chambure’s Haras d’Etreham and Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s Cambridge Stud, who also raced and
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The Ed Bethell-trained newcomer Exminster became the fifth first-crop winner from 28 runners by Haunui Farm shuttler Ribchester when winning over 1400m at Redcar on Sunday. Ridden by PJ McDonald, he tracked the leaders, was ridden over a furlong from home and went on to win by half a length
Group One winning entire Hello Youmzain will take on 12 rivals in the early hours of Sunday morning when he aims to repeat last year's success in the Gr.1 Betfair Sprint Cup (1200m) at Haydock Park. The Cambridge Stud-owned son of Kodiac broke through for his first
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Karaka graduate and elite Macau galloper Sacred Capital (NZ) (O’Reilly) has gone back-to-back in the M$800,000 Macau Gold Cup (1800m), repeating his emphatic victory in the same race 12 months ago. It was Sacred Capital’s fifth win at black-type level, and his career earnings have now