On a week when Sydney's weather revived some childhood memories for Chris Waller, the champion horseman was hopeful a couple of his Randwick runners could revive some old form. Waller will saddle up three horses in Saturday's ASI Solutions Handicap (1600m) – Bold Mac (NZ) (The Bold
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Bad luck thwarted the first racing campaign of Snow Patrol (NZ) (Contributer) who is set to make his racing return at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained gelding is being aimed at the Gr.1 Australian Guineas at Flemington next month. First-up though is the Gr.2 Autumn
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One-win galloper Gold Wolf (NZ) (Tivaci) faces a stern task in Friday’s Listed Tasmanian Derby (2200m) as he takes on in-form Patrick Payne-trained galloper Bold Soul (NZ) (Embellish). Prepared by David and Coral Feek, Gold Wolf broke his maiden convincingly over 1600m at Moe in December before moderate performances
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Melbourne Cup placegetter High Emocean (NZ) (Ocean Park) has run her final race and will be sold at auction in Australia in May. The seven-year-old daughter of Ocean Park, who was selected by renowned bloodstock agent John Foote for $80,000 at the 2018 Karaka yearling sale, would go on
While Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) was winning races from her two-year-old year through to retirement as a six-year-old, her trainer Peter Moody said she did not reach full maturity until her later racing years. Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is no Black Caviar, but he is about to embark on an
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Darryn and Briar Weatherley have been well-represented in stakes events this season and that trend will continue at Te Rapa on Saturday with a trio of feature race contenders. The Matamata trainers have stable favourite Mali Ston (NZ) (El Roca) and the progressive Arby (NZ) (Proisir) in the Gr.1
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Champion jockey Per-Anders Graberg is hoping to make an impression in New Zealand to add to the list of countries he has successfully ridden in. The vastly experienced Swedish jockey arrived last week on a four-month visa and has based himself in Cambridge. “I have been riding out for Tony
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A tilt at Group company is now on the cards for Qali Al Farrasha (NZ) (Almanzor) following her convincing maiden win in the Wexford Stables (1600m) at Matamata on Wednesday. Heading into the meeting off the back of three successive placings, the daughter of Almanzor was backed into $2.10
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Well-known Australian owner Ozzie Kheir has had plenty of success buying thoroughbreds out of New Zealand, and now he is looking to boost his investment across the Tasman. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s announcement last month on the summer racing calendar revamp, prizemoney increases and introduction of the $3.5
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Eight-year-old gelding Ace Royale (NZ) (Per Incanto) is set to make his raceday return following a three-year absence when he heads to Wanganui on Friday to contest the Liquorland Wanganui R86 1200. Bred and raced by his trainer John Kiernan, Ace Royale showed plenty of promise in his formative years,
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Kingsclere Stables couldn’t have won last year’s Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) more convincingly with Prowess (NZ) (Prowess), and have a chance to go back-to-back on Saturday with Sudbina (NZ) (Almanzor). The recently retired Prowess won the 2000m feature by five lengths, an effortless
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A trip to Melbourne last year not only gave Ken and Bev Kelso their biggest moment in racing, courtesy of Legarto’s (NZ) (Proisir) victory in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m), but also a filly that could prove to be just as exciting. The day following Legarto’s Guineas