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A change of approach has presented Lib Petagna with a shot at Australasia’s top staying prize. The Wellington-based bloodstock identity shares in the ownership of the Kris Lees-trained Kalapour, who won his way into Tuesday’s Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington with victory in
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Roger James and Robert Wellwood unearthed a pair of exciting three-year-old talents in maiden races at Tauranga on Saturday. The Cambridge trainers had some uncertainty about rain-affected ground in the lead-up to the meeting, but on a track that improved from Heavy8 to Soft7, the promise
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Highview will continue its proud history with the Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) when proven distance performer Daqiansweet Junior makes his second appearance in the Flemington feature on Tuesday. While delighted to have another farm graduate in the line-up, the Waikato nursery’s expectations of further success in
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Ascot Park-based trainer Sally McKay is looking forward to the traditional Melbourne Cup raceday at Wingatui on Tuesday with a small but select team of runners engaged. Central amongst those is stable star Henry Hubber (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) who will tackle the main race on the day, the
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Last start Group Three winner Town Cryer (NZ) (Tavistock) is ready to make another bold statement when she tackles the Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m) at Pukekohe on Tuesday. The Roydon Bergerson-trained six-year-old mare upset the applecart somewhat at Hawera last month when defeating hot favourite Prowess
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Leading New Zealand rider Opie Bosson was enjoying a leisurely start to the day in Melbourne on Sunday after not quite getting the results he was looking for on the first day of the massive Melbourne Cup Carnival 24 hours earlier. Bosson took four rides at Flemington on Saturday with
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Bold front-running mare Pride Of Jenni (Pride of Dubai) broke her rivals hearts under a daring Declan Bates ride to score a thrilling victory in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. Bates admitted to some nerves and
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New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson is looking forward to raising the bar even higher with his exciting five-year-old One Bold Cat (NZ) (The Bold One), who took his career to a new level in Saturday’s $80,000 Mode Technology Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Trentham. The son
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Seasoned sprinter Packing Rockstar (Fastnet Rock) has been a long-time performer for trainer Lauren Brennan, and the eight-year-old continued to show his class when scoring in the Flying Mullet Sports Bar 1400 at Tauranga on Saturday. Jumping from the ace draw, Packing Rockstar missed the start by
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A stylish come-from-behind win in Saturday’s $50,000 Courtesy Ford Redcraze Bowl (1400m) at Trentham has put talented mare Faraglioni (NZ) (El Roca) firmly on track for a black-type mission in the north later this month. The El Roca mare made good progress through the grades
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Promising filly Tonia’s Dragon (NZ) (Time Test) produced a deserved maiden victory in the testing conditions at Te Aroha on Friday, scoring in the Donaghys Pro-Dairy 1180. Coming off an encouraging fresh-up fifth behind Dazzled (NZ) (Pierro) at Tauranga last month, the daughter of Time Test returned