Dream Queen (NZ) (Super Easy) flew the flag for Lindsay Park at the Cox Plate meeting at The Valley and they will be hoping she can do so again at Flemington. The daughter of Super Easy runs in the Gr.3 Red Roses Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Thursday, her
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Zed may well have had two runners in this year’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) had it not been for the current complications of trans-Tasman travel. His daughter Verry Elleegant (NZ) confirmed her champion status with a resounding victory on Tuesday, while the Flemington feature had also been
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Fresh from breeding a triple Australian classic winner last season, Luigi Muollo has high hopes of adding another one to his tally tomorrow. The owner of Novara Park is the breeder and co-owner of Elusive Express (NZ) (Jakkalberry), the pre-post favourite for the Gr.1 Victoria Oaks (2500m)
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Just two races after Verry Elleegant’s (NZ) (Zed) dominant Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) victory, fellow New Zealand-bred Spirit of Gaylard (NZ) (Puissance De Lune) continued the Kiwi flavour at Flemington when taking out the Listed TAB Trophy (1800m). The three-year-old son of Puissance De Lune
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New Zealand-bred star Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has again confirmed her champion status, cruising to victory in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday by a stunning four lengths. The Chris Waller-trained mare landed her tenth Group One victory under a gun James McDonald ride,
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When a spindly legged filly walked into South Auckland trainer Nick Bishara’s stable a few years ago, a future Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner was the furthest thing from his mind. But that filly turned into one of the greatest mares to grace the Australasian turf, and on
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Brighthill Farm stallion Preferment recorded his first Australian win as a sire when his daughter Smirk (NZ) was victorious over 1400m at Newcastle last Saturday. The three-year-old filly was having her second career start and stamped the landmark win impressively with a barnstorming late finish. Fittingly she is
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Trainer Richard Laming put a circle around the Subzero Handicap (1400m) four months ago for his grey Excelman (NZ) (Reliable Man) and he was delighted that his plan came to fruition at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. The New Zealand-bred gelding was given a soft passage by jockey Blaike
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The well-travelled Cheval Prometteur (Declaration of War) has showed resilience in the face of adversity and his fighting qualities were again showcased at Te Rapa on Melbourne Cup Day. The lightly raced seven-year-old’s career has been interrupted by two serious injuries, but he has battled his
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Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are looking forward to heading south to Christchurch with promising three-year-old Dark Destroyer (NZ) (Proisir) to contest the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Proisir gelding has just had three
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A trio of New Zealand Racing Hall of Famers joined forces to triumph in the Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday when Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) ran out a dominant winner of the stallion-making sprint. Champion trainer Chris Waller put the polish on the
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New Zealand breeder Luigi Muollo is quietly confident that triple Derby winner Explosive Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) can put his Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) run behind him with a strong showing in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday. Explosive Jack had looked to be firmly on