Australia
Tuesday morning began a series of lasts for 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands). The six-year-old mare had her final gallop at the Gold Coast with regular rider Opie Bosson aboard ahead of her final raceday start in the Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on Saturday. “She worked
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Trainer Mike Moroney is preparing Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) winner Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) for what could be her swansong on May 22 in the A$175,000 Gr.3 BRC Sprint (1350m). "We've decided to run in the 1350m after her first-up run, we
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Trainer Denis Pagan can’t help but get a bit excited as he talks through his spring aspirations for last year's Gr.1 VRC Derby (2400m) winner Johnny Get Angry (NZ) (Tavistock). "Probably the Makybe Diva, maybe the Turnbull Stakes and Caulfield Cup and hopefully he gets
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Michael Walker faces a third round of surgery on his badly broken right leg on Tuesday as the ex-pat Kiwi comes to terms with a projected prolonged absence from the saddle. Walker underwent emergency surgery on Thursday night to relieve pressure on his broken leg after a fall at Pakenham.
New Zealand
Exciting three-year-old filly Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) has gone to the paddock, with Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh happy to play the long-game rather than pushing on to a Queensland campaign. The daughter of Savabeel has won her past four starts, including a pair of Listed races at Riccarton, culminating in the
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Rangiotu trainer Stephen Nickalls was looking forward to being reunited with his family on Monday, as he returns to New Zealand following several weeks in Adelaide. The popular Central Districts horseman thoroughly enjoyed his time in the City of Churches, where his three-year-old filly Llanacord (NZ) (Contributer) turned in a
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Apprentice jockey Yuto Kumagai has come a remarkably long way in a short time. Three years after arriving in New Zealand from Japan with little more than a dream of becoming a jockey, the 25-year-old made the first race ride of his career a winning one at Matamata on Friday.
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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike got his attack on the Queensland Winter carnival off to a good start with exciting three-year-old Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) resuming in fine style from a lengthy layoff with a fast finishing fourth over 1350m at Doomben on Saturday. A Group Two winner
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A frenetic week for the Cambridge Jockey Club will culminate on Wednesday when the country’s first official racemeeting run on a synthetic track will be hosted at their complex. Construction of the Polytrack surface began in January 2020 and despite some hiccups caused by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown two
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A gritty performance by Lord Vladivostok (NZ) (Tavistock) to land the Gr.3 RA Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on Saturday has given part-owner Tommy Heptinstall plenty to think about over the coming months. The four-year-old Tavistock gelding showed plenty of fight in a tight finish to outmuscle Dr Drill
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