The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable will have Explosive Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) and Let’s Karaka Deel (NZ) (Dundeel) running for them in the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. David Eustace cannot see any reason why Explosive Jack should not be able to add a Gr.
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Deepstrike (NZ) (Tavistock) will be out to make amends for his unplaced run in the Gr.3 Chairman’s Stakes (2040m) last start when he contests the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The son of Tavistock was a luckless beaten favourite in the Chairman’s
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Tony Pike knows how to make an impact at the Queensland Carnival, having saddled the likes of The Bostonian (NZ) (Jimmy Choux), Sacred Elixir (NZ) (Pour Moi) and Provocative (NZ) (Zabeel) to Group One success in the Sunshine State. The Cambridge horseman is again plotting a raid in search of
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Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) will likely get his chance at Derby glory after his last start heroics. The Shaun and Emma Clotworthy-trained gelding was victorious in the Gr.2 Championship Stakes (2100m) at just his third start at Ellerslie late last month and now he is in line to contest
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Class gallopers Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) and Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) furthered their preparations for upcoming Queensland Winter Carnival assignments with separate exhibition gallops during the Te Rapa racemeeting on Saturday. Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles was having her first
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Promising three-year-old Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) confirmed his place in a squad bound for Brisbane later this month when he stormed home from near last at Te Rapa on Saturday to record his fourth successive victory. The Robbie Patterson-trained son of Group One winning two-year-old Vespa
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The whip flourish and excited salute said it all as popular Central Districts jockey Madan Singh registered his first win in the saddle since resuming from a lengthy stint on the sidelines courtesy of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Singh guided the Fraser Auret-trained Uareastar (NZ) (Jakkalberry) to victory
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Waikato Stud was the dominant force in the Gr.2 Queen of the South Stakes at Morphettville with Fabric (NZ) (Ocean Park) and Shop Til I Drop (NZ) (Savabeel) quinellaing the mares’ feature. Bred and raced by the Matamata farm, Fabric produced a well-timed finish to lift her future
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Altai Ranger (NZ) (Power) has taken advantage of his light impost to lead throughout in the IVE > Print Handicap at Sandown. Three days in racing can be a long time as trainer John Sadler can readily attest. When Sadler first saw the fields, published on Wednesday, for the IVE
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Cambridge galloper Pierina caused a major upset when she dashed clear in the final stages to score an emphatic victory in the feature event at Te Rapa, the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m). The underrated Savabeel six-year-old had been knocking on the door of another win with some