| Galaxy mission likely for Rostova |
A Group One breakthrough with Rostova has fuelled plans to take her to Sydney for next month's Galaxy at Randwick.
Flemington trainer Steve Richards said the Group One Galaxy (1100m) on April 17 would be a nice progression for the Testa Ross ... (1 comments)
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| Alcopop May Head Home |
The South Australian stayer, who started favourite in last year's Melbourne Cup, has failed to fire in two runs in Sydney in the autumn and trainer Jake Stephens will now weigh up whether to continue on.
Nothing has gone right for Small Minds ($26), who scored an upset ... (1 comments)
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| Rostova Breaks Group 1 Drought in Classic |
The filly, who had promised a win at the top level since her career began, hadn't saluted for just over a year before breaking through in today's feature sprint for fillies and mares.
And while Flemington trainer Steve Richards said he never lost ... (7 comments)
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| Colt a Slipper Masquerader |
The usually reserved David Payne was a bundle of excitement after emerging juvenile Masquerader rocketed into Golden Slipper contention with a brilliant win in the Group Two Todman Stakes at Rosehill.
Payne raised his arms in victory and pum ... (1 comments)
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| Doncaster Plans For Kiwi Star Wall Street |
Wall Street set himself on the path to the Sydney carnival when he raced away with the Group 3 Rich Hill Thompson Handicap over the Doncaster trip of 1600m.
Trainer Jeff Lynds outlined his plans after Wall Street, an od ... (6 comments)
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| Sangster Stks a Sportingbetting Classic |
It was added to the number of open age F&M G1 conducted in Australia in 2005. Robert Sangster's mark was indelible in this neck of the woods and he would have been glad that the upgrade and the conditions alteration to WFA saw instant improvement in ... (3 comments)
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| Denman To Race In The UK |
Denman will leave the care of Warwick farm trainer Peter Snowden to join the Godolphin stable of Darley principal, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at Newmarket.
He will enter quarantine at the end of the month.
Denman has won nine of ... (15 comments)
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| Sacred Kingdom fighting for his life |
World Champion sprinter Sacred Kingdom is fighting for his life after reportedly suffering a bout of colic on Thursday.
The Hong Kong-based sprinter was due to depart Hong Kong airport for Japan in preparation for the Group One Takamatsunomi ... (2 comments)
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| Let's Drink to the Australasian Oaks |
The Australasian Oaks can be a hit and miss race although the last few have been decent gals. Dominated by the Victorian trainers, it is usually run a good pace and with a good finish. Let's see those recent heroines.
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| More Sydney Jockeys Suspended |
The pair were outed for both causing interference in the third race on the Kensington track.
Clark was suspended from March 28 until April 3 while Reith is out from March 22 until March 26.
Clark, the rider of Manahara, pleaded guilty to contri ... (1 comments)
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| Boss Suspended After Dashing Newmarket Win |
Boss copped a seven day suspension after a dashing ride to win the Group 3 event on Doncaster Mile contender Walking Or Dancing that added to his remarkable record in feature races on the Broadmeadow track.
Boss sent the entire straight to the lea ... (1 comments)
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| No Change To Whip Restrictions |
The ARB Integrity & Welfare subcommittee conducted the final stage of the scheduled review of the controls on the use of the whip that were introduced in 2009.
Submissions were considered from the Australian Jockeys Association, Australian Thoroug ... (5 comments)
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| MOREE: Injuries May Mean The End For Danny Frahm |
The 63-year-old Moree based jockey is believed to have crushed three vertebra in what appeared to be a harmless fall after passing the winning post in a race at Armidale last Sunday.
It wasn;'t until Monday that Frahm complained of neck pains. Aft ... (1 comments)
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| Craig Williams Considers Waterhouse Offer |
Williams, a four-time Scobe Breasley Medal winner who has won the Melbourne riding premiership for the last four seasons including a deadheat with Damien Oliver last season, was stable number one for leading Melbourne trainer David Hayes until a brea ... (5 comments)
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| Kiwi Mare Set For Autumn Bloom |
The mare, prepared by Kevin Gray, arrived safe and well on Monday and had her final gallop today leading up to Saturday's Group 1 weight-for-age feature.
Daffodil made a hit and run mission to Sydney last autumn and wen ... (1 comments)
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| Show Cause Notices Issued To Betfair Punters |
Professional Melbourne punter and commission agent Neville Clements and Alessandro Alaimo and Kevin McFarland, both from the Gold Coast, defied a stewards' request to appear before the inquiry which resumed in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Clements, a fo ... (2 comments)
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| Decision time looming for Decision Time |
A top-two finish for Black Opal winner Decision Time in Saturday's Todman Slipper Trial will be enough to convince connections to pay the Golden Slipper late entry fee.
Trainer Clarry Conners said the gelding's owners hadn't made a definite ... (3 comments)
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| Newcastle Newmarket Numbers Up Well |
Over the years many a good G1 performer has used this race as part of an Autumn program. The likes of Ricochet Rosie, Catalan Opening, Secret Savings, Bezeal Bay, Crawl, Grand Armee, Bentley Biscuit & Patezza all ran in the seven furlong race. Just o ... (1 comments)
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