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Kementari is as Good as a Wink to Beat Winx at her own Race
“We have great respect for all the opposition in the race but when it does come down to it, we just feel like he is a sporting chance of giving Winx a scare,” Kementari trainer James Cummings told RSN. A…
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Jon Snow Prep has Trainer Baker Sounding Positive for Stayer
Last year’s Australian Derby winner, Jon Snow, is being prepped for runs in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. He recently ran a trial and finished second when caught late by Te Akau Shark. The record of the Murray Baker and…
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Blake Shinn Miraculously Escapes Permanent Injury in Training Spill
When we show up for work and practice our meagre writing skills, there is seldom much risk involved. Our eyes may get dry from looking at the screen and neglecting to blink, our backs and necks might get a little…
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The Everest Dramatically Shifts the Australian Racing Hierarchy
Prior to 2017 and the inaugural running of The Everest at Randwick, we might have been forecasting the Melbourne Cup, which horses would be running, how they were performing and things of that nature. Now, the Melbourne Cup talk has…
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O’Brien Hopes U S Navy Flag Will Fly to top of The Everest
Put up the prizemoney and they will come. The Everest is worth $13 million in prizemoney this year and a Group 1 champion that has been burning up the turf in England and Ireland is headed for Randwick under the…
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Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap Highlights Saturday Meeting
Flemington’s first Group race of the spring, the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200 m) will offer glimpses of the not too distant carnival. There is not a huge number of Group quality races in the month of August and…
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Cox Plate Nominations for 2018 Include 26 Overseas Horses
By our math, the 135 horses nominated for the 2018 Group 1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley have added $297,000 to the pot. First acceptances do not close until 11 September, so the above figure may grow. Fifteen on the…
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Caulfield Cup Winner Jameka under no Pressure to Race Again
One of our recent favourites, Jameka, was back on the track for some work recently, but did not create the same sort of impression she created in her last official win, the Group 1 BMW at Rosehill in March of…
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Pierata Wins First Group Race of New Season
You could throw the lot in jail, or more ironically, transport them the Great Britain as punishment. The stewards had the rulebook out Saturday for the first Group quality race of the 2018 – 2019 Australian Thoroughbred racing season. They…
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Guide to the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Randwick
We are as happy as anyone to see Group racing for the 2018 – 2019 Australian Thoroughbred racing season resume on Saturday at Randwick when the Group 2 Missile Stakes is the seventh race of the meeting. It looks like…
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