Category: Australian Racing
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Tribute To Wagga Local Danny Beasley At Home Course TOday
Murrumbidgee Turf Club (MTC) will pay tribute to 14-time Group 1 winning jockey Danny Beasley today at the MTC Danny Beasley Raceday at Wagga.Growing up locally in Wagga Wagga, Beasley has had an extraordinary career as a jockey which has seen his career progress from the stables of Peter Maher to the Randwick stable of…
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Lady Of Camelot, Storm Boy build up for spring
Two of the highest-profile two-year-olds from last season, Lady Of Camelot and Storm Boy, took their spring preparations to a new level on Monday with trials at Randwick.The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott -trained duo made their first public appearances of the campaign in the trials that was originally scheduled for last Friday but were…
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Rocket nears Spring launch
Chris Waller is still not 100 percent sure what Riff Rocket’s entire Spring campaign will look like, but the dual Derby winner will be given his chance to prove he can be an elite-level open-age stayer.The four-year-old American Pharoah gelding will be among the entries for the Cox Plate (2040m) and Caulfield Cup (2400m), both…
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Manaal provides Michael’s Momentum
Manaal has been pencilled in to return to racing on the opening Group 1 day of the season, but trainer Michael Freedman won’t test the Tassort filly in that company just yet, opting to keep the Group 1 Inglis Sires (1400m) winner in her own age company for now.The Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m)…
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Ciaron Maher stable stars gear up for spring
Recommendation’s recent victories in Melbourne’s black-type sprints have earned him a shot at Group 1 success this spring. Trainer Ciaron Maher is optimistic about his potential, stating the best is yet to come.Stablemates Bella Nipotina and Estriella are also gearing up for the spring. Bella Nipotina, a superb sprinter, is freshening up after a successful…
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Bjorn Baker pulls right rein as War Eternal swoops home for stylish winA
Bjorn Baker’s decision to ignore a potential free pass into this year’s $3 million The Big Dance (1600m) was vindicated to the tune of $82,500 after the stable’s Pierro son War Eternal posted his third win at Royal Randwick.The five-year-old War Eternal was the designated TAB Fixed Odds favourite to take out Sunday’s South Grafton…
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Leap To Fame thrashes Swayzee in Mr FeelgoodOpen ahead of rematch in Black A Fake
Fresh from his greatest win, champion pacer Leap To Fame will delight fans by racing again at Albion Park over the next two Saturday nights.Leap To Fame turned a long-awaited third clash with arch rival and older sibling Swayzee into a display of equine supremacy in last Saturday night’s Mr Feelgood Open at Albion Park.In…
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Romantic Warrior trying to be lured back for another Cox Plate
Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior remains the top target for Racing Victoria’s international recruiter Paul Bloodworth for the Cox Plate 2024.However, Bloodworth is cautious about the gelding’s return to Melbourne.Bloodworth recently met with trainer Danny Shum in Hong Kong and has had several exchanges with him since Romantic Warrior’s historic win in the Group 1…
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Durnan Nails Fancied Mount In TOday’s Narrandera Cup
In the end, it was fairly simple and maybe a little daunting for apprentice jockey Holly Durnan to work out what she needed to do to win the Narrandera Cup.She rode last year’s winner Prince Of Helena ($5 on TAB), but with that ride gone she did the next best thing and picked up the…
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Maher’s Melbourne Cup team strengthened
Ciaron Maher strengthened an already-powerful Melbourne Cup hand via Berkshire Breeze at Flemington on Saturday, further elevating himself in a market that is headed by a Group 1-winning stablemate.Circle Of Fire is advancing in his work towards providing Maher with a second win in Australia’s most famous race, two years after Gold Trip won the…