Author: Andrew Birch

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Melbourne campaign for Antino

Exciting New Zealand-bred gelding Antino is being readied for a spring campaign with Champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan keen to target Melbourne with the son of Redwood. A dominant last-start winner of the Listed Wayne Wilson (1600m), Antino has continued to step through his grades with aplomb and has an imposing record of eight wins[...]
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Wewillrock lands Randwick sprint

Talented Kiwi four-year-old Wewillrock collected his first Australian win with a smart performance at Randwick on Saturday. It was the third start in Sydney for the El Roca gelding, who had previously finished second at Rosehill on May 20 and a last-start third in the Listed June Stakes (1100m) at Randwick on June 10. Wewillrock[...]
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Ucalledit claims Listed Winter Stakes

Former New Zealand galloper Ucalledit has completed a feature winter double in Sydney, adding Saturday's Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) at Randwick to his win in the Listed Civic Stakes over the same course and distance two weeks ago. The Zacinto gelding was a breakout star last spring, stringing together four wins from five starts between[...]
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Torranzino goes back-to-back

Eight days after scoring a maiden victory at Warracknabeal, talented Tarzino three-year-old Torranzino graduated to city company and delivered the same result at Caulfield. The lightly raced gelding was a well-supported chance on Saturday, having made a big impression with a powerful finish from third-last to win by more than three lengths on June 30.[...]
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Group One homecoming for Wallace

There will be no winter blues for veteran trainer Jim Wallace this year, who will shortly return from a well-deserved break overseas. The Opaki horseman has been visiting family in America this month but will be straight back in the training fold with his small string of racehorses, which is headed by dual Oaks winner[...]
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Ucalledit salutes in Civic Stakes

After two unlucky runs during the Queensland Winter Carnival, accomplished Kiwi-bred gelding Ucalledit has returned to New South Wales and turned his form around in Saturday's Listed Civic Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Queensland was a happy hunting ground for the son of Zacinto earlier in the season, winning four of his five starts between October[...]
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Collett’s Strike at Randwick

Super Strike delivered a special and particularly satisfying win at Randwick on Saturday for the expat New Zealand father-son duo of Richard and Jason Collett. Saturday's win was the first win in 17 months for Super Strike, whose last victory came in the Group 3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham in January of 2021. The[...]
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St Lawrence returns in style

Kicking off a new campaign at Caulfield on Saturday after four months off the scene, highly promising New Zealand-bred gelding St Lawrence wasted no time in making his mark. The four-year-old dug deep to prevail in a three-way photo finish. It was the fifth win of a six-start career for the Redwood gelding, who is[...]
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Sandown treble for Billy the Kid

Apprentice jockey Wiremu Pinn displayed his supreme talent at Sandown on Saturday, notching his first metropolitan winner in Australia before going on to post a treble. Pinn teamed up with the red-hot Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable to record his first Saturday winner in Australia with Extratwo, before wins aboard Frigid and Deepstrike made[...]
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Verifier breaks through at Flemington

Three-year-old gelding Verifier broke through for a well-deserved victory at Flemington on Saturday under Robbie Downey. The son of Tivaci has been knocking on the door for trainer Nigel Blackiston, coming from the rear of the field under a perfectly-timed Robbie Downey ride to land the prize. Despite his previous maiden status, Verifier had run[...]
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