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Williams’ Irish Team Readying For Return

Early season form in Ireland will determine the strength and number of horses six-time Melbourne Cup winning owner Lloyd Williams has in Victoria for the spring. Williams' son Nick said the ownership group could have four or five of their Irish-trained horses in Melbourne for spring assignments joining their local team prepared by Danny O'Brien[...]
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Winx’s Half-Sister Unplaced On Debut

Winx's younger sibling Covent Garden has been upstaged on debut at Canterbury, finishing unplaced in heavy conditions in a race won stylishly by another well-bred two-year-old. Covent Garden, a half-sister to now-retired champion Winx, stepped out for her first start in Wednesday's Harry Angel @ Darley Handicap (1100m). With Winx's jockey Hugh Bowman aboard, the[...]
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Maiden Win For Well-Bred Tracy May

While the eyes of Australian racing were on the debut of champion Winx's half-sister in Sydney, Brisbane had its own blue blood runner in winner Tracy May. Winx's sister Convent Garden was bogged down on the heavy Canterbury track to finish sixth but Tracy May had no such worries at Doomben on Wednesday. Tracy May[...]
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Tasmanian Racing Set For Crowds On Return

Tasmanian trainers are eagerly awaiting the return to racing with 190 horses nominated for the first meeting back at Launceston. And crowds will immediately be allowed back on course, restricted to restaurant areas. Racing in Tasmania was halted in early April because of the coronavirus outbreak with its return set for Sunday. Tasracing chief executive[...]
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Blazing Miss To Chase Third-Straight Win

A crack at a late-season stakes race in Brisbane looms for Sydney three-year-old Blazing Miss if she continues her good form at Rosehill on Saturday. The Mark Newnham-trained filly will chase her third-straight city win when she runs in Saturday's 1100m benchmark 88 handicap, having posted back-to-back victories at Randwick last month. “Blazing Miss has[...]
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Nothdurft To Continue Fight Against Ban

Queensland's premiership-leading jockey Baylee Nothdurft will take his appeal against a three-month ban to the next level after failing in an internal review. Nothdurft rode Vega One when the gelding finished fourth in an Open Handicap (1000m) after coming from last on the home turn at the Sunshine Coast on April 25. Stewards gathered evidence[...]
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Manzelmann Fined For Positive Swab Returns

Leading Queensland country trainer John Manzelmann has been fined $6000 after two of his horses returned positive swabs to an anti-inflammatory steroid. Manzelmann's horse Zoffany Rocket won at Rockhampton on August 23 which was followed by Canford Tree winning at the same track on August 28. Swabs taken from both horses showed traces of the[...]
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