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Rostropovich Cleared To Increase Workload

Rostropovich has been given the all-clear to take the next step along the road to a possible return to the racetrack. The Lindsay Park-trained stayer has not raced since suffering a pelvic injury when finishing last in the 2019 Melbourne Cup. Rostropovich underwent a scintigraphy bone scan at the Goulburn Equine Hospital last week which[...]
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Jolly Sailor Impresses With Flemington Win

Lightly raced Jolly Sailor has continued his rise through the ranks with an impressive all-the-way victory at Flemington. The Henry Dwyer-trained three-year-old notched his third win from four career starts with his victory in the Bagot's Cowshed Handicap on Saturday. Having earlier scored aboard Creedence for Matt Cumani, apprentice Michael Poy guided Jolly Sailor, the[...]
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Chapada Breaks Through For His Second Win

Dual Group One placegetter Chapada has snapped a lengthy absence from the winner's circle to register just the second victory of his career at Flemington. The Mike Moroney-trained Chapada strode to a one-length win over import Masaff in Saturday's Grinders Coffee Carriage Paddock Plate (2520m) having been winless in his past 15 starts since breaking[...]
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Standoff Lands Flemington Knockout Blow

While punters may have been shocked by the victory of Standoff at Flemington, Grant Dalziel headed to the track enthusiastic about the filly's chances. Dalziel, who trains Standoff in partnership with his son Peter, said the filly had stronger claims than her odds indicated in the Bagotville Handicap on Saturday. Breaking a run of outs[...]
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Bowman Steers Lando Bay To Randwick Win

A textbook ride from champion jockey Hugh Bowman has helped deliver progressive Lando Bay his first city win at Randwick. Trainer John Thompson believes Lando Bay has turned the corner since being gelded after going winless from his first six starts, with Saturday's three-quarters of a length victory in the Quincy Seltzer Handicap (1800m) the[...]
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Three Straight For Prezado At Flemington

Once described as a non-winner, Prezado has registered a third-straight victory on his favoured Flemington straight course. Prezado registered his fifth win over 1000m at Flemington with a strong performance in the Jim Beam Hill Plate on Saturday. Trained by Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra, Prezado has now won six of his 28 starts with[...]
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Jeronimos to relish distance rise

Jeronimos, a two-year-old son of Mapperley Stud stallion Contributer tackles 1400m for the first time on Saturday at Randwick when he contests the Castelvecchio @ Arrowfield Handicap and trainer James Cummings believes the last-start winner will appreciate the step up in distance. Successful at Newcastle when defeating older horses over 1200m, the Godolphin colt will[...]
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Victorian Trainer Facing Cobalt Charges

Trainer Archie Alexander has been charged by Racing Victoria stewards after one of his horses returned a swab that breached allowable cobalt levels. The Alexander-trained Tom's Knight returned a urine sample containing traces of cobalt in excess of the allowed threshold of 100 micrograms per litre. The swab was taken after the gelding won at[...]
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Victorian Spring Carnival Dates Unchanged

Racing Victoria has rejected a proposal to make sweeping changes to the 2020 spring carnival. In a Melbourne Racing Club-backed move, plans were tabled to shift the Caulfield Cup from a traditional mid-October date to a late November timeslot. The proposal would have upended decades of thoroughbred racing tradition by running the Caulfield Cup after[...]
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