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Celestial Falls To Make Randwick Return

Stakes-placed filly Celestial Falls is set for a return to racing on a day when her elder half-sister Greysful Glamour chases victory in the Listed Gosford Gold Cup on the same Randwick program. Trained by Mark Newnham who also prepares Greysful Glamour, three-year-old Celestial Falls has not raced since last spring but is on target[...]
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Gobstopper Beats Runaway To Win Galleywood

Just days after his younger sister won the Group One Australasian Oaks in Adelaide, seven-year-old Gobstopper has claimed another feature win of his own in the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool. By Tavistock out of Bagalollies, Gobstopper is a brother to last Saturday's Oaks-winning three-year-old filly Toffee Tongue and former Hong Kong Horse of the Year[...]
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Russian Camelot On Target For Derby Tilt

Trainer Danny O'Brien says exciting colt Russian Camelot could not be better going into the Group One South Australian Derby and is adamant missing a planned lead-up race will be no excuse. The 2500m-Classic for three-year-olds will be Russian Camelot's biggest test but it has been a long-range target for the colt who is northern[...]
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Ablaze Too Tough In Grand Annual Victory

Ciaron Maher has landed a fifth victory in Australia's longest race with Ablaze winning the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. His win on Tuesday is shared with training partner David Eustace and comes on the back of Maher's earlier wins with Al Garhood (2010 and 2011) and Regina Coeli (2015 and 2017). Ablaze's success on[...]
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Getting Leggie Lands Brierly Steeplechase

Getting Leggie has relished a return to jumps racing at Warrnambool taking out an incident-packed Brierly Steeplechase to post his third win at the track. An awkward leap at the second fence in Tuesday's mini-feature by Zataglio dislodged his rider Bill Gleeson which in turn brought down the Tommy Ryan-ridden He's A Genius. Both horses[...]
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Alexander Set To Double Up At Caulfield

Trainer Archie Alexander is unsure what imported galloper Southern Rock will produce in his Australian debut at Caulfield. Southern Rock is set to join stablemate Kiwia in a handicap over 1600m on Saturday, a race that will give Alexander a better insight into the Irish-bred four-year-old's capabilities. Southern Rock has won four of his eight[...]
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Baylee Nothdurft Inquiry To Resume

Leading Brisbane jockey Baylee Nothdurft will front the resumption of an inquiry into his ride on Vega One at the Sunshine Coast. Nothdurft rode Vega One when the gelding finished fourth in an Open Handicap (1000m) after coming from last on the home turn on April 25. Stewards took evidence about aspects of Nothdurft's ride[...]
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Star Of Michelin Cleared To Race Again

Promising three-year-old Star Of Michelin has been passed fit to continue his winter campaign after recovering from a second episode of cardiac arrhythmia. The gelding was an impressive barrier trial winner at the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday when he beat Red Stiletto by 3-3/4 lengths in 1:19.05s, the fastest time of the three 1270m-heats. Star[...]
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Field Of 14 To Contest Group 1 SA Derby

Favourite Dalasan will have 13 opponents in his bid to win the Group One South Australian Derby at Morphettville. Locally trained by Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas, the colt has drawn barrier nine in Saturday's 2500m Classic in which he will be ridden by Jason Holder. Dalasan is chasing a third straight victory having won[...]
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Godolphin Heads Stradbroke Entries

The powerful Godolphin stable has signalled its intentions to target the Group One Stradbroke Handicap with nine nominations for Brisbane's premier sprint. The Stradbroke and J J Atkins on June 6 are the only two Group One races to be run in a truncated winter carnival caused by coronavirus restrictions. Godolphin has nominated last year's[...]
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Pateman Set To Partner Zed Em At The Bool

Dual licence holder Steven Pateman is free to continue racing after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board reserved its decision on penalty on a cobalt charge. A leading jumps jockey, Pateman also holds a trainers' licence and along with partner Jessica Barton was in March found guilty of a race-day administration charge relating to a[...]
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