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Queensland Stars Dominate BRC Sprint Noms

The BRC Sprint usually plays an important part in the winter carnival but this year has developed into the unofficial sprint championship for Queensland-trained horses. The Group Three race has usually been run three weeks before the Group One Stradbroke Handicap and on Doomben Cup day. River Lad completed the BRC Sprint/Stradbroke double in 2014[...]
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Bella Vella To Bypass Group One Goodwood

Sangster Stakes winner Bella Vella is heading for a spell and will miss South Australia's biggest sprint race, The Goodwood, at Morphettville. Trainer Will Clarken said Bella Vella had pulled up in great order following Saturday's Group One victory against fillies and mares. “Although the temptation is high to push on to the Group One[...]
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Douglas Joins Gold Medals In Annual Chase

Dual purpose jockey Clayton Douglas has been attending the Warrnambool May carnival for as long as he can remember. His father Vic trained three winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase (Hoki 1995-96, Miracle Star 2000) while Clayton's first ride in the 5500m marathon resulted in victory aboard the Symon Wilde-trained Gold Medals in 2018. They[...]
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Queensland Metro Premierships To Restart

Racing Queensland is expected to make a decision on when the metropolitan trainers' and jockeys' premiership count will restart this week. Racing in Queensland has been divided into regions with metropolitan racing in the south zone (centred on the Gold Coast) and north zone (Brisbane). Jockeys had to select a zone and there were restrictions[...]
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Moroney Turns Attention To Warrnambool

After farewelling the best three-year-old in his stable, trainer Mike Moroney is looking to another to win a feature race against older horses. Group One C F Orr Stakes winner Alabama Express has joined the ever-growing list of this season's retirees and will stand at Yulong Stud in the spring. Moroney is having one of[...]
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Starosa Shortens For Group One Atkins

Under-rated filly Starosa has shortened dramatically in markets on the Group One J J Atkins after her easy win at Doomben. Starosa made it two wins in a row when she strode to a five length-victory in Saturday's Two-Year-Old Handicap (1350m). Before the win bookmakers were freely offering $51 about Starosa in the J J[...]
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Group One Goodwood Next For Jungle Edge

Trainer Mick Bell will rely on a little-known Adelaide trainer to keep Jungle Edge in peak condition for a shot at the Group One Goodwood at Morphettville. Jungle Edge won his first South Australian start on Saturday, leading throughout in the Group Three D C McKay Stakes (1100m) with apprentice Georgina Cartwright aboard in an[...]
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Trainers Defend RQ’s Race Programming

Queensland's biggest trainers' body has defended officials over criticism of the quality of the metropolitan meeting at Doomben. Racing Queensland has split the state into zones with metropolitan racing at the Gold Coast on Fridays and Brisbane on Saturdays. The Brisbane meeting on Saturday had four races which did not have each-way betting while the[...]
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Buffalo River Too Strong Again At Sandown

Imported galloper Buffalo River has graduated to open company with a strong on-pace victory at Sandown. The Mike Moroney-trained four-year-old has now won five of his six starts in Australia following his win in the Ladbrokes Money Back Odds Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Sent off the $1.90 favourite under Damien Oliver, Buffalo River did not[...]
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