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Tommy gets the gold

Sacred Falls colt Tommy Gold secured his first victory when taking out his 1100m maiden on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday. Owned by Waikato Stud's Mark and Gary Chittick, Tommy Gold was taken back early by jockey Glen Boss to sit three-wide towards the rear of the field. He then improved his charge[...]
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Moroney looking to summit Everest

Last start Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) heroine Tofane has made a real impression on trans-Tasman trainer, Michael Moroney, who is eyeing a possible tilt at The Everest (1200m), the world's richest turf race, at Randwick in the spring. “We are just waiting for them to confirm prizemoney for The Everest,” Moroney said. “We[...]
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Damian Lane Set To Continue Japan Sojourn

Australian jockey Damian Lane is preparing to extend his latest stint in Japan, starting from the Japanese Oaks meeting. Lane has been riding out of Tokyo on a four-week contract but the Melbourne-based jockey is confident his overseas licence will be renewed for a further two months. Since arriving in Japan in April, Lane has[...]
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Collett back in action

Expat New Zealand Jockey Alysha Collett is happy to be back in the saddle and will ride on Sunday at Queanbeyan in New South Wales. Collett had been in Singapore, where she is licensed to ride until the end of the year, when racing was shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She joined fellow riders[...]
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Marshal ready for SA kick-off

Former New Zealand-trained galloper Mongolian Marshal will contest Saturday's Group 3 R A Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville for Adelaide trainer Stuart Gower. Previously prepared by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, the son of High Chaparral won the Group 3 Waikato Cup (2400m) in 2018 and was also placed in last year's Group 1 Windsor[...]
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Rising Red Retired

The injury-plagued career of Rising Red has come to an end. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained gelding succumbed to his third major injury in a track gallop on Tuesday, ending his racing career. “He galloped on Tuesday and pulled up sore in a gallop,” Busuttin said. “He had a fractured fetlock, so he has[...]
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Dwyer’s punt pays off

It's always great when a plan comes to fruition, especially one that was made six months ago. New Zealand has been a great supplier of quality horses for Victorian trainer Henry Dwyer and last November he once again identified a horse he thought had plenty of promise for Australia's jumping scene. Riding High was a[...]
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Nerves kick in for Payne

Nerves only come but once a year for Patrick Payne, and that time is now. The Warrnambool May Carnival is like Christmas Day for the Victorian trainer and he will once again have several live chances on one of Australia's biggest days of jumps racing. “I love it,” Payne said. “It's the only time I[...]
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