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Caulfield Cup Spring Aim For Nonconformist

Trainer Grahame Begg is planning to kick-off Caulfield Cup hopeful Nonconformist's preparation on the Memsie Stakes program, but it is unlikely to be in the main event. Begg has high hopes for the lightly raced rising four-year-old this spring and has pinpointed the $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October as his major target. Nonconformist[...]
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Cup Dream Alive For Snowdens And Carif

Peter and Paul Snowden have made headlines with their juveniles this season, laying the foundations for their young team to shine in the spring. But behind the scenes, they have been developing one of their older horses just as meticulously. In Peter Snowden's previous incarnation as head trainer for Darley, genuine stayers were not a[...]
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Minimum Prize Money Restored For Vic Races

Melbourne's flagship spring races including the Melbourne Cup will retain their rich purses while minimum prize money in Victoria will return to pre-COVID levels from the start of the new season. But 12 stakes races during this year's Victorian spring carnival, including three Group Ones, will have a prize money reduction. Prize money for all[...]
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Moroney To Welcome Back Spring Hopefuls

With clarity over the spring carnival programs, trainer Mike Moroney is getting his stable's leading prospects back to work including Cups contender Aktau and Everest hopeful Tofane. The Melbourne spring carnival program was locked in last Friday, with Racing Victoria deciding to keep the traditional dates and not adopt a Melbourne Racing Club proposal to[...]
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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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Spring Carnival Changes To Suit The Valley

The Moonee Valley Racing Club could become the beneficiary if the Caulfield Cup is moved and run after the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne's spring carnival could be in for a shake up after the Melbourne Racing Club announced it was exploring running their three-day carnival at the conclusion of Melbourne Cup week. The Caulfield carnival currently[...]
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