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Hannam happy to be back in saddle

It's fair to say Palmerston North rider Robbie Hannam is a glass half full guy. The effervescent jockey has been back at work over the past couple of weeks after New Zealand's month-long lockdown period due to Covid-19. The 53-year-old kept fit throughout the month off and like many was eager to get back to[...]
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Flemington Finals Day Conditions Changed

The handicap conditions for a number of winter series races at Flemington have been changed to cater for higher quality horses. With travel restrictions in place and a reduced number of feature races in Queensland during the winter carnival because of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, all the races on Flemington Finals Day on[...]
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France Gearing Up For Return To Racing

French racing could resume within weeks under strict health conditions and restricted to local participants for the time being. France Galop has marked down May 11 as the date racing could resume behind closed doors. The sport has been suspended since March 17 because of the coronavirus pandemic, with a number of meetings held without[...]
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Sydney Carnival Ends At Randwick

The Sydney autumn carnival has been run against the odds under extraordinary circumstances and unprecedented restrictions. Saturday's All Aged Stakes brought the curtain down on eight weeks of racing at the highest level in the shadow of the global by coronavirus pandemic. New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson rode the All Aged Stakes winner Tofane to[...]
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Derby In July In Plans For England

A Guineas meeting in early June and the Derby and Oaks run in early July feature in the British Horseracing Authority's best-case scenario when racing resumes. With racing suspended indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic, the season's first four Classics have been delayed from their usual slots in the calendar. The Resumption of Racing Group[...]
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