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Kersley gunning for Kiwi Group One

Fred Kersley will tick New Zealand off his bucket list this weekend when he fulfils a long-held ambition to ride in New Zealand. The Melbourne-based jockey has jumped at the opportunity to travel outside of Australia for the first time, enticed by a book of mounts at Awapuni on Saturday that includes last-start winner Aprilia[...]
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Bright future for Almanzor colt

The confidence Kyneton trainer Liam Howley has in Virtuous Circle was vindicated when the two-year-old Almanzor colt relished the step up to 1500m in the AUD$130,000 Cleanaway Sustainability Sires at Mornington on Saturday. Sent out a chance on the back of finishing ninth at his first start at Pakenham over 1200m, the quality colt came[...]
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Khoekhoe Lands Rich Prize In The Showdown

Matt Cumani made a conscious decision in establishing his stable after arriving from the United Kingdom that he wanted to show he could prepare two-year-olds. The Ballarat-based horseman did not want to be pigeon-holed as a trainer of distance horses and realised to be successful in Australia you needed winners with two-year-olds. While he has[...]
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Freshen-Up Pays Dividend For Ryan’s Fender

Ryan's Fender has bounced off a fading Flemington performance to score a courageous all-the-way victory at Caulfield. After disappointing trainer Matt Cumani with his eighth placing over 2000m that had followed successive wins at Flemington and The Valley, Cumani set about freshening the five-year-old. Those tactics paid dividends on Saturday in The Big Screen Handicap[...]
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