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Jeronimos to relish distance rise

Jeronimos, a two-year-old son of Mapperley Stud stallion Contributer tackles 1400m for the first time on Saturday at Randwick when he contests the Castelvecchio @ Arrowfield Handicap and trainer James Cummings believes the last-start winner will appreciate the step up in distance. Successful at Newcastle when defeating older horses over 1200m, the Godolphin colt will[...]
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Godolphin Open To Spring Carnival Changes

Godolphin Australia managing director Vin Cox says potential changes to the Melbourne spring carnival could open up opportunities for more horses. The Melbourne Racing Club is investigating moving the three-day Caulfield Cup carnival, run in mid-October, to after the Melbourne Cup in November. Racing Victoria and the MRC met the Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners' Association and[...]
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Godolphin State Switcher Upsets Fiteuse

Promising filly Fiteuse has suffered her first campaign defeat at Rosehill, unable to stave off the late surge of seasoned Godolphin sprinter Esperance. An odds-on favourite, Fituese was extending to 1200m for the first time in the Trapeze Artist@Widden Handicap on Saturday and briefly hit the front, only to be mowed down by Hugh Bowman[...]
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Caulfield Win For Kementari’s Half-Brother

Jockey Brad Rawiller has taken on board insight from his brother before steering Kementari's younger half-brother Valaquenta to a determined win at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained two-year-old Valaquenta returned to Melbourne racing in the Catanach Jeweller's Handicap (1100m) having resumed from a spell when unplaced at Randwick under Nash Rawiller. Valaquenta had his first two[...]
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Exhilarates Set To Stake Stradbroke Claim

Godolphin will use a proven strategy with accomplished filly Exhilarates in anticipation she can add further depth to the stable's Stradbroke Handicap team. Exhilarates is campaigning in Queensland, where she first made a name for herself, and returned to racing with a Gold Coast Guineas placing. She will run in the Fred Best Classic on[...]
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Godolphin Rolls Out Stars For Qld Winter

Godolphin is ready to mount a serious assault on the Queensland winter carnival with three important runners at the Gold Coast. The powerful stable sent its staff north two weeks ago to obey Queensland self-isolation rules during the coronavirus pandemic. Godolphin's horses have arrived in the past week for a modified winter carnival which steps[...]
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Phaistos On Song For Listed Scone Cup Bid

A year after winning a race on the undercard to the Scone Cup, promising four-year-old Phaistos is set to return to the NSW Hunter Valley course as one of the leading contenders for the main event. The James Cummings-trained Phaistos is challenging for favouritism for Friday's Listed Scone Cup (1600m) having progressed through the grades[...]
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Listed Scone Cup Attracts Capacity Field

The Joe Pride-trained Archedemus is the early favourite to win the Listed Scone Cup despite the six-year-old gelding drawing wide in a capacity field. The former Gwenda Markwell-trained Archedemus finished a close fourth after leading in his defence of the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1500m) at Rosehill last month in his first start for[...]
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Greyworm Favourite For Takeover Target

Five-year-old gelding Greyworm is the favourite to claim successive black-type victories at Randwick when he runs in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes. Saturday's Takeover Target (1200m) is one of two stakes races on the Randwick program with Greyworm $3 favourite on Wednesday in a field of 10. The Hawkes Racing-trained Greyworm was a dominant 1-1/4-length[...]
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