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Godolphin Eyes Spring With In-Form Varda

Improving filly Varda has put herself in the mix for a spot on Godolphin's spring carnival team and continued jockey Jason Collett's sparkling vein of form. The three-year-old was rising to Saturday company after a facile victory against older horses first-up at Canterbury, showing great determination to land the Ranvet Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill. Godolphin's[...]
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Sixties Groove Salutes For Lees At Grafton

Sixties Groove has set a modern-day weight-carrying record to deliver trainer Kris Lees an inaugural win in the Listed Grafton Cup. Making light of his 61kg topweight, Sixties Groove settled among the tailenders in Thursday's 2350m feature before jockey Jason Collett pinched ground toward the inside around the home turn. Collett angled the gelding into[...]
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Jockeys Stood Down From Gosford Meeting

Nine Sydney jockeys have been prevented from riding at Tuesday's Gosford meeting after a well-known Sydney hoop who competed at Rosehill on Saturday began to show flu-like symptoms. While the prominent rider is awaiting test results for COVID-19, Racing NSW stewards announced Andrew Adkins, Brenton Avdulla, Tim Clark, Sam Clipperton, Jason Collett, Robbie Dolan, Adam[...]
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Diamond Scores Timely Win For Worthington

A Rosehill victory by Steel Diamond has provided the perfect tonic for trainer Rick Worthington, who is battling a serious health issue. The renowned horseman has recently been released from hospital and could not be on track but stable representative Dean Mitchell said Worthington would have got satisfaction from Steel Diamond's win. “He will be[...]
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Ballet Master Makes Sydney Trip Worthwhile

Victorian gelding Ballet Master and jockey Jason Collett have denied Tommy Berry a five-win haul at Randwick with a determined victory in the Sky Racing Active Handicap. Ballet Master was a dual acceptor at both Flemington and Randwick on Saturday, with connections of the Chris Hyland-trained six-year-old making the right call the send him north[...]
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Scenic Warrior Lands Maiden Win At Farm

The Hawkes Racing team is likely to turn its attention to spring with rising three-year-old Scenic Warrior after the colt landed a city win at Warwick Farm in his second start. Carrying the colours worn by his Group One-winning sire Proisir and the former Hawkes-trained Caulfield Guineas winner Divine Prophet, Scenic Warrior took out Monday's[...]
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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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Drying Track A Sorry Sight For Turner

Lisdoonvarna will be the stable flag bearer for Amanda Turner at Randwick and the trainer is hoping the consistent mare can prove a worthy advertisement. Turner and Mauro Poletti dissolved their partnership late last year in the hope a revised business model would attract more clients. “A lot of people thought we didn't want outside[...]
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Fender Wins As Highway Handicaps Return

Fender's Highway Handicap win has extended his unbeaten record to three which may or may not be a blessing for trainer Brett Cavanough. With interest in the three-year-old from Hong Kong already high, Cavanough might be farewelling the three-year-old sooner rather than later. The final day of the autumn carnival at Randwick heralded the return[...]
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