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Legend The Star In VOBIS Gold Rush

The casting of a plate pre-race couldn't stop Starry Legend keeping his record intact with another explosive victory at Bendigo. A debut winner at Sandown last month, Starry Legend repeated that effort in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) on Saturday. Starry Legend has had to overcome adversary to make it to the racetrack after[...]
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Observational To Boost Queensland Stayers

Multiple stakes winner Observational takes the first step to boosting Queensland's meagre staying ranks when he makes his Brisbane debut on Saturday. Although now a 10-year-old, Observational brings some strong form lines to the XXXX Dry Open (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Observational won in Listed company at England's Goodwood as a younger horse before being[...]
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First winner for Pure Champion

The maiden victory of the John Sadler-trained three-year-old Manhattan Spector at Ballarat on Sunday provided his Group 1-winning sire Pure Champion with his first winner. Ridden by Regan Bayliss, Manhattan Spector sat outside the leader throughout and out-toughed his rivals over 1500m, having placed at his previous outing at Werribee. Pure Champion retired to Mike[...]
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Beehunter Ready For Caulfield Challenge

An abandoned winter carnival in Queensland has forced Melbourne trainer John Sadler to assess the potential of two emerging stablemates much closer to home than he had planned. Sadler had last week's Bendigo winner Big Night Out earmarked for a trip north along with promising three-year-old Beehunter. But as the COVID-19 outbreak causes a disruption[...]
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Wet A Worry For Sartorial Splendor: Sadler

John Sadler has 500,000 reasons to run Sartorial Splendor in the Inglis Dash at Caulfield but is unsure what the colt will deliver. Sartorial Splendor is second favourite for Saturday's 1100m-sprint in which he carries top weight of 59.5kg in the race restricted to three-year-olds. Sadler has previously labelled Sartorial Splendor one of the best[...]
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