Bivouac Impresses Bowman In Latest Trial
Dual Group One winner Bivouac has moved a step closer to his racetrack return with a bold barrier trial performance at Randwick.
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Prince Fawaz Chasing Spring Pot Of Gold
Injuries and ailments have been a recurring theme in the Anthony Cummings yard this year, hindering several of his star performers. Prince Fawaz hurt his leg after finishing down the track in the Doncaster Mile, Libertini had a brief and underwhelming two-start autumn campaign before it was discovered she had an issue. For Golden Eagle[...]
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Libertini Favourite For Light Fingers
Libertini has opened the short-priced favourite for the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick but also holds an entry to the Lightning Stakes in Melbourne. The Anthony Cummings-trained filly has not raced since her third in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes on the Flemington straight course in November behind Exceedance and Bivouac. Cummings favours the[...]
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Cummings Confident Outsider Can Surprise
Buoyed by strong barrier trial performances from his stable stars, Anthony Cummings is optimistic two-year-old Fayerra can defy her odds and be competitive at Randwick. With the autumn carnival around the corner, Cummings ramped up preparations for Libertini, Vegadaze and Prince Fawaz on Thursday with all stepping out at a bumper Randwick trial session. Vegadaze[...]
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Exceedance Takes Out Coolmore Stud Stakes
Exceedance has chased down Bivouac to take out the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. Giving his rival a start over the 1200m straight course, Exceedance pounced late to claim the rich sprint and ensure he will be a sought-after stallion prospect when retired from racing. Sydney filly Libertini took the minor placing after[...]
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Oliver Gives Libertini Seal Of Approval
No stone has been left unturned in Libertini’s preparation for the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes and a few bullish words from big race jockey Damien Oliver have further cemented the belief of her trainer. Anthony Cummings and owner Gerry Harvey zoned in on the Coolmore (1200m) after Libertini suffered her first campaign defeat when[...]
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Funstar Wins Group 2 Tea Rose In Tight Finish
Libertini has had her colours lowered for the first time as a three-year-old but has gone down fighting in a three-way finish to the Tea Rose Stakes with Funstar on top. Splitting the pair in Saturday’s Group Two race was New Zealand filly Probabeel. The margins were a nose and a short head and although[...]
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Clark Happy To Flit In For Tea Rose Ride
Libertini is odds-on to continue her domination of the Princess Series, although a wet track and distance rise have a rival jockey firmly believing he can upset the star filly. Tim Clark almost brought Libertini’s winning sequence to an end in the Furious Stakes (1200m) when he went to the front aboard Villami, the pair[...]
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Anthony Cummings After Continued Success
Anthony Cummings is riding the wave of success and is hoping it continues getting deeper into the spring. Libertini, Baller and Mizzy have all stamped themselves as winners over the past few weeks and Prince Fawaz will be out to do the same when he returns in the Run To The Rose. Winner of the[...]
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Libertini Made To Fight For Furious Win
The margin wasn’t as big as expected but Libertini has proven she has courage as well as class, chasing down Villami to score a narrow but decisive Furious Stakes victory at Randwick. The star filly gave punters who took the $1.18 quote a scare when she ranged up to leader Villami at the 200 metres[...]
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Baker’s Furious Duo In Tip Top Order
Despite weight of numbers favouring him in the Furious Stakes, trainer Bjorn Baker is not expecting to come home from Randwick with first prize. The stable’s two fillies, Let It Pour and Bright Rubick, have the unenviable task of coming up against the Anthony Cummings-trained Libertini, a stunning first-up winner of the Silver Shadow Stakes[...]
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Libertini Leaves No Food For Thought
Trainers use different sorts of measures to judge the wellness of a horse and for Anthony Cummings, it involves sticking his head in a bin. Cummings reckons the best way to know how well a horse is coping is to check their feed bin and he has been almost religiously stopping by Libertini’s stable since[...]
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Libertini Claims Group Two Silver Shadow
The return of boom filly Libertini was expected to be one of the highlights on Winx Stakes day at Randwick and the three-year-old didn’t disappoint. Ridden confidently by Tommy Berry, the $1.50 favourite strode up to level with the leaders at the top of the straight then found another gear and careered away for a[...]
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Cummings Relaxed Ahead Of Libertini Return
Anthony Cummings is not afraid to be bold in his opinions of his horses but when it comes to exciting filly Libertini, he is noticeably measured. Libertini is being set on a traditional spring three-year-old fillies’ path, resuming in Saturday’s Group Two Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick before tackling the remaining three legs of[...]
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Cummings Resets Spring Path For Vegadaze
Anthony Cummings has pressed the restart button on Vegadaze and sent the horse for a short freshen-up after a disappointing start to his preparation. The decision was made earlier this week when Vegadaze travelled to Newcastle for a barrier trial and finished fourth after over-racing. He displayed similar antics when he resumed in the Missile[...]
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Libertini Tunes Up For Group 2 Silver Shadow
Anthony Cummings has given the stable’s leading carnival contenders, Prince Fawaz and Libertini, a day out at the races at Randwick ahead of their returns. Prince Fawaz is already a Group One winner of the J J Atkins while Libertini is a filly the trainer believes will be an elite-level performer by the end of[...]
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Spring Stars On Show At Kensington Meeting
Spring will be in the air at Randwick when a number of high-profile horses from some of Sydney’s biggest stables ramp up their preparations with exhibition gallops. Heading the charge is Cox Plate fancy Verry Elleegant, who will have James McDonald in the saddle when she works over 1000m with her Chris Waller-trained stablemates Youngstar,[...]
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