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Mystery Shot Makes It Five On The Trot

Warrnambool-trained gelding Mystery Shot has earned himself a break after landing his fifth win on end with a tough on-pace performance at Caulfield. Mystery Shot took out Saturday’s Neds Bet Back Handicap on Saturday to follow successive Caulfield victories after country wins to open his career at Warrnambool and Ballarat. Ridden by Michael Rodd, Mystery[...]
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Mystery Shot Continues On Winning Streak

Jockey Michael Rodd and trainer Lindsey Smith are becoming a lethal combination after teaming for another success at Caulfield. Since his return in May following a five-year stint in Singapore, Rodd has combined with Smith on 16 occasions, registering seven wins. Three of those victories have been aboard Mystery Shot who Rodd guided to success[...]
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Rodd Steers Mystery Shot To Caulfield Win

Three-year-old gelding Mystery Shot has continued an unbeaten start to his career to give Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd his first city success since his return to Victorian racing from Singapore. The Lindsey Smith-trained Mystery Shot made it three wins from as many starts in Saturday’s Take It To The Neds Level Handicap (1440m) at[...]
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Last chance saloon for Humidor

Three-time Group 1 winner Humidor has been put on notice by trainer Lindsey Smith heading into Saturday’s Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Belmont. The seven-year-old gelding hasn’t been living up to expectations for the dual-state conditioner, and if he fails to place this weekend a Victorian spring campaign is off the table. The New[...]
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Spicer keen on Kiwi imports

The combination of Spicer Thoroughbreds and trainer Lindsey Smith have enjoyed good success in recent weeks with horses emanating from New Zealand. That trend continued on Sunday when progressive galloper Mystery Shot kept his record unblemished for Smith, with an impressive victory at Ballarat over 1200m. The Inglewood Stud bred gelding trialled in New Zealand[...]
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Rodd On The Board After Return To Victoria

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd has registered his first winner since returning to Victorian racing, guiding the Lindsey Smith-trained Capital Zous to victory at Hamilton. Rodd had been based in Singapore since 2015 but, with racing shut down there because of the coronavirus pandemic, he is one of three jockeys who returned to Victoria to[...]
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Great Again Scores Tough Flemington Win

Former West Australian galloper Great Again has relished the wet conditions at Flemington to record a fighting first-up victory. Trained by Lindsey Smith, Great Again added a third stakes win to his record with success in Saturday’s Listed Straight Six (1200m). Great Again arrived in Victoria last year and had one start at the end[...]
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Lindsey Smith Lands First Warrnambool Cup

Lindsey Smith has spent his first Warrnambool carnival in isolation having recently returned from Perth. But it has not stopped the trainer him being an influential figure at the famous meeting. The traditional three-day carnival was cut to two this year because of coronavirus with an all-jumps program on Tuesday followed by Wednesday’s all-Flat meeting.[...]
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Perth Winter aims for Humidor

Triple Group 1 winner Humidor will headline a trio of Group 1 winners trainer Lindsey Smith intends racing in Perth this winter after revising plans to campaign in Queensland. The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly reduced Queensland’s winter carnival and with a doubt remaining on any interstate participation, Smith said Western Australia’s winter weight-for-age trio of[...]
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Popular Galloper Tom Melbourne Retired

Fan favourite Tom Melbourne has run his last race and will be retired to the Living Legends property on Melbourne’s outskirts. Syndicator OTI Racing announced Tom Melbourne’s retirement after the nine-year-old gelding finished unplaced in Saturday’s Listed Old Comrade Stakes in Perth. Tom Melbourne won six of his 51 starts and more than $1.4 million[...]
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