Lord Mayor’s Cup

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No slowing Mustang down

New Zealand trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are poised for further late-season juvenile success as they take a dual-pronged attack on Saturday's Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie with Mustang Valley and Samarkand. The stable has already sent out impressive back-end two-year-old Turn The Ace to win at stakes level, and there[...]
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Cup Start Next Step For Promising Bottega

A horse of Bottega's quality would ordinarily be in the spelling paddock preparing for the spring but his immaturity has prompted a different approach. The three-year-old, who defeated subsequent Hobartville Stakes winner Brandenburg on debut, has been a work in progress, taking time to hone his craft. With that in mind, trainer Gerald Ryan opted[...]
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Capacity Field For Listed Lord Mayors Cup

Three-year-old Bottega has been installed the early favourite for the Listed Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill but will need two scratchings to be assured a start. The Gerald Ryan-trained colt is second emergency in a capacity field of 16 plus three reserves for Saturday's 2000m race with Sydney's premier trainer Chris Waller having eight acceptors[...]
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Fituese On Target For Next Rosehill Test

Spring plans for stakes winner Fituese will become clearer after the promising filly faces what is expected to be her final test for this season at Rosehill. Fituese has won five of her seven starts including two from two this preparation. A last-start 1-3/4-length winner of the Listed Denise's Joy Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill, Fituese[...]
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OTI Racing Loads Up In Lord Mayors Cup Bid

OTI Racing will be represented by a quarter of the field in the Listed Lord Mayor's Cup at Rosehill, a significant but not unique achievement for the syndication and racehorse management company. “We've had four in a Melbourne Cup, funnily enough,” said OTI's director Terry Henderson. “That was probably about four years ago. I think[...]
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