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Moroney Turns Attention To Warrnambool

After farewelling the best three-year-old in his stable, trainer Mike Moroney is looking to another to win a feature race against older horses. Group One C F Orr Stakes winner Alabama Express has joined the ever-growing list of this season's retirees and will stand at Yulong Stud in the spring. Moroney is having one of[...]
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Moroney With Strong Hand At Flemington

Trainer Mike Moroney believes the barrier draw and weights make it harder to split his two chances in the Winter Championship Series Final as he bids to win the Listed race for a fourth time. Moroney has a strong hand at Saturday's Flemington meeting including imports Mr Marathon Man and Radipole in the Winter Championship[...]
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Romancer Set For Winter Championship Final

Winners of four of the nine heats feature among the nominations for the Winter Championship Series Final, including the Grahame Begg-trained Romancer who has earned his shot at the Listed race with his last-start win at Flemington. The $160,000 VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final (1600m) is one of the features on Saturday and the 25 nominations[...]
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Moroney Imports Impress In Sandown Wins

Trainer Mike Moroney admits Mr Marathon Man and Buffalo River are still works in progress but he has loftier ambitions for the pair after they raced to strong wins at Sandown. Five-year-old Mr Marathon Man, a Listed winner in France, notched his first Australian victory at his third local appearance in Saturday's Ladbrokes Back Yourself[...]
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Sydney Cup Runner-Up To Miss The Spring

Sydney Cup runner-up Vengeur Masque will be missing from the spring carnival after suffering an injury in a paddock accident. The Mike Moroney-trained imported stayer won the Geelong Cup and Queen Elizabeth Stakes during the 2017 Victorian spring carnival while his spring preparation last year included unplaced runs in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups before[...]
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