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Kiwis a threat to Baker’s Renaissance

Leading Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is hoping to get one up over his old mates from Cambridge at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The expat Kiwi, who is currently fifth on the Sydney Trainer's Premiership, will saddle in-form filly Renaissance Woman in Saturday's Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. With the scratching on Thursday[...]
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Sakura Girl thriving in Queensland

Cambridge trainer Ben Foote is pleased with his Group Three winning three-year-old filly Sakura Girl, who will have her first start in Brisbane on Saturday when she contests the Group 2 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben. The daughter of Iffraaj finished runner-up in the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) last start when taking on older[...]
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Renaissance Woman sparkles in Bracelet

New Zealand-bred filly Renaissance Woman burst into contention for next month's Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) with an outstanding come-from-behind victory in Saturday's Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) on the Sunshine Coast. This was the first race outside Group company this season for Renaissance Woman, who began her three-year-old campaign with a couple of eye-catching[...]
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Foote duo to re-set

Trainer Ben Foote is determined to regroup from two successive Group One disappointments. In the space of less than a week he watched both his Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) hopeful Sakura Girl and Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) raider Babylon Berlin fail to finish off after sitting on-speed in races both run[...]
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