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Black-type success for Essonne

Promising New Zealand-bred mare Essonne picked up the sixth and most significant win of her career with a barnstorming finish in Saturday's Listed Silk Stocking (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast. Trained by Richard Litt for owner-breeder Gerry Harvey, the daughter of Reliable Man had shown promise with wins from five of her first nine starts,[...]
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Profondo to Windsor Park Stud

Leading thoroughbred breeding nurseries Windsor Park Stud and Mapperley Stud have joined forces once again to secure the services of regally-bred Group One winner Profondo for stud duties. Raced by Ottavio Galletta, the striking son of champion sire Deep Impact was prepared by Sydney trainer Richard Litt. He burst onto the scene when winning at[...]
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Ex-Godolphin Horses Shape Up Well For Litt

The now-retired Castelvecchio has been Richard Litt's undisputed stable star but the trainer has also enjoyed success with Godolphin cast-offs. Litt will have two former Sheikh Mohammed-owned horses in action at Randwick on Saturday, both in the Spring Preview Handicap (1400m). Interlocuter returns from a lengthy layoff having not raced since the 2018 Villiers Stakes[...]
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Litt Colt Set To Be King Of The Castel

Two campaign defeats have not lessened Richard Litt's faith in Castelvecchio and he remains adamant the colt is thriving ahead of the Group One Rosehill Guineas. Runner-up to Japanese champion Lys Graciuex in the Cox Plate last year, the three-year-old is under the microscope this autumn. He finished out of the placings first-up in the[...]
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Mcevoy Pumped To Link With Castelvecchio

A year after winning the Hobartville Stakes on The Autumn Sun, Kerrin McEvoy has been tasked with delivering a similar result aboard another of Arrowfield Stud's stallions-in-waiting. The top jockey will have his first race ride on star colt and Cox Pate runner-up Castelvecchio, who resumes in Saturday's 1400-metre Group Two Rosehill feature. But with[...]
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Cup Outsider Getting Under Guard Of Rivals

His homeland is known for producing racehorses blessed with stamina but until recently, Richard Litt has had limited opportunities to train stayers. The New Zealand-born, Sydney-based horseman is happy that trend is changing thanks to stable star Castelvecchio, runner-up to recently crowned Japanese champion Lys Gracieux in the Cox Plate, and Christmas Cup winner Morton's[...]
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