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Halvorsen Convincing In Group 3 Standish Win

Talented sprinter Halvorsen has delivered again at Flemington to claim his first stakes race success in the Group Three Standish Handicap. The four-year-old Robbie Griffiths-trained gelding's 1-1/4-length victory in Wednesday's 1200m feature was his third-straight success at Flemington, having won during the Melbourne Cup carnival over 1100m in November and again on December 14. The[...]
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Halvorsen On Target For Standish Assault

Progressive sprinter Halvorsen has given Robbie Griffiths milestone victories as the trainer recovers from surgery for a brain aneurysm. Griffiths underwent the operation in August with doctors only allowing the Cranbourne-based trainer to resume restricted duties from November before letting him increase his workload. At Griffiths' first official day back at trackwork, Halvorsen scored at[...]
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Griffiths Slowly Getting Back Into Action

Having successfully negotiated his first official morning back at trackwork, trainer Robbie Griffiths' next challenge is getting back to the races. The Cranbourne-based Griffiths was given the all-clear to resume stable duties on Saturday after undergoing an operation for a brain aneurism three months ago. Griffiths had hoped to get the surgeons permission to attend[...]
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Griffiths Resting After Brain Surgery

Australian Trainers' Association President Robbie Griffiths is resting comfortably after undergoing a longer than expected operation on a brain aneurysm. A family statement issued through the ATA said Griffiths had undergone a four hour operation on Saturday with the degree of difficulty greater than first anticipated, but he had came through the operation well. Griffiths[...]
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Fidelia To Be Aimed At Group 1 Race In Spring

After rising to prominence with four-straight city wins during her most recent preparation, Fidelia is being set for a spring campaign aimed at Group One glory. The Robbie Griffiths-trained Fidelia was given a four-week spell after capping her late autumn preparation in Melbourne with victory in an open handicap for three-year-olds over 1600m at Flemington[...]
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Halvorsen Out To Upstage Older Rivals

Three-year-old Halvorsen will face a late-season test against older horses when he runs in the Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final at Flemington on Saturday. In previous years the Listed AR Creswick Stakes for three-year-olds has been run on the corresponding program to Saturday's at Flemington, but this year that race was moved two weeks[...]
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Collectable Can Bounce Back At Flemington

Trainer Robbie Griffiths is forgiving of Collectable's last-start defeat as favourite at Sandown and is anticipating a bold showing from the filly in the Rivette Series Final at Flemington. Having finished fourth in the Ethereal Stakes and unplaced in the VRC Oaks last preparation, Griffiths thought highly enough of the filly to aim her at[...]
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Halvorsen On Target For Creswick Stakes

Trainer Robbie Griffiths is confident recent experience racing on the straight course at Flemington will stand Halvorsen in good stead for his attempt to win the Listed A R Creswick Stakes. Griffiths was keen to run the talented sprinter at Flemington in the lead-up to Saturday's Listed Creswick Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds as he believes[...]
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