Stradbroke Handicap

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Jimmysstar set for Randwick return

Ciaron Maher is poised to make another splash at Randwick this Saturday as Jimmysstar, one of the stable's rising stars, returns from a brief spell. While triumph in the Benchmark 100 over 1400 metres may not rival the breathtaking victory of Pride Of Jenni in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, it remains a pivotal race for[...]
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Group One target awaits Dragon Leap

Matamata trainers Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott were delighted with the efforts of their quality galloper Dragon Leap to finish runner-up in Saturday's Group 3 BRC Sprint (1350m) where the gelding was narrowly beaten by Surf Dancer. It was a good performance from the multiple Group Two winner, who started from barrier 15. Connections are[...]
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Pike hoping Catalyst can find old zest

Comeback horse Alligator Blood's Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) triumph has Cambridge trainer Tony Pike hoping that one of that horse's most notable rivals can have a similarly successful return to racing next spring. Alligator Blood's Stradbroke victory was his first trip to the winners circle since he took out the Group 1 Australian Guineas[...]
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Alligator Blood salutes in the Stradbroke Handicap

Nobody's perfect, including star sprinter Alligator Blood. But he's not far from perfect now. That was the message from the triumphant Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable after the five-year-old's classy one-length victory over quality galloper Private Eye in the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Make no mistake, Alligator Blood – named Queensland's 2020[...]
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