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Melody Belle forward for Missile return

Matamata trainer Jamie Richards is comfortable with star mare Melody Belle carrying the favourite tag into Saturday's Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill. Commands six-year-old Melody Belle has won three of her seven previous first-up starts though was fourth in last year's Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa and fourth in the[...]
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Melody Belle On Song For Missile Stakes

Melody Belle's trainer Jamie Richards is fast becoming an expert on WhatsApp as he prepares Te Akau Racing's star gallopers remotely from New Zealand. The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented Richards from travelling to Sydney but he is grateful for the foresight of owner David Ellis, who left Melody Belle and Probabeel in Australia after the[...]
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Big spring tipped for Brandenburg

Sydney trainer John Sargent is over the moon with the way Group 1 performer Brandenburg has returned to his Randwick barn and he is now eyeing some lofty spring targets with the son of Burgundy. Brandenburg had a quality three-year-old season, placing twice at Group level in spring before winning the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes[...]
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Moroney looking to summit Everest

Last start Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) heroine Tofane has made a real impression on trans-Tasman trainer, Michael Moroney, who is eyeing a possible tilt at The Everest (1200m), the world's richest turf race, at Randwick in the spring. “We are just waiting for them to confirm prizemoney for The Everest,” Moroney said. “We[...]
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Jim Cassidy Remembers Might And Power

Retired jockey Jim Cassidy has joined the tributes for Might And Power, the horse who captured the public's imagination with his breathtaking wins in Australia's biggest races. The 26-year-old popular resident of the aptly named Living Legends retirement home died in the early hours of Sunday morning after a bout of colic. Might And Power's[...]
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Bonecrusher: The horse of a lifetime

It says much for the impact that champion galloper Bonecrusher had on his trainer Frank Ritchie and strapper (and Ritchie's son) Shaune that the mere mention of his name still sends a collective shiver down their spines. The athletic chestnut, affectionately known as Big Red came into their lives at a pivotal time for both[...]
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