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Kings Consort claims The Showdown

Racing manager Brad Taylor issued his trainer colleagues Anthony and Sam Freedman the ultimate compliment after Kings Consort's thrilling victory in the $1 million Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The star two-year-old sprinter was purchased for just $32,000 from the Leneva Park Draft at last year's Adelaide Yearling Sale. “When Anthony goes to Adelaide he shuts[...]
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Khoekhoe Lands Rich Prize In The Showdown

Matt Cumani made a conscious decision in establishing his stable after arriving from the United Kingdom that he wanted to show he could prepare two-year-olds. The Ballarat-based horseman did not want to be pigeon-holed as a trainer of distance horses and realised to be successful in Australia you needed winners with two-year-olds. While he has[...]
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Griffiths Hopes To Flex Muscle In Showdown

Trainer Robbie Griffiths was looking at having multiple runners contest the second running of The Showdown at Caulfield. The $855,000 race for two-year-olds on Saturday was a target Griffiths had picked out for four of his juveniles. Attracting a field of 16 plus four emergencies, Griffiths has one two-year-old safely in while the remaining three[...]
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