Warrnambool Cup

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Butterfly floats to seventh victory

A quick back-up could be on the cards for talented stayer Irish Butterfly, who landed the seventh victory of his career when leading throughout at Sandown on Saturday. The Henry Dwyer-trained son of O'Reilly was challenged mid-race by former Kiwi Milford Sound but skipped clear of his rivals soon after straightening to race away to[...]
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Lindsey Smith Lands First Warrnambool Cup

Lindsey Smith has spent his first Warrnambool carnival in isolation having recently returned from Perth. But it has not stopped the trainer him being an influential figure at the famous meeting. The traditional three-day carnival was cut to two this year because of coronavirus with an all-jumps program on Tuesday followed by Wednesday's all-Flat meeting.[...]
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Douglas Joins Gold Medals In Annual Chase

Dual purpose jockey Clayton Douglas has been attending the Warrnambool May carnival for as long as he can remember. His father Vic trained three winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase (Hoki 1995-96, Miracle Star 2000) while Clayton's first ride in the 5500m marathon resulted in victory aboard the Symon Wilde-trained Gold Medals in 2018. They[...]
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Moroney Turns Attention To Warrnambool

After farewelling the best three-year-old in his stable, trainer Mike Moroney is looking to another to win a feature race against older horses. Group One C F Orr Stakes winner Alabama Express has joined the ever-growing list of this season's retirees and will stand at Yulong Stud in the spring. Moroney is having one of[...]
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Strong Entries For Two-Day Bool Carnival

The all-jumps program to open an abbreviated Warrnambool carnival has attracted strong nominations in six races. The May three-day carnival has been shortened this year because of COVID-19 restrictions and opens on Tuesday featuring Australia's longest race, the Grand Annual Steeplechase. Gold Medals and Zed Em, who have shared the quinella in the past two[...]
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