In what most pundits deemed a match race between Avantage and Levante, it was marvellous mare Avantage who triumphed as she made it seven career Group One wins when taking out a superb victory in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The opportunity to see two of the best mares racing in
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Starcaster is SW147 for Dansili winning Friday’s Torney Night Cup (2500m) at Moonee Valley. Starcaster was always prominent and pressed on into the lead around the home turn, staying on well to defeat Stars Of Carrum (Fiorente) by 2-1/2 lengths with Vadiyann (Footstepsinthesand) a neck away third. Starcaster was initially trained in Britain by Hughie
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Confirmation that Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum’s Shadwell operation will disperse its bloodstock holdings in Australia. The move will see Shadwell’s Australian yearlings offered at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in April and the foals and broodmares offered at public auction at the Magic Millions National Sale series in late May and early June this
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Mouheeb is SW55 for Flatter winning Thursday’s Gr3 UAE 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Meydan. Mouheeb turned for home in third place and then finished determinedly to wear down Meshakel (Shamardal) and score by a neck with Naval Crown (Dubawi) a further 3-3/4 lengths away third. (pic: DRS/Erica Rasmussen) It is the second win in three
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New Zealand has lost two champions on the same day, with confirmation on Thursday that dual Group 1 winner Te Akau Shark and four-time Group 1 heroine Silent Achiever have both died. Te Akau Shark (pictured) was retired last year due to an eye infection which subsequently developed into blindness. Owners Te Akau Racing confirmed
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Two new Listed winners for Dubawi at Meydan on Thursday with Ya Hayati and Soft Whisper successful. Ya Hayati is SW 194 after winning the Zabeel Turf (10f) finishing best of all to defeat Bright Melody (Dubawi) by 1-1/4 lengths with Star Safari a further 2-3/4 lengths off third, the first six home for Godolphin.
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Class prevailed at Trentham on Saturday when versatile mare Avantage was at her very best in taking out the Gr1 Telegraph Stakes (1200m) for the second year in succession. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old had scored fresh-up in the Gr1 Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day to take her Group One winning tally to
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Bonham showed she is a filly of the highest quality when winning the Gr1 Levin Classic for 3yos (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. Rated as the main danger to $1.80 favourite Brando, the Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard-trained filly earned her victory the hard way as she sat three-wide for the majority of the race
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Our Hail Mary is SW13 for Ocean Park winning the Gr3 Trentham Stakes (2000m) at Trentham. The five-year-old also had to overcome a less-than-ideal trip, unable to settle into a smooth rhythm as defending champion Camino Rocoso went out hard and opened up a 20-length lead down the back straight. Camino Rocoso was on tired
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The first foal of stakes winning mare Bonny O’Reilly, a colt by champion stallion Snitzel, the first foal of Listed winner Bonny O’Reilly, topped the first session of the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Tuesday when selling for $1.9 million. Consigned by Widden Stud, the colt was purchased by Coolmore’s Tom Magnier
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