Selino is SW31 for Champs Elysees winning the Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick. Runner-up in last year’s Doncaster Cup, Selino made the most of his light weight to post a career best victory. Pressing forward to challenge before the home turn, Selino quickened into the lead early in the home straight and then stayed on
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Hungry Heart is the 13th Gr1 winner for Frankel winning Saturday’s Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. Hungry Heart had beaten the boys over 1500m in the Gr2 Phar Lap Stakes at her previous start and handled the step up in distance here, coming from last at halfway to run down the longtime leader Harmony
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Verry Elleegant came out on top at the end of a pulsating Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. settled in midfield to the home turn where she pressed forward to challenge around the home turn, striking the front 200m out then holding the challenges of Colette and Avilius in a driving finish with the first
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Reigning Australian Horse Of The Year Nature Strip was back to his brilliant best with a dominant win in Saturday’s Gr1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington. Nature Strip settled towards the rails side as Pippie set the speed till 300m out where Nature Strip went clear and it was left to the three-year-olds September Run
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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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The Elanora is SW176 for Redoute’s Choice winning the Gr3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle and Celebrity Queen SW177 winning the Gr3 Colonel Reeves Stakes at Ascot. Racing for just the fourth time for trainer Chris Waller, The Elanora enjoyed a trouble-free run, fourth along the inside to the home turn where he was able to
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Yulong Prince benefitted from the fierce early speed to finish best of all in Saturday’s Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. With fellow import Buffalo River setting a suicidal speed to the home turn, Yulong Prince was a little worse than midfield at the home turn having raced three wide to the turn but ready to
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Verry Elleegant gave champion trainer Chris Waller his first win in the Caulfield Cup with a determined victory in Australia’s most competitive 2400m handicap. Waller had saddled 20 runners and never managed a placing before today however, Verry Elleegant powered home from midfield to grab the lead 200m out and then hold off the late
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Nature Strip has been named the 2020 Australian Racehorse of the Year. The Chris Waller-trained gelding won three-times at Group 1 level in season 2019/20, kicking off with victories in the Moir Stakes and Darley Sprint Classic in Melbourne’s Spring Carnival, before a vintage performance in the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick in April. His
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A fifth win at the highest level for Verry Elleegant who got home in a slowly run Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. forced race wide in a slowly run race to the home turn where she pressed forward to edge stablemates Toffee Tongue (Tavistock) and Finche (Frankel) in a driving finish, the first 12 home
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