Yearning added to her already considerable value with a last to first victory in Wednesday’s Gr1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. This fillies classic was run a strong pace thanks to last start Listed winner Queen Of Dubai with Yearning settled towards the rear. Yearning was last but had begun to gather momentum around the
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Mr Mozart is SW113 for Snitzel winning the Exford Plate (1400m) for 3yos at Flemington. Racing in second place to the home turn, Mr Mozart assumed control 300m out and then stayed on gamely to hold the late rally from the odds-on favourite Artorius (Flying Artie) with stablemate Hilal (Fastnet Rock) in third. Inbred 4×4
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Masked Crusader has long threatened to win at Gr1 level and he did so in devastating fashion in Friday night’s William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. Masked Crusader won comfortably in the end however, he needed to be brave, pushing through between longtime leader Pippie and last start Gr1 winner Portland Sky into the
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Outrageous is SW19 for All Too Hard winning Saturday’s Gr3 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill. Outrageous turned for home in second place, striking the front 250m out and then staving off the rally from Royal Celebration (Excelebration) to score. It is the fifth win from 29 starts for the five-year-old Outrageous, a $460,000 Magic Millions
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Written Beauty is SW40 for Written Tycoon winning the Gr3 Red Roses Stakes (1100m) for 3yo fillies at Flemington. Breaking sharply and settled on the front rank towards the stands side of the straight course, Written Beauty looked a little lost 400m out but once galvanised by Willie Pike finished gamely to edge Marboosha (Dream
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Ole Kirk confirmed his status as the best three-year-old colt in Australia at the present time with victory in Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas (1600m). With Willie Pike negotiating a clear passage around tiring horses before the home turn, Ole Kirk produced his now trade mark big finish to run down Aysar in the home straight to
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North Pacific is SW9 for Brazen Beau following his impressive win in Saturday’s Gr2 Up and Coming Stakes (1300m) at Randwick. Racing just behind the lead before switching wide out on the heavy (10) surface, North Pacific struck the front 200m out and then drew right away to score by 5-1/4 lengths over Bazooka (Smart
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Gr3 Kindergarten Stakes (1200m) at Randwick winner Doubtland is the 71st stakes winner for Not A Single Doubt. The Hawkes Racing-trained two-year-old has won both his starts and is the second stakes winner for his dam. Gr.3 placed Miss Sharapova (Ustinov) after the Australian Listed winner Pretty Fast (Not A Single Doubt). Doubtland is also
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