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IRISH LIGHTS
3 year old bay filly by Fastnet Rock out of Aspen Falls (USA).
(photographs by Neil Murray)
This exciting filly was a star of the Melbourne Spring. She would win three consecutive races (from four starts) with her...
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The 2008 Group One Prix Vermeille (2400 metres) was won by Zarkava. The 2009 running of the Prix Vermeille was much anticipated given the appearance of new French champion filly Stacelita, who is treading the same path as Zarkava last year, trying...
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Jockeys around the nation went on strike today to protest against the inability of the ARB to be more flexible in allowing a slight modification to the new whip rules. As I stated in a previous post, it is a wish to have all jockeys able to ride...
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When you breed a champion you have high hopes for any future progeny that the dam may produce.
(photo: Neil Murray)
Takeover Target rose from obscurity to champion status - and in the process the breeding career of his dam Shady Stream...
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The introduction of the new whip regulations continue to create a storm of protest, unrest, and disbelief, within the ranks of jockeys past and present. Those now retired are thankful that it is not something with which they had to contend - and the...
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While the weights are still to be announced, the nominations for the 2009 Melbourne Cup have already created (as they always do) great interest and speculation.
(photo: The Age)
Many of those nominated will fall by the wayside. Some will...
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The introduction of padded whips, and new guidelines for use, have already come in for great criticism by jockeys across the nation.
(photo: Neil Murray)
The penalties already imposed (very little time for bedding down and transition)...
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Zenyatta kept her unbeaten run intact with her first photo-finish victory in twelve career wins with a last stride arrival to claim the Grade (Group) One Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (1 116th mile) at Del Mar last Sunday.
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There are five horses nominated for the 2009 Melbourne Cup trained by John Sadler.
(photo: Benoit & Associates)
These are:
CEst La Guerre
Efficient
Renewable
Zipping
and Black Mamba.
The first four are trained by John...
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Watching Rachel Alexandra travel sweetly over the sloppy dirt (and puddles) to easily win the Group One Haskell Invitational last Sunday, you wonder if there is a track created that could nullify her brilliance. Sweeping over the sticky dirt of...
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Recently in Melbourne and Sydney there has been much discussion about the number of starts that Lucky Elmo (New South Wales) and Stoneblack (Victoria) have had in their 2 year old season.
That discussion pushed further into focus this...
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Lee Freedman won the Victorian Metropolitan Trainers Premiership at the very last opportunity - the last race of the current season - run at Sandown Lakeside today. Charzoo, perfectly ridden by 3kg apprentice Nathan Rose, cleared away in the...
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Teenager Dexter Dunn became the first New Zealand harness racing driver to achieve 200 wins in a season by winning the fifth race at Addington, Christchurch, on Friday night.
Dunn, 19, was left stranded on 199 wins at Cambridge, Waikato,...
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Sir Michael Stoute appears to have a mortgage on the Group One King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes to be run at Ascot this Saturday. He is represented by three very strong chances - including the first and second favourites, Conduit and...
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In a novel approach the latest inductee into the category of Australian Hall Of Fame Legend status will be decided by public vote.
(photo: Getty Images)
Currently there are two Legends of Australian Racing with the inaugural appointment of...
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Bauer, runner-up in the 2008 Melbourne Cup, has broken down and will be sidelined for at least a year.
(photo: Sebastian Costanzo)
The injury is quite high up in the offside front tendon. Its not good. - part-owner Simon ODonnell as told...
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Although the Group One July Cup field did not fall away as anticipated earlier this week - nonetheless Scenic Blast still dominates the betting, ranging in odds from 118 to best value at 74 with the English bookmakers.
If Paco Boy or Fleeting...
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The path for Scenic Blast to the ($US1 million bonus) riches of the Global Sprint Challenge became decidedly easier this week with the announcement that the rising star sprinter from Singapore, Rocket Man, has suffered a hairline condylar fracture...
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It's reigning champions.
Who is the better out of the two undefeated females, Zenyatta or Rachel Alexandra?
(photo: AP. This is as close as they ever get to Rachel Alexandra, shown here leading around the home turn in the 2009 Preakness...
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Reigning Australian Horse of the Year Weekend Hussler has been diagnosed with a rare injury (only 6 reported cases in Australia) that may herald the premature end to his career.
(photo: Vince Caligiuri The Age)
When running in the Group...
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