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Derby Goal for Caped Crusader
Source Breednet – Tara Madgwick At this time of year every second three year-old winner harbours Carnival aspirations, but in the case of O’Reilly gelding Caped Crusader, his Derby dream might be well founded. Prepared …
Read MoreAmbitious Dragon shoots for second HK-1 Queens Jubilee win
Pins’ two-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year Ambitious Dragon shoots for his second win in the HK-1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin this Sunday. Under the guidance of trainer Tony Millard, …
Read MoreKey Group One lead-up for Spellbinder
Jason Bridgman has extra incentive to bring about success for talented mare Spellbinder in her Group One leadup race at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Te Akau Racing trainer will produce the O’Reilly mare in …
Read MoreTravis Stakes for Tie Me Down
Strapping mare Tie Me Down will make her next two appearances on her home track before heading north for a Group Two assignment. “She’ll run here on Sires’ Produce day in the open 1400 and …
Read MorePatience rewarded with panna cotta
Pins mare Panna Cotta put a number of issues behind her when she won the closing event of the Auckland Cup carnival on Saturday. The four-year-old showed her true worth with a gritty defeat of …
Read MoreAdorabeel Too Tough in Quality
No jockey enjoys losing but expat-Kiwi Jason Collett’sdefeat on Aspiration Quality favourite Telepathic (NZ)(Mossman) at yesterday’s Randwick meeting hurt more than most. Collett turned down the winning ride on Adorabeel(NZ) (Savabeel) to stick with the …
Read MoreRogerson keen on Soriano
Graeme Rogerson is expecting another bold showing from Soriano at Ellerslie on Saturday. “She’s a genuine weight-for-age horse and this is a good stepping stone to Sydney,” he said. “She’ll only have the one run …
Read MoreGold Cup likely aim for Kawi
A Group Two challenge is the next preferred option for the exciting Kawi. Trainer Allan Sharrock is considering his immediate options for the rising star and is keener on a target closer to home …
Read MoreDiademe hunting down Group one
Savabeel’s gifted daughter Diademe is in the right order to add a richly-deserved Group One win to her record. The six-year-old proved that point this afternoon when she added a second Westbury Classic to her …
Read MoreBlueblood breaks Maidens
At Happy Valley on Wednesday, the WS blueblood Joyeux opened his account for trainer Casper Fownes. Hong Kong winner Joyeux was a $460,000 purchase in 2013 and is a son of O’Reilly and Escada. He …
Read MoreGroup One for O’Dianne
O’Dianne will move back up in grade following her maiden success at Ellerslie on Wednesday. Fourth in the Listed Karaka Million, the youngster led all the way to be rewarded for four previous placings …
Read MoreSydney on Merion’s radar
The Sydney autumn carnival awaits Merion, as long as the New Zealand-bred races up to expectations this weekend. The son of O’Reilly must first pass a test in the Gr.1 $A500,000 Australian Guineas at Flemington. …
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