SPECIAL UPDATE: Metal Bender casts Gr.1 Spotlight on Sydney Easter draft

10 April 2012

Metal Bender’s gutsy win in the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes on Saturday has cast a Gr.1 spotlight on WS’s draft being sold at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale today.

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Metal Bender casts Gr.1 spotlight on Sydney Easter draft

Savabeel, from furthering a legacy to creating his own – The Straight

A true Australasian success story on the track and in the breeding shed, the influence of Savabeel, who died last week aged 24, will be felt for years to come on both sides of the …

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Sav’s final resting place

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