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16 January 2015

Michael Moroney has a Group One decision to make with his New Zealand-bred three-year-old Merion.

The Flemington trainer has targeted the Gr.3 CS Hayes Stakes on February 21 for the O’Reilly gelding’s return as a pipe-opener to a sterner test.

Moroney has yet to decide whether Merion will run in the Australian Guineas at Flemington or in the Randwick Guineas. This year, both features will be run on March 7.

Stayer runs rings around rivals

Five Rings stamped himself as a stayer of rich promise at Benalla on Friday afternoon when he made an impressive middle-distance debut. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained son of Savabeel doubled his career …

24 September 2023

Wolfy goes to another level at Flemington

Tivaci’s gifted son Wolfy continued his progression in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon when he accounted for a competitive line-up of three-year-olds over 1420 metres at Flemington. The Nick Ryan-trained Waikato Stud graduate had been a …