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It’s Gold for Chin in the Guineas
Irish bred four-year-old City Gold (Outstrip) emerged as the Derby favorite after a sterling victory in Sunday’s Macau Guineas (Listed, 1500m), giving Stanley Chin his first local Group 1 victory as a trainer. Ridden by Masa Tanaka, City Gold travelled in a midfield position in the run before unleashing a powerful finishing burst over the... Read More
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$16 million increase to Victoria’s prize-money pool next season
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Versatile Crown Of Gold notches back-to-back wins
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Confidence high despite absence of some Victorian buyers at the last minute
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Wayne Bedggood – the Australian breeding industry’s quiet achiever
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