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Asia
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70 for Heart’s Cry
Late Shadai Stallion Station sire Heart’s Cry (Sunday Silence) was provided with his 70th individual stakes winner when Shake Your Heart (5 h ex Rumba Loca by Sri Pekan) landed Saturday’s Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Gr 3, 2000m) at Chukyo. Ridden by Yoshihiro Furukawa for Toru Miya, the five-year-old entire defeated Red Valiente (Deep Impact) by a length with a further nose back to June Take (Kizuna) in third. Out of the Grade 2-winning mare Rumba Loca (Sri Pekan), Shake Yo... Read More
International
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114 for Silvano
Sukhumvit (5 m ex Quetta by Kabool) became the 114th individual stakes winner for the late Silvano (Lomitas) when scoring in Saturday’s Victress Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m) at Kenilworth. The Alec Laird-trained mare defeated Rainbow Lorikeet (Querari) by three and a quarter lengths, with a further length and a quarter back to the third-placed Swiatek (Pomodoro). Out of the Kabool (Groom Dancer) mare Quetta, Sukhumvit is a sister to the Grade 1-placed winner Sachdev.... Read More
Australia
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Eight for Trapeze Artist
Widden Stud stallion Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) chalked up his eighth individual stakes winner on when Where’s The Circus (2 f ex Misplaced by Fastnet Rock) landed Saturday’s Inglis Nursery (RL, 1000m) at Randwick. Bred by Trapeze Artist’s owner-breeder Bert Vieira, and born and raised at Widden, Where’s The Circus, a $1,250 purchase in last year’s Inglis Digital September (Late) Online Sale, continues a strong family connection for Murray and partner Michelle... Read More
New Zealand
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28 for Almanzor
Cambridge Stud stallion Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) chalked up his 28th individual stakes winner when First Five (5 g ex Payette by Volksraad) scored a dominant victory in Saturday’s J Swap Sprint (Gr 3, 1400m) at Te Rapa. Ridden by Lynsey Satherley for David Greene, the gelded five-year-old produced an excellent turn of foot inside the final 150 metres to hit the front and clear away by 1.8 lengths over Tuxedo (Tivaci), who also came home well. There was a further 0.8 length... Read More