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20 for Churchill
New winners Churchill (pictured) – Coolmore shuttler Churchill (Galileo) moved on to the 20-winner mark when the progressive Blenheim Boy (2 c ex Abhasana by Hawk Wing) struck in a seven-furlong novice contest at York on Saturday. Racing for the third time, the Richard Fahey-trained colt edged out The Cookstown Cafu (Invincible Spirit) by a... Read More
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Larkspur Run/Magic Carpet
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El Patroness (AUS)
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Get In The Spirit
There’s a line from an American author named Jack Kornfield – not coincidentally a Buddhist practitioner – that says to let go and move on means we release “the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit”. Surely there can’t be a more apt setting for that than racing and breeding, where ifs,... Read More
Moor and Bayliss confirm that opportunity is everything in racing
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Sprinters are shaping up for a worthy Sha Tin showdown
Pixie Knight (Maurice) emerged as the new star on Japan’s sprinting block with an impressive performance in the Sprinters Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Nakayama on Sunday that could well see him pointed towards Sha Tin to shake-up the Hong Kong contingent on the second Sunday in December. Trainer Hidetaka Otanashi is believed to be... Read More