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The rise and rise of Incentivise proves patience and persistence pays off
While there’s plenty of hype surrounding Australian racing’s latest superstar Incentivise (Shamus Award), the winner of Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington, we shouldn’t lose the lesson in it all about the importance of patience and perseverance in the thoroughbred game. Long before his racing days had even begun, Incentivise was just... Read More
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The Inferno
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Deep Bond heads into Foy test as Japan winds up for another Arc
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15 for Churchill
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Willa Mitchell: the 18-year-old who is making the most out of being in lockdown
When racing gets into the blood, the passion ends up running so deep it flows on like an incurable addiction from one family generation to the next. We’ve seen this through the racing dynasties that have formed during the past century – the likes of the Cummings and Hayes families and the Freedmans. On the... Read More