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Oohood sheds maiden tag in the Flight Stakes
In nine starts in stakes company before the Flight, Oohood had earned more than $1 million without winning a race, the bulk of her earnings coming from second placings in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) and the Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) plus a third in the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1,... Read More
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McEvoy still seeing Red after Flight Stakes day
“I had a winner but – and even though I admit this sounds a bit spoilt – it felt like a losing day,” McEvoy said in reference to being beaten less than a length in each of the day’s three Group 1s and Redzel’s 2.1 lengths defeat in the Premiere Stakes. “But I’m not worried... Read More
Quartet settling in well to new surroundings
The Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) bound Magic Circle (Makfi) went round Side Hill gallops once in company with fellow Cup contender Marmelo (Duke Of Marmalade), while John Gosden’s impressive Ebor Handicap (1m6f) winner Muntahaa (Dansili) went up Newmarket’s famous Warren Hill gallop a sole time. Hughie Morrison’s Marmelo had a gentle cancer once more... Read More
Doyle returns from harsh Caulfield ban
While he was out of luck on the Rowley Mile, finishing no better than third from his four mounts, normal service was resumed at Chelmsford’s evening fixture as he guided the Michael Wigham-trained Verne Castle (Sakhee’s Secret) to success in the five-furlong handicap, picking up from where he left off in what has proven a... Read More
Melbourne Cup needs ballot exemptions in the wake of international invasion
I’m not. Well, I am about a royal commission but not about launching an inquiry into what we want this race to be; who we want to run it; how it should be handicapped – if indeed it remains a handicap – and what wider effect does it have on the industry at large. I... Read More
All change at Side Hill as new horses enter facility
The quartet, which comprises British raiders Nakeeta (Sixties Icon), Marmelo (Duke Of Marmalade), Muntahaa (Dansili) and Magic Circle (Makfi), INSERT DATES HERE The Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) bound Nakeeta finished a very creditable fifth behind Rekindling (High Chaparral) in last year’s renewal of the Flemington showpiece, while Hughie Morrison’s Marmelo (Duke Of Marmalade)... Read More