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Private Life
There was no sense of hit and hope in the pedigree match-up that produced Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) hero Private Life (Written Tycoon). The three major elements were so familiar and reassuring it would have felt like getting into bed. For starters there’s Written Tycoon (Iglesia). As attested by his enduring success at age... Read More
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