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Legacies
RACE: Exford Plate (Listed, 1400m) TRAINER: Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman Lightly raced Justify (Scat Daddy) filly Legacies will be on trial for Group 1 goals when she takes in today’s Exford Plate (Listed, 1400m) at Flemington. Owned and bred by Rosemont Stud, the filly is out of their Irish-bred mare Abyssinie (Danehill Dancer), Legacies... Read More
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