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Fireball
Snitzel over Charge Forward, and a close-up doubling of Redoute’s Choice are to the fore in the sparkling and strongly Australian-flavoured pedigree of Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) winner Fireball. Chris Waller’s colt became the late Snitzel’s (Redoute’s Choice) 167th individual stakes winner, and his 64th juvenile black type victor, with a powerful display to win... Read More
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Well Written
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NZ National Yearling Sale celebrates 100 years
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