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Profitabelle impresses again at the trials
There were four heats run at Tuesday’s Randwick trials that were won by juveniles, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Profitabelle (Profiteer) landing her second trial from as many attempts. Having scored in a Rosehill trial over 900 metres last month, the filly made her debut with a third-placed effort in a 1000-metre maiden at Randwick on... Read More
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Jigsaw bounces back to form with fine Railway triumph
Having failed to score in two-and-a-half years before rattling off a hat-trick last spring, born-again seven-year-old Jigsaw (Manhattan Rain) is now an elite-level winner. The gelding – trained by Cranbourne’s Cindy Alderson and bred by her mother Lynne – raised his most important triumph among 13 career victories in Saturday’s Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More
Roca continues Birchley’s Dream Karaka record
Queensland-based trainer Liam Birchley continued his remarkable record in the Karaka Millions 2YO (RL, 1200m) when Dream Roca took out the Ellerslie feature on Saturday, bringing up another stakes winner for her Westbury Stud sire El Roca (Fastnet Rock) in the process. Sent out second favourite at $4.80 after breaking her maiden on her second... Read More
Tuxedo produces smart performance at Ellerslie
Tuxedo (Tivaci) made up for a heartbreaking second on Ellerslie’s feature raceday last year and pushed his earnings into seven figures with a determined win in the NZ$1 million Aotearoa Classic (Gr 3, 1600m) on Saturday. Ridden to perfection from a sticky gate nine of 16 by comeback jockey Opie Bosson, the Shaun Ritchie and... Read More
Australia on the cards for ultra-impressive Well Written
“Bring on Australia” was the message from winning jockey Matt Cartwright after Well Written (Written Tycoon) lived up to her exciting reputation with a breathtaking fifth win from as many starts in Saturday’s Karaka Millions 3YO Classic (RL, 1600m). The Stephen Marsh-trained sensation went into the NZ$1.5 million feature as a prohibitive odds-on favourite, having... Read More
Rubi’s Choice delivers Preview upset for Eurell
Rubi’s Choice (Rubick) delivered one of the more unexpected results among the juvenile ranks this season when she claimed the Blue Diamond Fillies’ Preview (Gr 3, 1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday, scoring on debut for Greg Eurell. Sent out at $26 in a race dominated by more experienced fillies, the daughter of Rubick (Encosta De... Read More