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Talented stayer set to kick-off his Australian campaign on March 13

All Star Mile looks a ripper but how do we gauge success? Theres no question the third running of the much-hyped All-Star Mile will be a terrific contest. Racing Victoria and fans got the top 10 they wanted - a perfect mix of class and quality as well as dreamers and fairytales and the wildcards will only boost and enhance the March 13 feature at The Valley. But has the expensive and extensive promotion gained the cut through it was designed to achieve. Or using corporate-speak, what are the re...

Robusto (inner) holds out Sound in the Avondale Cup at Ellerslie on Saturday. Rugged stayer Robusto ($39) upset the applecart when she produced a well-timed finish to deny Aussie raider Sound a victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained six-year-old shrugged off a disappointing run in the Wellington Cup (3200m) at her last start to thrust her name into Auckland Cup (3200m) contention as she overcame traffic problems in the ho...

Racing: New Zealand horses Aegon and Probabeel produce golden hour in Australia 20 Feb, 2021 09:30 AM 3 minutes to read Aegon claimed victory in Australia. Photo / Getty NZ Herald By: Michael Guerin Aegon gave young training star Andrew Forsman one of the most emotional wins of his career with a freakish Australian debut on Saturday to cap a golden hour for New Zealand racing. The Cambridge galloper overcame a tardy start to thrash most of Sydneys elite three-year-olds in the A$400,000 Hobartvi...

Training genius Murray Baker conceded he is surprised boom three-year-old Aegon has come up as favourite for his attempt to overcome a hoodoo on Kiwi three-year-olds in the Group 2 $400,000 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens. Aegon, unbeaten in four New Zealand starts including the 2000 Guineas and Karaka Millions, is the $3.90 favourite against one of the strongest Hobartville fields for some years. But even Baker is unsure how Aegon will measure up against some of the best local t...

Jockey keeping cards close to his chest about who he will ride in Golden Slipper

Racing: Hawkes Bay owner shares in two wins on big Karaka Millions night 28 Jan, 2021 08:45 PM 9 minutes to read Need I Say More is at full stretch as jockey Troy Harris urges the gelding to victory in the Group 3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie last Saturday. Hawkes Bay Today By: John Jenkins Matamata trainer Jamie Richards prepared the winners of three of the feature races at last Saturdays Karaka Million night at Ellerslie and Waipukuraus Michael Ormsby shared in two of t...

Homesman will almost certainly be at the mercy of the voting public as trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman look at a possible first-up tilt at the All-Star Mile for The Valley lover. His only unplaced run at The Valley was behind Lys Gracieux in the 2019 Cox Plate. Sam Freedman said the seven-year-old is back in work preparing for his autumn campaign. He said connections had not locked in Homesman’s program but the All-Star Mile was the priority. “He’s good. He’s back in and going very we...

Unbeaten three-year-old Aegon is set to head to Australia for the autumn, but his targets over the carnival remain up in the air.

Link to Share In a titanic tussle that lived up to the pre-race hype, Aegon kept his perfect record intact with a thrilling win over Amarelinha in Saturday’s Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie. Although the million-dollar race attracted a full field of 17 three-year-olds, the build-up was completely dominated by two horses. One was Aegon, whose three-from-three record included the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton and the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m)...