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Australian Bloodstock is not leaving any stone unturned in their quest to get Nugget into this year's All-Star Mile. The syndicators are encouraging the

Last week saw the return of Group 1 racing for the 2022-23 season, with the Winx Stakes being won by Anamoe in Sydney. Most…

Could Triple Crown glory put Fireburn in the conversation for Horse of the Year?

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After initially fearing a long-term injury, trainer David Jolly is relieved his stable star Behemoth just requires some rest and will consider a tilt at the Goodwood in May before potentially chasing a hat-trick of victories in the Memsie Stakes next spring.

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RSN927 BLOCKBUSTER FUTURITY FIELD, AT A BUDGET PRICE OF $500K February 9, 2021 5:49 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  It’s worth one tenth of the stake-money but the Futurity Stakes is shaping as every bit as good as the All Star Mile and a dream lead-up to the $5 million race. The established weight-for-age Futurity – as opposed to the third-year running of the pop-up All Star – is shaping as a mirror image of the far richer race. Betting markets are not identical but they feature i...

Link to Share When Zac Spain returned to scale as a Group 1-winning jockey at Caulfield on Saturday aboard Streets Of Avalon after the running of the C.F. Orr Stakes, it signified how far the 24-year-old had come. Having grown up in Darwin, Spain moved to South Australia and first sat on a horse at the age of 15. He would learn to ride at TAFE in Adelaide and his first race ride would come two years later at Streaky Bay, some 700 kilometres west of Adelaide. "I grew up in Darwin and Gary Kennew...

RSN927 ALL STAR’S WOBBLING BUT STILL ON TRACK February 8, 2021 5:13 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  There were blips over the weekend but the All Star Mile‘s headline horses remain on track for next month’s $5 million race. Mystic Journey and Arcadia Queen‘s campaign is back on track despite a COVID travel scare. Another big-name All Star horse, Russian Camelot, will trial at Werribee tomorrow before a potential Futurity Stakes clash at Caulfield on Saturday week with All Star r...

Zac Spain has claimed his first Group 1 victory, helping guide evergreen gelding Streets of Avalon to success in the C.F. Orr Stakes.