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RSN927 SAVATOXL TO BACK IT UP May 26, 2021 3:00 pm By Jackson Frantz Goodwood Handicap winner Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. McEvoy who trains in partnership with his father Tony confirmed that the five-year-old had bounced through the run, saying he is capable of producing another peak performance. “He hasn’t missed an Oat since the Goodwood, he travelled up to Queensland in good order and did a bit of work this morning that I was pleased with,” McEvoy told Racing Pulse. ...

Expect the Sydney horses to continue the Brisbane domination next Saturday. Waller has Senor Toba ($4) and Achiever ($15) running in the Group 1 Queensland Derby this week. Assistant trainer Charlie Duckworth said punters should be looking at the weather when deciding which one to back. “It’s really interesting with those horses and it’s a good position for the stable to be in because one is unbeaten on good tracks and the other is pretty much unbeaten on a heavy track,” Duckworth said....

Determined, dedicated and detail-oriented, Dottie Pepper is one of the greatest athletes — male or female — in Capital Region history. After a brilliant amateur…

RSN927 SAVATOXL TO CHASE QUEENSLAND RICHES May 16, 2021 1:03 pm By Rob Nicholson South Australian Group 1 glory, is likely to now head to Queensland for more riches. The five-year-old gelding, fresh from success in the Group 1 Goodwood Handicap (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday when he defeated the ilk of Gytrash, Instant Celebrity and Behemoth, will likely tackle the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday week. Calvin McEvoy, who trains in partnership with his fat...

Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes: Splintex brings back memories by Ray Thomas Splintex, the topical tip on the eve of Anzac Day, duly saluted at Royal Randwick. Vietnam veteran Geoff Grimish names most of his racehorses with a military theme to honour those men and women he fought alongside, and for military personnel who paid the ultimate sacrifice when fighting for their country in war. During the Vietnam War, Grimish fought in the Battle of Coral, one of the Australian Army’s most significant bat...