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Savatoxl shocks fancies in Goodwood Barend Vorster salutes on Savatoxl in The Goodwood: Picture: Atkins Photography By Gordon Armstrong Comments Leading trainer Tony McEvoy proved that dreams could come true no matter the odds when Savatoxl ($19) careered away to win the Group 1 Goodwood at Morphettville yon Saturday. Saddling up three of the non-fancied runners in the race the Tony and Calvin McEvoy team were “hoping for the best”. But a dream run through the inside and a brilliant ride from stable jockey Barend Vorster saw the five-year-old gelding etch himself i...

Next sprint star Running all the way to The Everest Everest slot-holders are expected to come knocking after Lost And Running won again at Rosehill. Picture: Mark Evans/Getty Images Comments Boom Sydney sprinter Lost And Running is likely to be locked in as a starter for the $15 million The TAB Everest as early as this week. Trainer John O’Shea said he had interest from Everest slot-holders in Lost And Running before his brilliant win in the Listed $140,000 Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. “We had some lovely overtures before the race and I don’t th...

Exoboom – even the name attracts attention – had to survive a protest before confirming his star is on the rise at Hawkesbury on Saturday. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Exoboom unleashed an exciting finishing burst to win the Group 3 $200,000 Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m). But celebrations for Exoboom’s owners and jockey Sam Clipperton for his 500th career win were put on hold momentarily as connections of third placegetter Black Duke protested alleging interference in the final 100m of the Guineas. Keagan Latham rider of Black Duke, said his three-year-old was checked when Exoboom hu...

Veteran trainer Les Bridge is set to be reunited with star sprinter Classique Legend. The Randwick horseman confirmed owner Bon Ho will send the equal highest rated sprinter in the world back to him after the horse’s luckless Hong Kong adventure. And Bridge is confident he has enough time up his sleeve to have Classique Legend ready to defend his Everest crown this year. “They are trying to get him back here as quick as they can, but it’s very complex, the regulations in that part of the world,” Bridge said. “It looks like he will have to go and quarantine in New Zealand for a coupl...