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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? There's 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 returns on investment and what key performance indicators have been met or missed?

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 home straight to claim her biggest career victory. Given a perfect run in the trail by rider Sam Coll...

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 Sydney's elite three-year-olds in the A$400,000 Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill just an hour after Matamata mare Probabeel was dazzling in the A$500,000 Fut...

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 three-year-olds in training. “Aegon is a pretty good young horse but he has to make the step up,’...