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Southern Highlands Thoroughbred Week is Out of the Gate!
Celebrating 140 years of racing and thoroughbred culture, Southern Highlands Thoroughbred Week presented by GROW Southern Highlands will span three weekends, from 19th November to 6th December.
G1 Aussie Pedigree Watch –Newly Minted
Pedigree does matter if you want to be winning races longer than 1200m, although in an interesting twist a colt bred on face value for speed is in fact from the family of Zabeel.
Inglis Digital Purchase Iron Hawk to Tackle G3 TAB Mile
Harness racing trainer Barry Purdon bought Iron Hawk last year with New Zealand Cup Week in mind, and now the moment has arrived, with the stakes performer set to tackle the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) at Riccarton on Wednesday.
Quality Ole Kirk Colt Ruled Out of G1 NZ 2000 Guineas
Te Akau Racing’s hopes in next Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) have suffered a blow following the withdrawal of their leading contender System Of Play.
Cox Plate Redemption As Birdman Wins G1 Champions Stakes
Having finished second last start in the Cox Plate, Chris Waller’s Birdman (GB) reversed the finishing order to defeat race victor Cosmic Crusader (NZ) on Saturday in the $3m G1 VRC Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington.
King Rules Over Empire in G2 Lee Steere
Race favourite King Of Light had to overcome a betting drift, an unsuitable race tempo and the formidable WA warhorse Western Empire to claim a last stride victory in the $300,000 G2 Lee Steere Stakes (1400m WFA) at Ascot.