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US: Major Dude adds to stakes tally
Major Dude (4 c Bolt D'Oro - Mary Rita by Distorted Humor) notched a belated first stakes win of his four-year-old season when he prevailed in a driving finish to take out Saturday’s Fort Lauderdale Stakes (Gr 2, 9f) at Gulfstream Park. A Graded winner at two and three, the Todd Pletcher-trained colt moved his record on to seven wins and five places in 18 starts as he beat Fort Washington (War Front) and Win For The Money (Mohaymen) by a neck and the same... Read More
Asia
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JPN: Regaleira lands Arima Kinen
Regaleira (3 f Suave Richard - Roca by Harbinger) snapped a losing run stretching back almost a year when she came out on top in a tight finish to the Arima Kinen (Gr 1, 2500m) at Nakayama on Sunday. The Tetsuya Kimura-trained three-year-old was winning for the first time since her victory in last December’s Hopeful Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) as she beat last-start Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr 1, 12f) third Shahryar (Deep Impact) by a nose. Danon Decile (Epiphaneia) f... Read More
Australia
Australia Latest
Summer Cup option for Lees-trained pair
Newcastle-based trainer Kris Lees is set to aim both Rustic Steel (Deep Field) and Tavi Time (Tavistock) at Thursday's Summer Cup (Gr 3, 2000m) at Randwick. Both horses would be stretching out to 2000 metres for the first time in their respective careers, and Rustic Steel will be arriving on the back of a last-start fifth in The Ingham (Gr 2, 1600m) at Randwick on December 14. "I'm going to accept with both," Lees said. "Both horses have never been out ... Read More
New Zealand
New Zealand Latest
Little Avondale wrap up deal for Little Brose
Little Avondale Stud have completed a deal to stand last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Little Brose alongside his father Per Incanto (Street Cry), announcing that the colt will be available for a fee of $15,000 (plus GST) in 2025. Little Brose is the first Australian Group 1-winning two-year-old to stand at stud in New Zealand since Darci Brahma (Danehill), with Darci Brahma having won the TJ Smith Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) at Eag... Read More