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‘All our information on him is via the connections’
Corey Smith, the racing manager for Cranbourne trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock, won’t be submitting an application to join the Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia (FBAA) any time soon. But he did take great delight in playing his role – along with Griffiths, de Kock and FBAA member Peter Ford – in buying... Read More
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Good Sort (AUS)
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Stefi Magnetica
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I Found You (AUS)
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“He’s been well received already”
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Socks Nation
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