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Australia beckons the emerging three-year-old staying star Sherrif. View the full article

Caricature will use a southern age-group event as a possible springboard to Adelaide. View the full article

Five To Midnight will be ridden by Michael Dee in Saturday’s A$2 million Gr. 1 Sydney Cup. View the full article

Martyn Meade's British challenger Chilean has claimed victory in the first Group race at the newly r… View the full article

Pint-sized filly So Far Sokool has made a good first impression on jockey Nikita Beriman by winning … View the full article

Luvaluva's revised Australian Oaks campaign has gained traction at Randwick with a dogged victory in… View the full article

Jockey Bob El Issa has made a triumphant return to Queensland, riding Amanaat to give trainer Ben Cu… View the full article

Overseas-bound jockey Daniel Moor has claimed a feature race in Victoria for the second straight wee… View the full article

Owner-breeder Yvette Pearce ticked off a bucket-list item when buying a Zabeel mare and against expe… View the full article

In-form filly Le Castile is delivering exactly what trainer Mark Blackie has been expecting. View the full article

Could superstar pacer be in Stud ownership by the end of the month? It's possible. View the full article

Australian Oaks candidate Savvy Coup isn’t the only one thriving in the build-up to the Savabeel fil… View the full article

Following an impressive performance in yesterday’s Gr. 1 Santa Anita Derby, the China Horse Club is … View the full article

A decision on a rider for New Zealand stayer Charles Road in next Saturday’s Sydney Cup has yet to b… View the full article

Local filly Kailani Sunset sprang a minor upset when she led all the way to take out the Haunui Farm… Experience Counts for Pukekohe Two Year Old Winners - The Informant (RSS generated with FetchRss)

An inquiry into activities at top trainer Ben Currie's stable on race morning at Toowoomba will resu… Investigation Ongoing Into Currie Stable Activities - The Informant (RSS generated with FetchRss)

Now that Happy Clapper has raced himself out of handicaps, trainer Pat Webster is keen to target a d… The Everest one option for Happy Clapper - The Informant (RSS generated with FetchRss)

Dual Group One placegetter Spieth is closing in on his first race appearance from his new stable, Li… Spieth close to first start for Lindsay Park - The Informant (RSS generated with FetchRss)

Champion galloper Winx and her jockey are fit and ready for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes but her main … Winx and Bowman - The Informant (RSS generated with FetchRss)

News Connections considering large offers for Lazarus Sun, 08 Apr 2018 Garrick Knight Lazarus and Mark Purdon after victory in the Inter Dominion Grand Final in Perth. Photo: Ashlea Brennan. A decision on the future plans and ownership of all-conquering champion pacer Lazarus is expected by the end of the coming week. The dual New Zealand Cup winner, who has earned his connections over $3.8 Million in a storied career, is the subject of significant buyer interest. Two large offers have been tabled for the son of Bettor’s Delight, both believed to have been from New Zealand stud farms. His connections – owners Phil and Glenys Kennard, Trevor Casey and Kevin Riseley, as well as trainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen – met on Saturday to discuss the offers and potential future plans of their superstar. “There are continuing negotiations, but no decision has been made as to his future,” said Casey when contacted. “There are a few offers on the table but I stress no decision has been made.” It could well be the ownership group opt to race Lazarus on for another season. He needs roughly $1 Million to eclipse Blacks A Fake as the richest Australasian horse of all time, a remarkable achievement considering he is only rising six. The horse himself has been spelling in the North Island for a month and is soon to undertake a pre-training regime. “Laz has had a month off and a full vet check, which was all good,” said Casey. “He is due to resume soon with some water walking and swimming, which he did last season.” As well as a second New Zealand Cup, Lazarus also won the A$1.1 Million Inter Dominion Final in Perth and the A$500,000 Hunter Cup in Victoria.

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El Dorado Dreaming storms home to claim huge Sires' upset By James Buckley 7 April 2018 — 4:20pm The owner didn't want her horse to run and the jockey didn't want the ride but none of that mattered to El Dorado Dreaming, who stormed home in the Inglis Sires' to hand Ben Smith his second group 1 win in a fortnight. Smith convinced owner Yvette Pearce to contest the race, while original jockey Corey Brown pulled out of the ride on Tuesday, paving the way for Damian Lane to steer the $81 Newcastle filly from near last in the straight to a final-stride win. Lane gave the filly nine cracks with the whip before the 100m, four more than permitted, and she ran over the top of race favourite Oohood and third-placed Outrageous. Brown informed Smith on Tuesday afternoon that he wasn't going to partner El Dorado Dreaming in a bid to reduce his commitments given he had spent the week wasting away to make the 49kg weight to ride D'Argento in the Doncaster. Brown never made it to the Doncaster – he was stood down following his ride on The Lord Mayor in the Australian Derby during which he broke his ribs after the horse bucked, and needed to be put on a drip. “I thought I got beat and I was filthy with myself but we got there and obviously she has a bucket-load of talent," Lane said. “I went back from the wide draw seeing most of the field –I think I was second-last – and as we turned for home, I thought this horse is travelling. “I thought I may have waited a bit to long on one earlier in the day so I just went for home and I thought I had done the opposite and thought I got done, what a thrill.” El Dorado Dreaming finished second in a Newcastle maiden just seven days ago and Pearce wasn't keen to have her back up in a group 1 but Smith had other ideas. "I convinced Yvette, it might be a bit too much too soon but I think she'll run really well and you're only a two-year-old once," Smith said. "Let's just have a throw at the stumps. The week went good, she had a nice easy week because it was a seven-day back-up. "She really turned the corner from that run at Newcastle. There's some quality horses in the race but we thought we were a genuine chance." Pearce bred the filly by Ilovethiscity out of a Zabeel mare to be a middle-distance runner as a three-year-old, and is now toying with the idea of aiming her at the VRC Oaks at Flemington in the spring. "It was on my bucket list to spend my children's inheritance to buy a Zabeel mare because I'm a Kiwi," Pearce said. "This is all a bonus, I bred her to be a 1600-, 2000-metre horse as a three-year-old."

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Nice Win! Go Kiwi's! $326k race in OZ dollars.